Dulux paint pod

Kingsd316

When B&Q ran a promotion for paint pods, where you had to by a dulux product and you got a free paint pod, somebody on here worked out that you could buy testers and it still worked, i got my free paint pod, used it for the living room in record timing, but as someone above has said they take ages to clean and any time saved is lost cleaning it, i then went out with 4 of my mates, we all bought another tester and got free paint pods (another 4) and i used a new one in each room and just threw them away once i had finished, saved loads of time.

keystone

Too DIY for a pro and if I am honest far too expensive for DIY. Tried one out as a test for my local decs merchant. By the time I'd done the job, finished cleaning it out and packed it all away I could have done the ceiling and walls with a standard roller and been in the pub two hours.

Waste of time and particularly money (seeing as this is MSE) IMHO.

Cheers

Furn462

TBH I was looking at it due to the "self-cleaning" tag, as that is by far the worst part of painting. And if it doesn't actually do that then the £40 pod and £30 for 5L seems a little on the excessive side.

susiecm3

You get them cheaper new on ebay, as for cleaning I dont know if the compact was different than the big one, you press drain button take excess out of tube about 3 mins, take roller off and yes you still have to clean that but no longer than cleaning standard roller, you then use a hose attachment on tap and clip tube on and run water through takes about 10 mins but you just put it on and leave it whilst doing something else, I forgot to mention how clean a job it does, no splashing, i even finished mine in my normal jeans and no paint on

jools27_2

I am also a fan of paint pads, always end up splashed with a roller but hardly ever with pads, and I find them so much quicker.

Leif

ormus wrote: »

given an empty room and a roller with a pole, i can paint it pretty quickly.
one coat, under an hour for a small/medium sized room.

That's about my rate too. Mind you, cutting in takes time. Rolling is easy, although I often end up covered in tiny spots of paint.

The disposable tray insert is a nice idea. Mind you it only takes 5 minutes to clean the tray after using a brush to get the remaining paint back in the tin.

As others had said, avoid cheap sleeves, they will shed hairs and give a poor finish. A pro on another forum recommended micro fibre roller sleeves, and I tried a Harris one, and it is great, although Harris apparently have a poor reputation with pros. They hold a lot of paint, give a good finish, and they can do textured wall paper such as flock with ease. As another poster said, wrap the wet roller in plastic (I just use a plastic bag) and it will keep a few days. Some people prefer poles, some not. I prefer short rollers, not poles, and I use a trestle to reach the ceiling. You'll also need to learn how to cut in.

Make sure you've prepared the walls properly, else your painting will be a waste.