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Gadget advice needed
« on: August 11, 2009, 08:04:35 AM »
Mrs Nick has bought a PaintPod and seems to expect me to use it.

Anything I should know, like?
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2009, 08:14:58 AM »
Quote from: Nick on August 11, 2009, 08:04:35 AM
Mrs Nick has bought a PaintPod and seems to expect me to use it.

Anything I should know, like?
Okay...

The good news is that you can paint vast areas very quickly with it. It will pump paint to the roller as fast as you can roll and no need to keep climbing up and down ladders to fill the roller, etc.  happy088
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2009, 08:15:30 AM »
Excellent!
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2009, 08:16:32 AM »
Quote from: Nick on August 11, 2009, 08:15:30 AM
Excellent!
Everything else about it is shite tho...  noooo:
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2009, 08:16:48 AM »
Such as?
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2009, 08:17:09 AM »
Does it depend on the tool that is using it  rubschin:
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2009, 08:17:26 AM »
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2009, 08:19:13 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on August 11, 2009, 08:17:09 AM
Does it depend on the tool that is using it  rubschin:

And you can fook off  evil:

Haven't you got vomit to mop up?
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2009, 08:20:06 AM »
Shall I send Sven round to help you  whistle:
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2009, 08:38:59 AM »
Okay... serious now...

The PaintPod paint doesn't cover very well - you'll need two coats minimum. That advert where he keeps painting the wall 'til the bird comes and shags him is complete nonsense.

PaintPod paint isn't like normal paint - it has a slight sheen. So, you can't do your edging with Pure Brilliant White and then paint the alls with PaintPod pure brilliant white...

The PaintPod is an ergonomic disaster area. If you lift the centre handle (to move it around) you can't then lift the blue cover to store the roller. The blue cover is also secured by two catches that require superhuman strength to open - again you can't do this when you are holding the roller. The power cord comes out as soon as you reach the top of a ladder... in fact any time that is really inconvenient.

The self cleaning process is shite. It is supposed to do it automatically with 5l of water - it takes at least 25 litres of water to get it reasonably clean. If you let the dip tube dry out you have to throw it away and buy another...

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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2009, 08:41:13 AM »
I may print all that stuff off like for reference  cry:
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2009, 08:43:17 AM »
Oh... and you are supposed to pump paint into the little edging pot - to do your edging like.

That is totally ridiculous as you then have to clean the entire pipe system (25 litres of water again) after... Just pour the paint into the pot from the container...

Actually, the little triangular edging brush is quite good...
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2009, 08:44:36 AM »
Without wanting my head to be bitten off ..... cry: - can you not get a man in to do all that . Sounds like an awfull ot of work and you have the complete collection of Bond to read  cloud9:
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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2009, 08:46:02 AM »
1. We have got a lot of men in at present. Too many  evil:

2. Mrs Nick thinks we can do it ourselves (i.e. I can do it) and The Boy will use gloss paint to paint a (yellow!) shed

3. I read all the Bond novels last week

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Re: Gadget advice needed
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2009, 09:30:33 AM »
I am just concerned for your welfare and general well being my dear  cloud9:
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