We’re looking for a better test setup. We also upgraded our cameras so we can better demonstrate the contrast. In the meantime feel free to buy one of these things so you can also be disappointed. Getting good hand skills with a decent brush is still the way 🫡

I could see the white gap between wall and ceiling in the video. The walls and ceiling in the video were very good. They are not usually that square in reality.

There are huge limitations to pads. They won’t work on stucco/popcorn ceilings, they won’t cut around irregular objects or protrusions like doorstops, window sills, handrail brackets, etc. but the three things they will do are flat ceiling cut lines, baseboards/trims and feature walls. If the ceiling is wavy, the line will be wavy. You can’t fake a straight with a pad. A brush will always be necessary.

You are more than welcome to give it a go.

i agree, if I can get 99% of the ceiling line with this, time saver, tape and or brush for rest

the cheap ones work great. keep the wheels clean. touch up with brush.

You know what, those were my thoughts as well...And why would you try to use any of them on the internal corners of a room? They are just not needed for those situations...The pads may not achieve a cut like a pro decorator, but I bet they will leave a better cut than a DIYer who only paints once in a blue moon....

@@peterevans8194 Any ceiling to wall is not 90o perfect trying to use a square to pt paint in there with a square plastic guard and roller will give you a terrible uneven finish

Well played sir. Appreciate the kind words

You are most welcome 🤙

If it’s working for you then keep at it. I’ll stick with my Corona Cortez

same here. It requires practice - that is true.

I’ve used them for years as well. They save time over a brush. I never used to use tape for a straight line, I simply used an angle brush, but it was very time consuming. It’s true, inside corners still require a brush, but the speed at which one can edge with these products is worth the price.

First of all, if you can't cut a good line with any brush (angle, or whatever) you're not a pro. I can cut a seamless, strait as a ruler line with a 6" field brush - it's all in the technique. Second, you use it for everything but inside corners, but what about all the places you really can't get... ? You have to go get a brush and now you have two things to clean up, and putting away your "training wheels" and picking up a brush takes time. Time is money. Learn how to cut a line with a brush and everything will look better... These "pads" and "edgers" are for amateurs who will end up having a paint job that was obviously done by an amateur...

@@jonnysterling6917 I can cut in with a brush, I just find it easier ..and no, I'm not a pro (painter)..

You are most welcome. Get a nice Corona Cortez and have at it 🤙

It's still bad at the things it's meant for.

Thank you kind sir. I will never endorse products I think are garbage 🤙

Don't get me started on paint and primer in one. That's a solid thought on showing the right way to do things. These products delayed my day so much that I had to really hustle to get done when I needed to and I didn't have the time to film anymore. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

Thanks for watching!

You are most welcome good sir. Stick with a good brush and your skills 🤙

I still maintain that this is a garbage tool. Limited application no matter how much you practice. You are better served learning to use a brush. There is a reason that no professionals use anything like this.

@@SuperVassarBrothers This guy has been a pro painter for 40+ years and uses a pad edger. He is very efficient with it. Blew his wife away time wise when she was using a brush: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iKl8asx4x7S3eZs.html

​@SuperVassarBrothers so true! With professionals time is money and if there was a magical device that did cut ins perfect ,every professional would be using one! 😊

You are most welcome. You’re much better off spending the money on a quality brush 🤙

The quality of the long runs with this edger is garbage even if it’s used correctly. There is a reason, as I stated in the video, that no professionals use these devices. If you have brush skills, then it’s considerably faster to use a brush for all the cut-ins. I understand why some folks are nervous about doing some of the longer cuts by hand with a brush, but it’s worth developing that skill and not wasting your money on products like these.

Wooster shortcut. I've done entire houses with this brush. No gimmick bullshit needed

You are most welcome🤙

You are most welcome! Thanks for watching 🤙

I appreciate the input on using the accubrush. I can say with confidence that I’ll never use one again unless I make another video about it. I shall stick to my brush skills 🫡

My go to is a 2.5 inch Corona Cortez. It's my absolute favorite brush. The excalibur is excellent as well!

Coronas Cody is good too💪🏻🇺🇸

Friendly Tip! Try the Gooseneck 2 1/2 game changing brush. yuotube videos Gooseneck paint brush. Cheers!

I think I'll get that brand. Cortex shows for oil but I want for latex. Not sure if those with the angle cut is better.

3 1/2 inch corona triumph Chinex.

