They say moving to a new house can be one of the most stressful things you can do, and you may be forgiven for thinking that once you are in your new house that’s where the stress ends, but, for a lot of people, the more arduous task is decorating the new place.
The Coral Performance can’t help with the decision making, cost or cleaning involved in decorating, but it can help with the messy business of pasting your wallpaper. Suitable for roll widths of up to 55cm, it is constructed with a metal chassis and ABS components. To preserve the life of this machine, do not clean with hot water.
It has been created as a low budget entry-level machine suitable for both home use or light professional use. It has a table-mounted design that allows you to attach the machine onto a paste table for a secure hold and doesn’t cause any lasting damage to the table. The Coral lets you achieve a consistent wallpaper paste application and comes with a roll-holder to make the process easier. You have control over the adhesive thickness and then all you need to do is pour the paste into the deep reservoir, pre-load the applicator roller and pull the wall paper through to your preferred length - this forms a faster and more consistent paste thickness than a brush.
This machine does not come with a cutter, which would be handy for making it a more complete system, however, skipping out the messy and space consuming method of traditional pasting, this is still quite the time saver. After the initial issue of wrestling it out of the box the Coral proved straight forward to use. Some of the plastic components look unfinished and rather thin - it can be a bit fiddly to set up and I think professionals would turn their nose up at it, however if you are using it at home and have a little patience at the start it could become a handy tool, and with its low price you won’t feel guilty for not using it regularly. RRP £39.99
3.5 out of 5
Pros
Speeds up pasting process
Adjustable paste application
Attaches to table
Even distribution of paste
Low cost
Cons
Cheaply made
Fiddly to adjust
No cutter
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