Woolie Inc 100607 The Lambwool Faux Applicator Tool Finishing Kits/Applicators

I bought the Woolie for one project - three walls in my potting shed. I watched the video for color meshing and went to work adding turquoise walls to a potting shed with cedar trim and one wall with black chalkboard painted pegboard. It was so much fun seeing the walls come alive with color, and it was so easy. As I am nearly 80 years old, I knew I could not finish even one wall without stopping, so I chose the color-meshing technique instead of the color-glazing technique. I was not nearly as neat as the woman in the Woolie video, but using the Woolie has much less paint waste, at least for me, than painting an entire wall with a brush. During the 3 days it took me to complete the walls, I rinsed out the Woolie twice and let it air dry overnight. The first time, it dried nearly as soft and fluffy as it was when it was new. The second time that I rinsed it, it was even less fluffy but certainly useable. In finishing up my painting, I did wish I had purchased a couple of the small Woolies to take care of some small areas. It would have been easier. If I ever venture into faux painting again, I will certainly buy a Woolie.

I love this! I was able to give my entire house an Italian look in just a few hours each day. It is easy to use, easy to clean, and it is good at getting in the corners. I bought the small Woolie as well, which is recommended if you have anything more than a rectangular wall to paint. I’ve done a lot of faux finishing in the past and this is by far the easiest and quickest way to get the look you want. My only complaint is that the plastic edge on the handle is quite sharp. In order to work the glaze quickly, I was swiping with both hands and moving very fast. Every day that I used it, I ended up with a bloody middle-finger knuckle from where the edge had cut me. I solved the problem by putting a bandage on each knuckle before painting began, but it would be nice if they solved this problem in manufacturing.

This thing works great. I looked up the brand's youtube channel and watched the Color Meshing video and followed those instructions. I've painted 2 bathrooms with this so far and the effect was cool on both, I'm glad I bought this tool to do the job. And I bought the small version which was great for little spaces, corners, and touch ups. The instructions say to keep the edges wet in order to keep the paint from drying. Definitely follow that advice. I didn't follow that advice first time and then I got paint dried hard around the edges and wouldn't rinse off. No worries, a few days later I trimmed the hard crusty bits off the edges and the woolie still worked great to paint a second room. But I mention this because there is another review that says you can't use it multiple times because the paint dries crusty. You can, if you keep the edges wet so they don't dry. Or if you trim the dried parts off later (although obviously there is a limit to how much you can trim off before the tool's no good anymore).

This is actually my 2nd purchase of the Woolie....the first one lasted about 18 years and I used it over and over. I also lent it to friends. You can create beautiful textures and really the sky is the limit as to how creative you can get with this faux painting tool. I developed my own technique of applying the paint directly to the slightly humid Woolie - using multiple colors at the same time to create amazing effects. If you are a creative type, I highly recommend it and don't be afraid to experiment with it. It's just paint on the wall, you can paint it again if you are not crazy about it. Best part of faux painting is that none of the kids fingerprints or the dog's slobber will show. 20 years later the walls look just as good as the first day.

Works much better than the usual rags and plastic bags I use to get texture- though you can only get a couple of designs since the shape is fixed (a rag can be manipulated to give a variety of shapes on your wall.) It's has done a great job on 3 walls of a 12 x 14 room but it is showing signs of wear and a little ragged at the edges- I can't be sure if it will hold up for another room. At this price it's not a concern- I would be willing to buy another and retire the first one for smaller projects. I found it easy to clean- just rinse thoroughly with water when using laytex paint and it comes clean and dries soft. The size is nice as it covers a larger area quickly. I recommend.

As described, Worked great

I painted my dining room and it turned out well. I thought I would be able to reuse the woolie for a second project after cleaning it as indicated. It did not clean up well and is not reusable. If you're planning on using for a single project and disposing afterwards, you would probably not be disappointed. I was planning to use again and that is not possible. It did not clean as advertised or shown in the video. Would purchase again, but was feeling misled that it could be cleaned and used again. Not my first painting project and the paint used was a water based latex SW paint.

I do quite a bit of faux finishing work. I saw this in a video and decided to add it to my kit. It works exactly as shown. Excellent for blending glazes. It's very predictable as a little patting will leave a stipple look and more patting for smoother blends. Clean up with cold water was easy.