written by Jensenchiyo on 04/08/2021
The primary roller performed far better than expected. We used it 2 times so far, rinsing it properly from both inner and outer side each time will be good. The extender handle is very useful.
written by Paintstripper on 14/04/2020
Do not buy this product, the handle fell of the round edger and did not work, the roller was heavy when filled and was so messy, also when we started using it we realised we would have to do at least 3 coats of pain so half way through we reverted back to paintbrush and roller and tray and did the job in one coat. A total waste of money.
written by on 28/03/2020
As a single woman I purchase the Paint runner pro to help me with my decorating. What a pain this worked out to be. It's messy to load, is heavy when the Paint is in it. It's hardly covering my ceiling. What a waste of time. I had to throw the edge roller away because it fell off the handle more than it stayed on. Use a paint brush or a good old fashioned roller. It is the last time I get sucked into buying something that's to good to be true. Very dissapointing. I never really write a review but this is so bad I believed it deserved one..... Shocking !!!!!!!I
written by Lorenam32 on 17/09/2019
As most people have stated it may take time for the paint to come through. You MUST THIN THE PAINT with water. After that it does work, but the coats are very thin and you might have to go over it 2 to 3 times. The good thing is there can be less to no mess at all as the roller does not spray paint everywhere apart from the wall. It is a bit heavier than a standard roller but you can cover a larger area in one go than a standard roller where you have to dip the conventional roller in the paint tray. To sum up More area covered in less time than a traditional roller Heavier May require 2 to 3 coats to properly paint the walls No mess and should not need dust sheets everywhere. It would be better if they could find a material that could absorb the paint and allow the painting of the wall in 1 r 2 coats
written by Mickey666 on 05/03/2019
This is the worst product I have ever bought. Followed the instructions to the letter. Does not work. Paint does not come out of roller. Tried rolling on newspaper as suggested also the wall. Took an hour to lightly cover about 2 square feet. Went to the pound shop and bought a roller and did the job in no time at all. The advert on television should be banned. Complete waste of money.
written by FOOLAMI on 25/04/2017
This is the worst bit of kit I've ever bought. Cumbersome to use,heavy to operate makes the job hard work. Paint finish uneven and stripey.Now I understand why the professionals don't use it . People who advertise it ought to be banned from TV advertising. Feel like I've been mugged. It's a pity I did not have time to use it before the return period expired. I would have definitely asked for my money back
written by kzGalbraith280 on 07/01/2017
Spent the afternoon cleaning up all the lost paint that leaked out of the end when filling. Wall still needs painting.
written by Sophia421 on 12/09/2016
20 minutes to paint a room Wow can this be true, now admittedly my brain said no way. But logic got thrown out the window, you never know new things are getting invented all the time. So my my 4 rooms went from 80 minutes to four full days. And after the second coat i realised that the streaks were not going to go away. So out with the old faithful hand roller. It seemed to do an ok job of the ceilings, but holding it up was a workout. The next trick is getting my refund. they offered me a 25% discount if I keep it. But it is really not what it is cracked up to be. The inconsistency of the paint is really the main issue. The end result is no good unless you fix it with the old roller type.
written by Allison199 on 28/07/2016
Purchased an unfortuntly tried it just outside the 30 days. Tried it last weekend and when full was too heavy for me to use after about 10 mins so my husband too over. Seemed quick but used lots of paint and left a very streaky 1st coat. After the 2nd coat it was still very streaky so had to apply a 3rd coat with a normal roller. wont be using it again and certainly would not recommend it. I have written to the company but as all things no reply.
written by Alina82 on 20/06/2016
Upon pouring the paint into the roller the paint immediately started leaking/pouring out of the bottom end of the roller resulting in the floor being covered with paint, the holder tray proved to useless as there was so much paint leaking. Attempted to contine using the roller. it took forever to roll the surplus paint off the end of the roller so that we could actually begin to paint. When we did get started with whatever paint we had left in the roller it was totally uneven. Ended up repainting using normal paint roller. Definitely cannot recommend.
