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Clever No-Spill Paint Tray Design

By Rain Noe - February 12, 2015

in Materials | Hand Tools

Contractor Ben Mayberry made an interesting discovery: When paint is poured onto a surface with a microfiber texture, it stays there. Even if you flip that surface upside-down. With the right amount of surface area and the right amount of paint, you essentially have a spillproof pallet with more paint capacity than you'd think. Take a look at this thing:

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While Mayberry managed to get the Paint Handy on the market, he appears to have suspended sales; we received an e-mail saying he'll shortly launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise the $30,000 he needs to increase manufacturing. You can keep abreast of when it launches here.

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