Hyde 209651 17 in 1 Painters Multi Tool

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I don’t normally embed manufacturers’ video but in this case I did because it’s the best way to show what the tool can do—and also because it’s kind of amusing. By Mark Fix it Friends with Benefits fun videos HisFixitUpLife How-to Love it Painting Tools We don’t just say we love our Hyde Tools 17-in-1 multi-tool, we mean it. What really sets it apart is that it can clean paint from large and small roller covers, both of which are essential to big painting projects—and no other tool we found could do that. So if you’re using the cap to tap a nail in and you’re not careful, you’ll end up with a hex imprint on the wood.

Rugged tool has an overmold handle with a thumb stop for safety and a blade that resists rusting and is guaranteed forever. Within four minutes of starting our testing, one of the magnets that holds the screwdriver bits to the handle fell off. The big one doesn’t wrap around the sides of the rollers to push the paint off, so it takes about 16 passes, as opposed to eight or so with the small one.The reality is that the screwdriver bits are probably the least important functions that the tool has to offer, particularly if you already own the Megapro 13-in-1 screwdriver (which we highly recommend). In addition to the usual prying, scraping, and spackling, I once saw him use one to open and eat a can of tuna at lunch break. But for this guide, my more relevant experience is that I’ve completely painted, oiled, or stained every single room of my previous house (floors, walls, ceilings—three or four coats each). For a tool that weighs less than 5 ounces and has almost no moving parts, the Hyde 17-in-1 contains a vast amount of functionality—including one key feature your typical painter’s multitool doesn’t have.

It was all part of a full gut and remodel and in the process, I became acutely aware of all the tools that added efficiency to what can be a mind-deadening job. Also, in looking at the other painter’s tools we tested, the screwdriver ability was a weak point for all of them.If you’re planning on engaging in any painting projects at all, a painter’s multitool can make the process a lot easier. Squeezing out excess paint may not seem like a big deal, but you could argue it’s this tool’s most important task, because once you start adding up the dollar value of the paint you throw away on a full roller, it’s too much to ignore. Clement has written for a wide variety of tool and construction publications and has a very good grasp of the needs of the homeowner as well as the full-time carpenter. The Linzer has much of the same functionality as Hyde’s 17-in-1, but is missing the small roller cutout. He lives in a very demanding 250-year-old farmhouse and spent four years gutting and rebuilding his previous home.