Just in time for painting season, CIL Paints  has launched an all-in-one paint, primer and tray product. Called the Cilux Quick Roll Container, it’s a seven-litre (1.85 gallon) bucket that doubles as a tray, and is filled with pre-tinted paint. Users simply pull off the lid, stir the paint and roll their brush right from the container, without having to pour the paint into a separate tray.

“With the Quick Roll Container, there’s no wasted paint or risk of spills in transferring the paint to a tray, and besides rinsing the roller after it has been used, there’s no clean-up required,” says Martin Tustin-Fuchs, marketing manager for CIL Paints. Part of the recently-introduced ultra premium line of interior Cilux paints, which are exclusively available at Rona, its makers suggest that a built-in primer formulation means in many applications, only one coat of paint is needed.

I’m still not convinced of the effectiveness all-in-one paint formulas. But I’ll be testing some this summer and will report back.

Keep in mind that while this may be a convenient time to do interior painting, exterior painting may have to wait, depending on the weather. It’s best done when the temperature is between 15° and 20°C, the humidity has been low for a few days and when no rain is expected for at least 48 hours. Painting in damp weather — as I did a few years ago — can cause it to bubble and peel, meaning the job had to be done all over again. Arrgggh!