Spend that money on some good brushes like a corona cortez or corona vegas. They are quite good.

And yet they keep the gadgets and gizmos coming. I’m with you!

Hahaha, that’s about right

I’m glad it’s working for you.

That's the move. Brush skills are the cat's jammers 😺. Good thing you know a cool painter that hooked you up with good brushes 😏

I’m glad it was useful! 🫡

The product that solves all of the issues with angles is a brush and skills. I’m am yet to be convinced that this product has anything to offer aside from gimmicky marketing.

Stubborn

I wish you luck 🍀

I get what you're saying about the potential time savings for that application, but you would find it quite challenging to get quality cut-ins with the accubrush and the extension pole. It's also quite challenging to control something like that on that big of an extension. I'm a little biased, because I'm on ladders all the time, so that part doesn't bother me.

He didn't use the Accubrush properly. Kind of misleading, and I like cutting in by hand too, And *of course* one wold have to cut in the corners. It's meant to save time on the long straight runs

Ppl use stilts to paint offices

I agree with your assessment good sir. I wouldn’t take as much issue with them if their marketing didn’t claim that you can get “professional level results” which is not true in my experience.

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Orrrrrrr DIY-ers could build a bit of skill with a brush which scales nicely over time and give you much better results then these garbage products 🤷‍♂️

They have there place, it’s a tool like anything else. If you continue this logic chain it leads to “you can’t get into small spaces with a 9” roller” If you’re a professional painter working for homeowners and want to charge a premium, you will ALWAYS get a closer and better line with a good cut in brush. If you work on rental properties or new construction and can’t spray the walls for some reason, these get the job done faster. I have a GC friend who gives these to new people on his team so they can be profitable employees on day one, and his more experienced guys do the detail work. If they want a raise they have to learn how to use the brush. I just used one of these on a stairwell and it saved me oodles of time setting up ladders. The houses I work on are old (over 100 years) so like 10% of the time they get it on the other surface and I have to clean it. So my “cut in” is twice as fast, but my “total time” is faster with a brush and back roller since I’m not cleaning the trim with a rag at all. So I only use them for super hard to reach places. But if I worked on newer homes I would use them to get 80% of the job done and then a brush for the rest All that being said. I wouldn’t use these in my own home. I can get a closer line with a brush. There’s your honest “DIYer” review from a professional

DIYers who are only going to paint their house once; might not be worth it to learn how to cut in properly. But then again if it’s your own house and you can’t cut in, tape and caulk will give you a cleaner line. Honesty these things are just made for speed when precision isn’t important. I know people who use 1 & 1/4 “ mega rollers for interior walls just because they hold more paint and get it done faster. It works for them. That’s who these things useful for. It’s like finish carpentry vs framing. Framer doesn’t need a super fine pensil or perfect cuts. It’s framing. It all depends on what your goals are

Amen to that.

That's an excellent question. Getting a referral from friends or family can be a good way to narrow down your selection. You can potentially go see the work that the painter has done and find out whether or not the client had a good experience with them. I'll link to a video I did on selecting a professional at the end of this comment. A good professional should come out and give you an estimate (most don't charge for this, but some do). They should be respectful, timely and polite. You want to think about whether or not this is the type of person you would want in your house. So if you get a bad vibe off of a painter, or any contractor for that matter, then you may want to find somebody else. Another strategy you can use, is to try them out on a small area in your home. If they do a nice job and you're happy with everything, then you can have them do more work in the future. I hope this helped! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZphydbRpldOtnYk.html

We like using this goose neck brush for hard to reach areas if we can’t get ladders up there. It screws right into an extension pole. Here’s the link: Richard 80833 Goose Neck Angular Paint Brush with Flexible Soft Grip Handle, 2-1/2" a.co/d/e91BOST

@@SuperVassarBrothers - Thank you!

It depends on how finicky the product is. We usually roll tight to our cut-ins and we don't have an issue with picture framing.

Glad you’re getting the results you’re going for. Without getting into the weeds too much on this, if you put the effort in to get skills with a brush then you will be much faster and get higher quality results then with the products you mentioned. I made this point specifically in the video, but there are many reasons that professionals don’t use these products.

@@SuperVassarBrothers You're speaking as a professional, and I totally agree that for a pro who does this daily with premium tools, edgers are useless. However the average DIY'er doesn't do this every day, and it's just not practical.

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Yes indeed!

