The News

The cordless sprayer game just got serious

T Graco recently introduced the 390 PC Cordless Airless Paint Sprayer, the first and only cordless high-performance stationary paint sprayer, designed to deliver all the performance of a corded 390 PC with the freedom from power cords, electrical outlets or generators.

The most powerful cordless sprayer ever built, the rig sprays up to 3,300 PSI and up to 3 gallons on a single battery charge, and comes with two rechargeable batteries for all-day spraying. Each battery charges in less than 60 minutes with the included charger. Weighing in at a mere 31 pounds, it’s also the lightest professional airless sprayer available. Graco.com/390Cordless

PPG Paints BREAK-THROUGH! reformulated for better performance

T PPG recently reformulated BREAK-THROUGH! Low VOC

Trim, Door & Cabinetry Enamel to deliver a stronger, smoother finish faster on high-use surfaces. The new formula provides excellent flow and leveling for an ultrasmooth finish, a faster dry time (15–20 minutes to the touch, one hour to recoat), high resistance to hand oils, and early block resistance for a tack-free film. BREAKTHROUGH! also offers excellent adhesion to fiberglass, ceramic tile, laminate and architectural plastics, enduring extreme bends and deformation without cracking or peeling. Available in satin, semi-gloss and gloss. PPGPaints.com

New podcast for paint and wallpaper pros

T Between them, Scott and Louis J. Katz have 60 years of

experience applying paint and installing wallcoverings. In their new podcast, New Coat of Paint, the two pros talk shop between themselves and with featured guests. Episodes run roughly 40–50 minutes and cover everything from their favorite tools and tips for calculating wallpaper quantities to emerging trends in wallcoverings and helping new hires through the inevitable learning curve. Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Houzz Pro Teams streamlines workflow

T Houzz recently introduced Teams, a premium collaboration tool on Houzz Pro for construction and renovation professionals. With Teams, builders and remodelers can work seamlessly with employees and subcontractors through one dashboard. The new tool keeps everyone on track with scheduling tools, including a project time line in both Gantt chart and calendar form, assignable tasks and daily logs. Pros can grant team members role- or project-based permissions to view or contribute to a project’s time line and files, communications, and more, helping to keep everyone on the same page.

The new Teams tool is part of Houzz Pro subscription packages on iOS and Android devices. Houzz.com/pro

Give your smartphone x-ray vision

T Ever wish you could see through walls? Now you can with Walabot DIY 2. Capable of ‘seeing’ up to 4" into walls, the clever bit of tech attaches to iOS and Android smartphones providing users with the location of studs, stud center, plumbing pipes and electrical wires. The only wall scanner in the world that visually distinguishes between metal and wooden studs, it delivers a level of precision and simplicity that traditional stud finders cannot match. Plus, its wireless design provides ‘extended reach,’ allowing it to operate when separated from the user’s phone, a functionality ideal for scanning hard-toreach areas and for scenarios involving two workers. The unit comes complete with a built-in rechargeable battery, enabling users to scan nonstop for up to five hours without draining their phone battery. Walabot.com

Two tools in one

T If you reach for your razor knife and putty knife on

a daily basis, you’re going to want to get ahold of the 2-Edge Knife from ZorrCorp. A combination razor and putty knife, it features all the functionality you need from both tools plus a quick finger-grab loop, a clip, safety lock and replaceable blades. ZorrCorp.com

Festool engineers new tools for efficiency

T Festool recently launched two new products aimed at increasing efficiency on the jobsite: the MX-A dust-extraction attachment and the Systainer 3 CENTROTEC Organizer. FestoolUSA.com

Complementing Festool’s MX 1200 mixer, the MX-A attachment enables paint and drywall professionals to keep workspaces virtually dust-free when mixing powdery materials like drywall compounds. It connects to any Festool CT Dust Extractor and clips the hose onto the edge of a bucket, helping to ensure that dust ends up in the extractor and not in your lungs.

MX-A dust-extraction attachment

Systainer 3 CENTROTEC Organizer The newest addition to the Festool Systainer 3 tool storage system, the CENTROTEC Organizer enhances jobsite efficiency by providing easy storage and transport for CENTROTECcompatible drill parts and bits. It seamlessly connects to other Systainer products, including previous generations, and features a transparent lid for visibility, side-slots compatible with the Systainer 3 racking system, and customized internal compartments.

Werner’s GLIDESAFE Extension Ladder is a smooth operator

T Built with patent-pending lift-assist technology, Werner’s new fiberglass GLIDESAFE Extension Ladder is the easiest-to-operate ladder of its kind. The internal spring mechanism operates like a garage door system. As the user pulls the internal lift cable, the spring releases tension and helps lift the extension ladder’s fly section with less effort required. When the fly section is lowered, it reloads tension on the spring, providing resistance that keeps the ladder’s fly section from slamming to the ground.

GLIDESAFE is available in six sizes ranging from 20' to 40,' and all are rated for a 300-lb load capacity. WernerLadder.com