Recently my friends requested our help with decorating their house. Why they thought our help wouldn’t make things worse is beyond me, in fact I think they had to re-paint the majority of our handy work - plus extra on the door frames and skirting boards as it turns out we were terrible at cutting in!

Could the Accubrush MX2 be the answer to the laborious chore that is taping everything in sight or spending years perfecting that steady hand? Well, it promises to be fast along ceilings than a manual brush and with reduced fatigue in the arms. It works by a combination of both roller and cut in brush which is integrated onto the unit and allows the roller to paint to within 1/8″ of the wall with a rolled texture, whilst the adjustable brush is there to give you the perfect line where the roller can’t reach.

Created for handheld use, the MX2 has a fixed handle; you cannot attach it to a pole, so to get at the ceiling and tops of the walls you will still need a ladder. The ‘No-Smear Shield’ is there to prevent the paint from getting onto walls, light switches, skirting boards or the ceiling. It has been made to work on textured walls and ceilings, brushes and roller can be washed and replaced, the Quick-Release Mechanism aims to keep your hands clean by letting the roller drop off the bar, and the rollers themselves are made with a poly-blend (about 3/8″ nap) which is suitable for all surfaces, from a smooth wall to textured.

The best thing we found about the Accubrush MX2 was that it comes with 100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back - you will almost definitely be using this; the entire unit is very cheap and nasty, the plastic bends and has unclean edges, the rollers are frayed even before use…it would be easier to try and get a clean edge with a vibrating broom during an earth quake and its much more time consuming. Save your money buy some masking tape, a brush and take your time. RRP $39.95

0.5 out of 5

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Pros

100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back

Cons

Cheap

Flimsy

Doesn’t work