If you’re going to store a jar of touch-up paint anyway, why not store it in a container with a built in roller that’s ready to apply paint? The SURE LINE Touch Up Painter does just that. Then next time you need to touch up a scuff mark you just grab the Touch Up Painter and roll.
The Painter holds 2.8 fluid ounces of latex paint, which SHUR LINE claims should be enough to cover an area of 10 square feet.
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After you’re done painting, you can take an extra minute to refill the Touch Up Painter so it is ready to go when you need it. The Touch Up Painter’s cap doubles as a stand that holds the Painter upright, making it easier to pour paint into it. After you’ve filled the bottle and screwed the top back on, twist the head so the arrow lines up with SEAL & STORE.
When you’re ready to do some touching up, turn the head to the APPLY PAINT setting, squeeze the bottle, and roll the roller along a piece of scrap material until it is loaded with paint. Then, just start painting. Squeeze the bottle when you need to load more paint onto the roller.
The roller snaps off and can be washed or replaced. Just remember to turn the top back to SEAL & STORE before you shelve the roller, so that the paint doesn’t dry up.
The best pricing in this case seems to be at brick and mortar Lowes stores where you’ll find the touch up painter for around $8. Home Depot also carries it (currently online only).
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The roller is washable, but you can also buy a 3-pack of replacement rollers for about $3.50..
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The video below shows SHUR LINE demonstrating the Touch Up Painter.
First Thoughts
We just repainted our family room as part of a remodel. As I’ve been putting up the trim, I’ve nicked and scuffed the paint in several places and just left it. Of course I’m never going to go back and touch it up now, the furniture is back in place. If I would have had the forethought to fill up a tool like this with some of the paint, I might have touched paint up as I damaged it.
I like that this is a roller, as this means it should at least approximate the roller finish on the walls. When you touch up paint with a brush, you don’t match the texture, and can often see the touch up job under certain lighting.
I also like the Touch Up Painter’s size. Rather than store 7/8 empty gallon cans of paint that’ll get hard over time, I’ve switched to storing touch up paint in pickle or baby food size jars, which is usually more that I’ll ever need for touch up. In the case of this tool, 2.8 fluid ounces of paint seems like more than enough.
Jerry
Sounds like a clever idea, and they seem to have tout it through with features like the removable roller, and an easy twist to seal cap.
Chris
I dunno, Ive always thought of ShurLine paint tools as “gimicky”…..Ive USED them, but once I got better at painting I didnt really NEED them (i.e. the “trim pad” with the plastic rollers to get a straight line between wall and ceiling)
I do like the idea though….it stinks pouring out “just a little” paint to do a quick touch up or two then trying to pour the leftover back into the can
Benjamen
Chris, I agree with you about a lot of Sure Line products, but I thought this is something that would actually be a useful tool, one which would actually encourage me to do more, not a crutch preventing me from learning to paint the right way.
I’m probably going to pick one up to give it a try. I have a glaring white spot in the middle of my new red paint (in the room mentioned in the post) that bothers the heck out of me every time I look at it. First I have to go buy more paint though because we used every last drop to get get coverage.
adam
I agreed with you until I got one of the edge painters. I too probably could have spent 5x the amount of time I took to use a standard brush to cut in, but I didn’t have the patience that day, and I liked the results of the tool. There was a learning curve to the device, but I prefer the Shurline product to brush in my case. In a small room, or touch up, I probably wouldn’t use it, but if you are painting a whole house & it’s not your profession, I’d recommend their gimmicky tools.
Chris
I used their edge painter for a while, but eventually had a string of times where the wheels would end up with paint on them for some reason (maybe a worn pad, wheels or whatever), which then transferred nicely to the ceiling.
Yeah, I cut in slower by hand too. Now that Ive painted every room in our house at least once, I might be able to get rid of ALL my painting tools and tell the wife if she wants it done again, PAY SOMEONE! 🙂
paul
I’ve read mixed reviews at online retailers from love it to a piece of junk, but isn’t that the case with many items. Negatives seem to revolve around too many parts, paint drying out inside the container between use etc. For the price, I’d give one a try. It would be perfect for a maintenance crew that needs to touch up scuff marks on non-washable paint found inside hotel rooms we service… one tool versus a small pot of paint, a brush, method of carrying said wet brush. Ine of these touch up rollers with the proper colors of paint would be a time and space saver.
Joe
I do a lot of touch up at work and this would be very handy. If I have to touch up almost all day here and there, putting it in a zip log bag would keep the roller from drying. I actually do that to my paint brushes and rollers to.
Cool idea.
fred
Rubbermaid sold a similar product for around $10 about 10 years ago. remaining stock is being sold on eBay for a lot more :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/111601771907?lpid=82&chn=ps
Alec
I’m wondering if this could be used to neatly edge glue boards in woodworking? Typical White and yellow glues are water soluble enough to wash out of roller, but wondering about storage. Guess I could pick up and give it a try.
fred
Several folks sell roller-top glue bottles – either indivually or as part of sets. Here’s a link to one:
http://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/bh19044/?inMed=GSTORE&gclid=CLWn5eTe-MMCFdgRgQoduJ4Azg#.VOt3xKR0yHs