FOAM PRO 00039 Pipe Painter

Used this on some new electrical conduit that was outside the house. I couldn’t believe how well it worked and how quick it worked. Very good coverage. Attached it to an extension pole and I never even had to get on the ladder.

You need to roll real slow. To fast and the paint sprays off of it

I'm not a professional painter...just a home-owner with over 40 years experience. There is no easy way to paint a pipe, but this product does a very good job. The fastener on the handle can be adjusted to loosen the foam roller if necessary, to enable it to roll easier. Put a generous amount of paint onto the roller. With the thick paint I was using, one fairly heavy coat seemed to cover the pipe better than multiple thin passes with the roller. However, I found that the excess paint on the roller tended to migrate to the outer sides of the foam, so I frequently used a small foam paint brush to wick away the excess paint back into the paint tray, so it doesn't get flung off when I painted. Enjoy!

It worked somewhat better than a traditional brush, but I have to say it dripped a lot and caused some mess. It was not that big of an issue as I was painting outdoor gas lines, and cosmetic dripping was not as important to me as getting good coverage on the lines to prevent rust. It made the project much faster, but you need to be careful of paint load and dripping if you plan to use it in places seen by the public. Keep a brush handy to clean up drips.

I'm a professional painter who was looking for a quicker way to coat round stair spindles. I bought 5 different products, this one was by far the best. I saw a significant increase in production and my employees as well. You will need to purchase extra sponge refills, or just buy multiple, as the foam sheds when it starts to wear out.

Does not roll, too much resistance between the roller and the metal. If you want to smear paint on your pipes, this is for you. If you want to actually roll paint look elsewhere.

I used these on roughly 1400 ft of pipe fence.They are a little small for 2 7/8" pipe and I wish they made a bigger size. They still work well and last through a days painting. It takes some practice to keep from slinging paint off the ends not on the pipe. I had the best results pre-painting the joints and corners and then rolling the rest.

I had a wrought iron porch railing that needed paining and some of the spindles twist so I figured this would make the task easier and help paint application on all the sides easier. The issue is due to the middle indentation of the roller, getting it loaded with paint is difficult as it soaks into the outer edges done but not the middle. When you finally do get the middle to soak up paint, the edges are so full it starts dripping, then as I rolled it on the spindles it flung paint all over. If I tried to slow down so it didn’t splatter paint everywhere, the roller wouldn’t roll. By the time I got done the middle foam portion had pretty much worn down to nothing too so it was a one time use item and not even worth trying to clean up for possible re use.