written by edco9 on 25/04/2016
I opened my 2 boxes of Paint Runner Pro, excited by the prospects of a quick & easy paint job. What I got was a mess, an awful streaked ceiling & aching arm. Placing the Runner on the provided tray while doing something else, ended up with paint all over the floor, as the flow of paint did not stop flowing once I had finished painting. Please don't waste your time & money. The only thing that was marginally good was the cutting in roller, but in the end we gave up & used our original rollers & paint brushes to go over the ceiling & finish the room.
written by ajhoney on 04/03/2016
This thing is supposed to work with gravity. It just is terrible with little capacity and messy to fill but the worst is how they made it look so good on TV. Luckily I found the Painstick dot com dot au which holds more ,uses a push down handle so you can load it with a push of the hand. Saw this device many years back and didn't buy but the staged TV show connned me. Slow to use and poor job.
Written on: 09/03/2016
I agree with this comment. Many years ago I bought a similar product. It was useless. Thought I would get another one hoping later technology would have improved performance. Apparently not so. Sleek advertising makes it look impressive. Cost is AUS$135.
Written on: 13/07/2016
I agree with these reviews. The paint roller does not even release the paint, and the contact email is not available for assistance. Too bad I waited so long to use it after purchasing on HSN.
written by on 10/05/2011
I've only used Paint Runner for ONE room so far.
The fully loaded roller was heavy and gave me arm ache. My brother joked that it would give me muscles. He did not find it heavy though.
The paint MUST be thinned, the instructions recommend a ratio of around 3/4 paint to 1/4 water. Coverage was poor. I ended up having to use sevaral coats fo thinned paint instead of just using TWO with standard rollers.
Good news is you don't need a ladder apart from doing ceiling corners. Also you don't need to hold a tray or use many dust sheets as there were no splashes.
written by on 28/11/2009
Bought 2 of these...complete waste of time..paint wont come out, leaves
awful seam marks..you have to water paint down so thin to get it to come out
and then it wont cover, you have to go over the walls 4 or 5 times..a load of rubbish, resorted to using ordinary rollers to finish job off.A waste of money
written by paintrollerguide on 21/08/2009
To ensure best results while using the Paint Runner Roller you need to prime the roller before painting any surfaces. Priming is done by rolling the filled roller on a newspaper until the paint is coming out smoothly. It really does work well, and doesn't drip. Cleaning can be a bit of a pain. What I do is run it under the tap until most of the paint is out, then leave it overnight in warm water. The next day I run it under the tap again and find that this works very well.
At the moment you can buy a paint runner for £19.99 at http://www.paintrollerguide.com
Written on: 24/06/2013
you can now put the roller head in your washing machine ! does a fantastic job !
Written on: 21/09/2016
Ahh... now that is an interesting tip, thank you. Renovator Pro has just hit New Zealand this years and no one actually knows if it does what the adverts say it does. But we do know that it is an expensive little product.
written by j bain on 07/07/2009
i have justed used my paint runner found it very good and quick very clean to use no paint to be seen on the me or my glasses
written by steveb68 on 12/11/2008
Got this Paint Runner Roller and I don't rate it. Paint takes ages to come through. Paint has to be so thin to work you have to paint over and over.
Cleaning is a nightmare. you're meant to run it under a tap but it doesn't clean it even with really thin emulsion. Advice: stick to normal rollers.
written by on 13/10/2008
I would recomend the Paint Runner Roller for big jobs where a consistant colour is to be used .
It can be frustrating to get the paint to flow in the first instance Diluting the paint with small amout of water speeds up the process .
The cleaning process is time consuming and would recomend that
you keep to the same colour for the whole room or have two rollers with two different paint colours to interchange
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Written on: 08/04/2020
I have also purchased this what a load of rubbish someone is making millions from this and i cant even get through to them to return it 32.99 pounds complete waste on money do not buy this