Wagner Spraytech 2439393 Smart Sidekick Power Paint Roller, Yellow

This definitely saves time once you have the unit up and going. I would say the time to paint a room was reduced by 50%-70%. However, I have a few observations that may be helpful:1) It’s not as easy to clean as indicated. You have to put the input hose into a bucket of soapy water and run, per instructions, about 10 minutes. That requires emptying the bucket at least once or twice. Further, the roller is a booger to clean with the holes that allow the paint to come through. I clean this while letting the unit run, and it always takes me much longer to clean the roller.2) you almost always use an extension handle while painting, so the on/off button on the roller itself is not super convenient. Don’t know how to fix that unless they had a remote on/off they could provide with future models. I just always use an extension rod, and I think most do.3) It is nearly impossible to get all the water out of the line after cleaning - so you will have some come through the hose prior to painting next time. You need to watch that and make sure it doesn’t get in your roller; then stop when paint looks to be coming out before putting the roller on.4) Due to the time to setup, takedown, and clean, this is most useful for a larger area. I once only painted a ceiling of one room with it. I spent 3x the time with setup, clean, and takedown as I did actually painting.5) It slings paint unlike any roller I’ve ever used - probably due to saturation of roller and coverage. I found that I need to cover everything in the room because small specs of paint will fly off the roller as you roll.6) However, it is a very even flow of paint resulting in a very uniform finish - better than I’ve ever achieved with a manual roller alone. For this reason, I still find it worthwhile to use despite the additional time necessary for setup and cleaning. Never have a problem with coverage or an even paint job.7) You are still using the standard nap roller that you choose to use - so you will still need to inspect the wall for small missed spots due to drywall imperfections etc like you normally would. I also find the rollers very hard to get perfectly clean, they likely cannot be reused easily. I have successfully reused only one roller.For the drawbacks I mentioned, I still gave four stars. The end result is very good quality - just need to manage job size and time accordingly.

I bought this on the recommendation from a friend. I dislike painting but this device doesn't make it so bad. My wife and I are elderly (LOL, almost 60) and wanted to paint our interior after 15 years with the same paint. This weekend we needed to do our stair well and the entire upstairs. We were dreading this large area and the vast walls. This was the first time we used the Sidekick Power paint roller. In a little bit over 2 hours, the first coat of paint was done (we are using a primer so we can go with a lighter color). We did notice a stark time difference when we painted the downstairs, which we broke into 3 separate rooms and each took us all day to complete. We were impressed.Clean up is a breeze. If you are using latex paint all you need is a 5 gallon bucket with warm water and dish soap. Run this through the Sidekick for 10 minutes. Run air through to clear out all the cleaning solution for about 5 minutes. Then hand wash 2 other components which could take a bit more time depending on the amount of paint used.The roller after cleaning looked almost brand new. The knap sprung back up to look like it did when I first began.A few times I had to place the roller on an extension stick. The roller is equipped with a standard handle size. I was so glad that I did not have to keep bending over to replenish the roller paint or refill the paint pan so I can bend over to get more paint. This was a good purchase. It made painting easy peasey. I highly recommend this especially if you have a big area to paint.

This works well.However it is not a really power roller. Good success after I figured out that slow is the way to go. This is more of a paint delivery system. It pumps a high volume of paint to the roller head. You then must stop the pump and roll out the delivered paint. It is very easy to control. The pump power button is at thumb position.I used it a lot on high (14') ceilings and walls, with good success.You can attach an extender wand and really move along with the long feed tube length. Keep a traditional roller set up nearby to spread and roll excess.ALSO ! ONE GALLON CANS can become bottom heave and tip over, so secure them in a padded bucket. I used a 5 gal. bucket and jammed newspaper all around.Cleaning up is time consuming but I have used Wagner airless systems and taking a few minutes to do it right pays off. Wagner makes good stuff just follow directions.If you have a big job and some patience. this is a good choice.