Comments on: Wagner TurboRoll Power Paint Roller Review http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/wagner-turboroll-power-paint-roller-review/ DIY Home Improvement Tips and Tricks Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/wagner-turboroll-power-paint-roller-review/#comment-57212 Tom Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:32:11 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/?p=532#comment-57212 Yes, you do have to clean it pretty much immediately after you are done, but I didn't have too much of a problem with that. The same is true for just about anything you use with paint. You can use all disposable paint brushes, rollers and trays, though I've learned that the quality of those items isn't nearly as good as the paint tools that are made to be cleaned and reused. I did a second primer coat this weekend and I was able to use the same roller cover for another gallon of primer, but that was it. Near the end the roller cover was just getting a little beat up and worn down. Most roller covers only last a job or two in my experience anyway. I think they were about $6 at my local Lowe's, so that's pretty reasonable. You have to figure you're going to actually save that much by not buying paint trays and worrying so much about covering everything in drop cloths... I admit the cleanup was not fun, but it went much faster the second time. I seemed to know what I was doing, so I just filled up a bucket, flicked it over to manual and gave it a dozen quick pumps and was more or less done. A few more minutes of hosing down and I was ready to put it aside and let it dry. I know some of the first filled tube paint rollers were pretty large tools, but this is actually quite compact. I think the whole thing weighs less than 5 pounds empty, maybe 8 pounds full (that's just a guess). I didn't find it to be excessively heavy at all. Yes, it was heavier with paint but it wasn't enough to slow me down. What also surprised me on the second time using the Wagner TurboRoll - the batteries! Two full paint jobs around my good-sized basement room and the four generic brand AA batteries that came with it are still working like new. I kind of figured they'd burn out after a gallon of paint, but the little motor just kept whirring along. So, overall: plan on replacing the roller cover every job or two, but the batteries may last you longer than you expect. Yes, you do have to clean it pretty much immediately after you are done, but I didn’t have too much of a problem with that. The same is true for just about anything you use with paint. You can use all disposable paint brushes, rollers and trays, though I’ve learned that the quality of those items isn’t nearly as good as the paint tools that are made to be cleaned and reused.

I did a second primer coat this weekend and I was able to use the same roller cover for another gallon of primer, but that was it. Near the end the roller cover was just getting a little beat up and worn down. Most roller covers only last a job or two in my experience anyway. I think they were about $6 at my local Lowe’s, so that’s pretty reasonable. You have to figure you’re going to actually save that much by not buying paint trays and worrying so much about covering everything in drop cloths…

I admit the cleanup was not fun, but it went much faster the second time. I seemed to know what I was doing, so I just filled up a bucket, flicked it over to manual and gave it a dozen quick pumps and was more or less done. A few more minutes of hosing down and I was ready to put it aside and let it dry.

I know some of the first filled tube paint rollers were pretty large tools, but this is actually quite compact. I think the whole thing weighs less than 5 pounds empty, maybe 8 pounds full (that’s just a guess). I didn’t find it to be excessively heavy at all. Yes, it was heavier with paint but it wasn’t enough to slow me down.

What also surprised me on the second time using the Wagner TurboRoll - the batteries! Two full paint jobs around my good-sized basement room and the four generic brand AA batteries that came with it are still working like new. I kind of figured they’d burn out after a gallon of paint, but the little motor just kept whirring along.

So, overall: plan on replacing the roller cover every job or two, but the batteries may last you longer than you expect.

]]> By: Paint is not my medium http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/wagner-turboroll-power-paint-roller-review/#comment-57209 Paint is not my medium Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:14:11 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/?p=532#comment-57209 I have one of those Wagner rollers (not a battery-powered tho). It does work like a charm if you need to paint a large room and most especially one with high(er) ceilings. Maintenance is a whole different story. Imagine you painted a room and then, after you are done and all tired a realization sinks in that the darn thing needs to be cleaned before you can do pretty much anything else. You can't let it sit with paint because there are many small holes in it that will get clogged if left unchecked yet to remove even fresh paint from them is a chore in itself. Need a few buckets of clean water before you can be sure it's sufficiently clean. Rollers are also pain to clean with their small perforations and you are correct, you pretty much always need a new one next day 'cause they never clean properly. Another thing to consider - when you load it with paint, it is rather heavy. My wife gave it to me after a couple minutes of rolling and never used it again herself :) I have one of those Wagner rollers (not a battery-powered tho). It does work like a charm if you need to paint a large room and most especially one with high(er) ceilings. Maintenance is a whole different story. Imagine you painted a room and then, after you are done and all tired a realization sinks in that the darn thing needs to be cleaned before you can do pretty much anything else. You can’t let it sit with paint because there are many small holes in it that will get clogged if left unchecked yet to remove even fresh paint from them is a chore in itself. Need a few buckets of clean water before you can be sure it’s sufficiently clean. Rollers are also pain to clean with their small perforations and you are correct, you pretty much always need a new one next day ’cause they never clean properly. Another thing to consider - when you load it with paint, it is rather heavy. My wife gave it to me after a couple minutes of rolling and never used it again herself :)

]]> By: 800 Plumbing http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/wagner-turboroll-power-paint-roller-review/#comment-56935 800 Plumbing Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/?p=532#comment-56935 This looks like it would make painting a room a really simple and easy chore. Looks very time efficient also. This looks like it would make painting a room a really simple and easy chore. Looks very time efficient also.

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