In my opinion these are completely useless for any application. They will never be faster or better than a standard brush and roller setup. My personal preference is a 2 1/2 inch Corona Cortez. That being said, you are more than welcome to give it a go if you don't believe me. Good luck with your project!

Hahaha, that's a solid move. Perhaps the biggest time saver of all is hiring a quality professional :)

You are most welcome! Thanks for watching 😁

Whatever works I suppose.

I wasn't doubting your opinion. YOU are a pro who does this every day. For those of us only doing once every 2 months -- we can never get to your skill level. thanks for the video-- especially the big roller kit info. Accu something.

Well said good sir!

A good brush is the way to go. This is the way

There's no way you're getting a "true" line every time with one of these. Very few drywall corners are a perfect 90 degrees. There is a reason that I don't know a single good professional painter that uses these. If it's working for you then have at it, but in my opinion If you're going to practice with something, practice cutting clean lines with a good brush. That's a fair more scaleable skill. If you become competent with a brush, you'll out pace one of these edgers and get better lines all day.

@@SuperVassarBrothers Woks for me is all I care about!

@@SuperVassarBrothers not everyone watching this is a professional painter. I’ve repainted my interior of the entire house, and by the end job I was proficient, not good, with cutting in with a brush. And then the next time I need to paint a house is a decade, and by that time everything I learned before about cutting in, I’ve forgotten, and I need to learn it all over again. Honestly if any of these things can do better than tape that bleeds everywhere like crazy, it’s a win in my book. My house doesn’t need to look perfect, just decent and reasonably clean. It’s not the Taj Mahal. Edit: do you have a good video on how to get good cutting in? Maybe a way to learn this skill fast?

You being a career professional painter, I can understand it would be in your best interest to be snarky and demean these products.

@123Rockchild lol these products are shit, you don't even need tape or polls or even rollers. A simple 3inch brush can do an entire house

You nailed it. Brush skills are the move 🫡

Glad you got your money’s worth 🤙

If it’s working for you then keep on keeping on 🫡

That would be better than buying one of these gizmos. At least you’d be working towards building brush skills.

Or…1. Develop skills with a brush. Whichever you prefer

@@SuperVassarBrothers time is money and the edger gets you to the next job faster. When used properly it’s 3x faster than hand cutting.

Agreed. The goal is to create the appearance of a straight line when there’s actually not a straight line to follow.

It’s still not as useful or effective as a brush.

If it works for you then have at it.

I’m amazed it’s still around as well. 🤨

They are indeed hot garbage but you’re welcome to give them a try.

The accubrush makes the most aggressive marketing claims out of all of these products. We may do another video on these types of products in the future and do a more thorough test

I bet they do

If it’s working for you then have at it. Lots of ways to get it done 🫡

You nailed it good sir 🫡

They were different colors, the camera didn’t pick it up. I’ll be making a higher contrast video in the future.

Solid choice. If you get a chance you may wanna try a Corona Cortez or Monterey in whatever width you prefer. They are quite delicious 🫡

@@SuperVassarBrothers I may have to. Since SW purchased Purdy, the quality has went way down. Losing bristles still after a month.

I had no idea how many people liked these things until I made this video and the comments got a little spicy. I guess using a brush can be intimidating, but these things are still crap.

We’ll be making another video using the accubrush and a higher contrast paint combination in the near future. My opinion of these products is still unlikely to change, mainly due to the fact that they are hot garbage. You are much better off putting in the time to develop skills with a quality brush.

Yessir, I am not a fan. Use a good brush 🫡

There is no reason to use one or even try to use one in my opinion 😛

Hand brushing is the move. Good luck!

I understand the appeal of these types of products if they delivered on the claims they make, but I still believe that folks would be better served if they put the time towards developing skills with a brush. I'd rather see shitty cuts with a brush than what these products do. At least you can work on getting better and aren't limited by a gimmicky products. You put it well when you said that if you hired a professional and they used one of these things, then you'd fire them.

@@SuperVassarBrothers My point is that I paint the inside of my house every 5-6 years. I do know *_how_* to cut in with a brush, but by the time I've gotten halfway decent at it, I'm done until I paint again. If I use the edger, I get decent results in less time. Are the results the same as a pro? Heck no, but the job looks better than if I did it with a brush. The learning curve with the edger is less than it is with a brush. I've used both.

