Review on Allway GT3 Graining Tool Set by Norman Costello

This thing is pretty cool. I was remodeling my kitchen and originally wanted to make a white paper bag base, but white is not the best color to try paper bases on because you won't see variations like colored paper and because white paper becomes transparent after adding water and glue. So you can see everything underneath (including other overlapping sheets of white paper that look like full poop). I decided to paint the entire floor white. But it looked simple and blah. Then I added fake grout lines with felt tip pens to mimic the look of white tile. But there was not even the slightest certainty that it was a real tile because there was no lighting and shading that you would see on a real tile. That said, I decided to try this thing. I repaint some of the fake tile lines to turn them into larger slats/boards and then use a light gray color variation (very close to off-white) with occasional streaks of slightly darker gray (to add variety to the fake colors). boards) and I have to say it turned out pretty amazing. I was actually surprised. A few things to mention: since I was painting and sanding the boards (one or two at a time) I decided not to even use glaze. I hate mixing frosting and I found it very messy and greatly increased the final drying time (not just the "working time") the last time I used it on my walls. That wasn't necessary as I was painting and rolling in a short amount of time. Saved money and mess by not using it. Scrolling on them isn't the best. It seems to me that the video itself is too heavy. I think it would be easier and more efficient if the lines were more flexible and elastic. I often stripped off too much paint and had to repaint and reroll. My technique developed and it happened less and less as I walked, but it still happened because it was stiff. Not a big problem, but the project took a little longer. I didn't use the triangular part at all. Instead, I used a straw broom. It seemed less manufactured than the tooling they provided. A small roll was fine, but if I started at one end it would just peel off all the paint. So I only used it from the other end (the rounded parts were on top). It's hard to describe, but you'll see what I mean once you take it and try it. The handle and reel are reversed so you can start from opposite ends. I don't think it was described in the instructions. I just accidentally found it out myself, but I didn't flip it back and forth even after I figured it out. If I did I might do more variations, but I didn't feel I had to. Many people train before they start. I didn't have the patience and just jumped up. It took me a board or two to get into the groove and since then I've only had to go back and fix the first board a bit. So it wasn't the end of the world for me either, which I had to get used to. So I wouldn't worry about having to practice first, but it would definitely help if you had the patience. And finally I did it on a textured and grooved vinyl floor. So it was very difficult to get any good action with the reel at all. This thing will definitely produce great results when used on a smoother surface. But it still turned out great despite this problem. The texture of wood is actually very diverse. So even fumbling with uo (which I've done a lot) still looks natural. What struck me the most is that it has more to do with the combination of paints/colors and layers that can make or break it. First I used a very dark gray over white and it looked very artificial. Starting with a very light gray with darker random gray stripes, it looked more realistic. After all, I think it's incredibly similar to realistic imitation wood panels. And I have to be honest I really didn't try very hard as I had already tried so many different things to make the floor look decent and I was at a point where I just wanted it done and with it is done. I know I could do ten times better if I really took my time and put a little more effort into painting the texture of the wood. That being said, I wouldn't confuse my gender with real wood. But these fake wood-look laminate panels. Of course. I saw a video of a man using a full round roller with his hands. I think it would have worked much better than that quarter round grain on a stick method and I would have preferred the one he used. But like I said, it still turned out great. I'll post some before and after photos when I get a chance.