Dulux Paintpod

Lippycow

How much are the paint pods?

klb_3

Lippycow wrote: »

How much are the paint pods?

I've seen them in Homebase for £69.99

fluffymuffy

sarge123 wrote: »

A quick update for you.
After using it for 3 nights, i am taking it back (hopefully B&Q will take it).

It is very clean; not one splatter, but on a newly plastered ceiling, i had 3 coats of paint pod paint on and it was still very patchy. I put on one coat of normal paint and it covered beautifully. And to be honest, it was no slower, if anything the cleaning up was quicker; i always found that i had to clean the paint pod twice and wash the roller seperately in between washes.

I just think the paint is too thin.
Sorry, just my opinion.....

I've just taken my second one back and got a refund this time - I'm not going to try a third one.

The first one worked well - no slashes and it was ideal for what I wanted as I was painting the first coat on newly plastered walls. Then it suddenly stopped working and we read in the instructions that it has a battery in the handle which needs replacing. So we bought a new battery - one of those round flat ones - and it still didn't work so we took it back.

The second paint pod finished the first coat I was doing and then when it came to doing a second coat I realised how thin the paint was. I did a patch test of a one coat paint to look at the colour and after six coats (really) of paintpod paint I could still see it. The paintpod paint was brilliant white and the patch was light cream so it wasn't as if I was trying to paint over a dark colour.

Then it stopped working properly. The paint wasn't reaching the roller and dripping out the side of the handle instead. By then I was Very Experienced and knew it wasn't my fault.

Also I found I had to run the clean cycle twice each time I used it - that's 20mins worth of faffing. And then I couldn't use it again until the roller had completely dried as the paint was so thin to start with it couldn't take even the slightest dilution.

It might be a good idea one day - when they sell one coat or evern two coat paint for it. And they solve whatever design issues which made two machines fail.

The other thing I don't miss is the noise. It's not very noisy but it does get on the nerves after a while.

swake

I have always believed these kinds of tools are just gimicks.

You will never get a better finish than using a hamilton sheepswool roller.

RRP about £8

pat58

papi34 wrote: »

Ok. I've decided that my 3 year old new detached needs a lick of paint. My wife and I are more DINY rather than DIY enthusiasts.

Anybody bought/used one of these Dulux Paintpods? I do understand the cost of paint is more expensive, but that really isn't the issue. More so, Is it any good?

Cheers

I think it's great. As one really messy painter who has to clean up her own mess it's absolutely wonderful. I painted the living room and used half as much paint as I usually use. I used one coat on the wall - going from dark to a couple of shades lighter, the ceiling took two coats but it was the first time I used it. There was no dripping, no spotting. The only down side was the cleaning of it - it didn't clean as easily as advertised but after a couple of washes in the machine itself I just swilled the roller out and it came out really clean.

Statto

My wife and I are going to France next week to decorate a whole house using a Paint Pod. We tried out the paintpod and found it fine then ordered 50 litres of buttermilk plus 30 litres of brilliant white only to discover that we can't buy an extension pole. Everywhere is sold out and Dulux say there are some in the country but demand is high.

Does anyone have one they don't need (permanently or temporarily) and would sell/lend it. Without it we can't use Paintpod as there is too much up and down ladders. Any suggestions welcomed.

Jim

sarge123

fluffymuffy wrote: »

I've just taken my second one back and got a refund this time - I'm not going to try a third one.

The first one worked well - no slashes and it was ideal for what I wanted as I was painting the first coat on newly plastered walls. Then it suddenly stopped working and we read in the instructions that it has a battery in the handle which needs replacing. So we bought a new battery - one of those round flat ones - and it still didn't work so we took it back.

The second paint pod finished the first coat I was doing and then when it came to doing a second coat I realised how thin the paint was. I did a patch test of a one coat paint to look at the colour and after six coats (really) of paintpod paint I could still see it. The paintpod paint was brilliant white and the patch was light cream so it wasn't as if I was trying to paint over a dark colour.

Then it stopped working properly. The paint wasn't reaching the roller and dripping out the side of the handle instead. By then I was Very Experienced and knew it wasn't my fault.

Also I found I had to run the clean cycle twice each time I used it - that's 20mins worth of faffing. And then I couldn't use it again until the roller had completely dried as the paint was so thin to start with it couldn't take even the slightest dilution.

It might be a good idea one day - when they sell one coat or evern two coat paint for it. And they solve whatever design issues which made two machines fail.

The other thing I don't miss is the noise. It's not very noisy but it does get on the nerves after a while.

Where did you but it from originally? When i tried to take it back to B&Q, they said because there was nothing wrong with the machine it self, they could not take it back. If i thought that the machine was faulty then they could return it to Dulux for checking. I tried to seperate B&Q's and both said the same.

LandyAndy

swake wrote: »

I have always believed these kinds of tools are just gimicks.

You will never get a better finish than using a hamilton sheepswool roller.

RRP about £8

Couldn't agree more.

big_green

swake wrote: »

I have always believed these kinds of tools are just gimicks.

You will never get a better finish than using a hamilton sheepswool roller.

RRP about £8

well said :T