Paint Tools

There are various types of paint tools available for both residential and commercial use. Each paint tool is designed to perform a certain job. Popular manual paint tools include paint brushes, paint buckets, and paint rollers. More advanced, high-tech paint tools include paint sprayers and spray paint machines. The complexity and size of the job determine which paint tools are required.

Paint Sprayer

Paint sprayers for walls are one of the most efficient ways to tackle a large-scale job. Cordless paint sprayers save time by completing a paint job 15 times faster than using a traditional paintbrush or even a paint roller. Cordless paint sprayers are especially convenient since they travel well and don't require an outlet or external power source.

Paint sprayers are lightweight, handheld machines that run on recharge batteries. The canister holds the paint, and the tip determines the width of the spray and the flow rate. This is adjustable based on the size of the room and desired outcome. When the valve of the paint sprayer is open, the paint is forced out of the tip. Paint sprayers are the best paint tool for getting large jobs done quickly and efficiently.

Paint Roller

Paint rollers are commonly used in households and for DIY projects. These include painting walls, ceilings, or furniture. Most paint rollers are equipped with wooden or plastic handles and a plastic or metal frame for the roller cover itself. The roller cover is made of absorbent cloth that soaks up the paint and transfers it to the desired location. This is often done using a paint tray that's angled and designed specifically for this purpose.

The handle of a paint roller may be hollowed out, allowing for a paint roller extension pole. These extenders greatly increase the reach, speeding up even the biggest paint jobs. Paint roller extension poles can add up to 30 feet of reach and simplify ceiling and large-scale jobs.

Paint Edger

Once the largest part of the paint job is done, both professional and novice painters can benefit from using a paint edger tool. Paint edgers are designed to make quick work of painting hard-to-reach areas like door frames, windows, along trim and floor molding, and near the joints of walls and ceilings. Paint edgers keep the paint off the wall, ceiling, and molding, helping achieve a clean, straight line. Paint edger tools replace painter's tape as a more efficient way of creating clean lines and keeping paint off of unwanted areas.