Comments on: Hit the Decks http://www.michaeldresdner.com/2007/05/hit-the-decks/ straight talk about wood finishing Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:03:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.michaeldresdner.com/2007/05/hit-the-decks/comment-page-1/#comment-8 admin Wed, 20 May 2009 18:02:52 +0000 http://www.michaeldresdner.com/wordpress/?p=113#comment-8 They appear to be mostly a seasonal item. In my area they sell them at Lowes and Home Depot, but only during the summer when people are likely to do their decks. Typically they show up on an end cap display somewhere near deck coatings, but not in with the other permanent display of paint pads and rollers. Often they are sold as a kit with an extra wide paint pan to accommodate them. You can also find them at outlets that sell to professional floor painters, but those tend to be better quality and higher price. Last year I gave up and made my own by attaching two 8 inch pads together. It worked moderately well. Of course, you can just use an 8 inch pad. It will go a bit slower, but it is easier to control. Unless your deck is very large (mine is about 750 square feet), a small pad is adequate. They appear to be mostly a seasonal item. In my area they sell them at Lowes and Home Depot, but only during the summer when people are likely to do their decks. Typically they show up on an end cap display somewhere near deck coatings, but not in with the other permanent display of paint pads and rollers. Often they are sold as a kit with an extra wide paint pan to accommodate them.

You can also find them at outlets that sell to professional floor painters, but those tend to be better quality and higher price.

Last year I gave up and made my own by attaching two 8 inch pads together. It worked moderately well.

Of course, you can just use an 8 inch pad. It will go a bit slower, but it is easier to control. Unless your deck is very large (mine is about 750 square feet), a small pad is adequate.

]]> By: Al Hicks http://www.michaeldresdner.com/2007/05/hit-the-decks/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Al Hicks Sun, 17 May 2009 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.michaeldresdner.com/wordpress/?p=113#comment-6 Where is the 18"-inch application pad available? All I see at Home Depot are pads around 8 inches wide. Where is the 18″-inch application pad available? All I see at Home Depot are pads around 8 inches wide.

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