This is the reason I'm looking at this. Sounds I'm in a similar situation to you. I have painted my own rooms and cut in myself. It's definitely not perfect but not absolutely awful either. If a professional had come in and done what I had I wouldn't get then again but the whole reason I'm painting myself is to save money. With one of these I'm thinking I may get similar results to doing it myself but it will save me loads of time, effort and stress. Do you think it's worth it for that? I don't have the time or patience to learn to cut in like a pro!

Agreed good sir 🫡

@@SuperVassarBrothers I have recently started watching your videos and I honestly really enjoy them. It's always entertaining watching another professional doing what we do! Keep Up The Good Work, Sir! 💪🏾

Agreed! Cutting straight lines is a skill that can be developed and improved upon like any skill.

Yeah…not sure what most cases you’re referring to. You can definitely tell the difference between the wall color, trim and ceiling when the trim and ceiling are white and you’ve got a mid tone or dark wall color. On the jobs I do, that is often the case and this product does not produce acceptable results. I also think you might be underestimating how fast you can get with a brush, but if you’re happy with the results you’re getting then keep on keeping on.

@@SuperVassarBrothers I generally use a 4” oval corona for everything. Been doing it that way for, well, for years.. Efficiency at times is also the objective. I’ve sprayed, rolled and cut miles of paint. The ball end of the device allowing it to turn to the degree of angle, created by the extension pole makes it a breeze to walk the perimeters. Hands down one of the better solutions out there. The 18” double roller with a spray shield from Australia, talk about efficiency!

I take issue with how these tools are marketed. I thought I presented that clearly in the video. Particularly the Accu-brush claims to produce “professional” results. Which in my opinion it does not, nor is it capable of doing so. If I do another one of these videos I think I need to better illustrate what professional cut-ins should look like vs. what these tools can produce. I’m aware these are not for professionals, but even if you are a DIYer, I still believe you are better off putting your efforts into developing skills with a brush.

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well keep looking I guess

You are more than welcome to give them a try.

You’re darn skippy 🖌️

I hear yah. That was a light blue going on top of beige but I get your point

I know right?

Yes indeed. Popcorn ceilings 🍿

Yes indeed. Brushes are better

I still maintain that most folks would be better served putting the effort in to getting brush skills. The applications for these edgers are limited even if used correctly, which is why I know of zero professionals that use them.

I find them vert useful. Don't overload them like you would a paint brush. They then do a quick and easy edge for me. Which is almost impossible for me with a brush.@@SuperVassarBrothers

I stand by that. I’ll make it easier to see on the next one. The camera did not pick up the contrast well on this one, but these products are still hot garbage.

If it’s working for you then have at it 🫡

We’ll be doing another video with a higher contrasting paint in the future. The color difference actually was significant, but the camera didn’t pick it up.

The goal of cutting in is to outline the walls so you’re covering areas that can’t be reached by the roller. Every crew I know of cuts in inside corners (perhaps there are some that don’t). You can get the roller pretty close on inside corners but if you mush it all the way in, then the texturing tends to look like garbage. You’re making my point about the pads. They have extremely limited application and conditions have to be ideal for them to perform well. If you put in the time to get decent with a brush then that skill is far more scaleable to a wide variety of applications and you’ll end up with better results.

@@SuperVassarBrothers I guess the point I was trying to make about the inside corners of the walls is someone wouldn't necessarily use that edging pad for that, they would just fill it in with the brush. The edging pads seems like they do a decent job for the average DIY'R, I had high hopes for that one with the roller but when I saw that it doesn't get into the corners, it's kind of useless.

You are most welcome and I agree with your assessment! 🫡

I get it. I’m not the target end user

@@SuperVassarBrothers ya garbage product lol I never even thought to try it thanks for making the video so I didn’t have to buy it for shits n giggles

It actually was a beige paint, the camera just didn’t pick it up.

You nailed it 🤙

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It’s still a hard pass.

Well I was going off what it claimed to do on the box. “Professional” results. I politely disagree and I maintain that there’s a whole slew of reasons that painters don’t use them.

Brush skills are the move

Brush skills for the win

I gotcha. I see the appeal of a tool like the accubrush. I would just suggest that you’re probably more capable with a good brush than you think you are if you work at it a bit. Skills are dope

And I stand by it

Good move :)

They’re still garbage

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@@SuperVassarBrothers Just the amount of people praising a rag that smears paint.

I’m not sure I quite understand your comment. You’re welcome to give these products a try.

Yup, a brush is better at everything than this contraption

That is also my assessment good sir 🤙

Good luck dude. Keep those expectations low 😬