Hyde 209651 17 in 1 Painters Multi Tool

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This rugged tool has an overmold handle with a thumb stop for safety and a blade that resists rusting and is guaranteed forever. com, states, “In the short while I’ve owned my 17-in-1 Hyde Painter’s Multi-Tool, it has come in handy for filling voids in the bathroom subfloor that I’m prepping for tile, removing old caulk along the base of the tub, setting protruding nail heads, removing old drywall screws, and knocking down the nubs on the wall I’m about to paint. Also, knowing from personal experience how nice it can be to have a quick and dirty screwdriver on hand while prepping a room for paint, we keyed in on tools with that feature as well. Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice, we’ll help you get it right (the first time). During my own renovation, I found this to be an invaluable feature and one that clearly set the Hyde above the rest of the tested models.

All manufacturer names, symbols, and descriptions, used in our images and text are used solely for identification purposes only. If you just want a basic painter’s tool for a minimal investment, we recommend the Hyde 06986 6-in-1 Multi-Tool. to skate on the flux once it got hot, so I held them still with my (I swear I use this every day) painter’s multi-tool. I've never seen that with the nail set in the end, I'm going to have to check my sundries suppliers now.

Squeezing paint probably sounds like pinching pennies, but proper use of a painter’s tool for cleaning rollers can add up to significant cost savings. For prep, the edge of the tool can scrape old paint and apply putty; the pointed corner can gouge out a plaster or drywall crack for repair; the center hole can pry up a nail, and the little screwdriver can remove outlet covers and pendant lighting. As for the screwdriver bits, they work fine, but it’s not easy to remove them from their storage slots. So if you’re using the cap to tap a nail in and you’re not careful, you’ll end up with a hex imprint on the wood.

The 17-in-1 multi-tool is extra-tricked with everything from an on-board nail set and screw driver to a bottle opener.This rugged tool has an overmold handle with a thumb stop for safety and a blade that resists rusting. It accomplishes all the more common multi-tool functions (scrape flat surfaces and contours, spread putty, open out cracks, open bottles, pull nails or pound them in) but also incorporates many new ones.

com is a product authorized by or in any way connected with any manufacturers displayed on this page. For this guide, we also spoke with Mark Clement, licensed contractor and co-host of the MyFixitUpLife radio show.HYDE 17 in 1 PROJECT TOOL is the most recent multi tool has increased multi-use features to a whopping 17 uses! He lives in a very demanding 250-year-old farmhouse and spent four years gutting and rebuilding his previous home. Within four minutes of starting our testing, one of the magnets that holds the screwdriver bits to the handle fell off. Having a 17-in-1 tool that can quickly squeegee off excess paint from these little guys is much easier than using the larger cutout found on any painter’s multitool. Beyond the small roller bonus feature, the Hyde multitool has a lot of what you’d expect from a good tool of its kind.