Painter's Pyramid Stands, Yellow (KM1257)

I used to used cut up leftover bits of rigid foam insulation to hold things I was painting. And then I bought these. These are one of those things that you buy thinking it will be okay, and then you use it once and wonder how you ever survived without it. I will tell you how I survived without these. I always had paint on all my fingers and I was constantly sanding off bits of foam insulation that had gotten stuck to my projects. I did get very good at balancing things precariously, and catching them before they splatted paint side down off the workbench and onto the floor, but those are skills I can use in other areas of my life also. My only complaint about these is that they didn't come in a logical number of items. There are 10 pieces here and most jobs I've done either require 3 or 4 pyramids per piece that I am painting, and 10 doesn't divide evenly by 3 or 4. 12 in the box would have been better. A jumbo size pack would be great too- I need to paint a bunch of shelves soon and will have to order another pack or two. I think the foam insulation bits are still in my garage somewhere. I need to throw them out.

I do a lot of home repair and maintenance so I have used these pyramids a few times already. They really help when painting flat panels like cabinet doors and helps prevent paint runoff and buildup. Before I would elevate items on paint cans or random things in the shop. They are small, store easily, and support quite a bit of weight. If you purchase them I recommend buying some type of anti skid mat to place under them as the hard plastic pyramid like to slip around if it is on a hard surface.

Great item! These are so handy when it comes to painting. I needed something like this for one particular project and these were cheap enough so I bought them, figuring I would only use them once. Boy was I wrong! I have since bought 3 more packages and use them on everything I paint. every time no matter the project. I've yet to come across a painting or drying project were these have not come in handy! I absolutely love these! I also read in some reviews that the one down side to these is that they leave a mark on your project from sitting on the points, which makes sense but it must be due to something else they're doing because out of the 40-50 projects I've done since purchasing these I have not experienced that problem once. Well worth the purchase. I would and have bought them again.

Great little guys for painting or finishing wood. They really are not that expensive and are great for holding just about anything up. You can do the back of say a door, then flip it over so the back of the door is on the pyramid and paint/finish the front and let it dry. You get small marks on the back from where the pyramid sits, but its the back, so who cares? If you do care, then do one at a time. Having the items you are working on up off the ground it makes it so much easier to get the edges and make it look nice. my one complaint: Why in the wold do they sell them in a pack of 10? You generally use 4 at a time, so I would expect 8 or 12 in a pack! I purchased 2 packs so I could have 5 sets of 4. Just one pack is almost worthless.

I am new to DIY home projects so I am not aware of what is out there that can help a person complete a task. I read a blog where these handy stands were mentioned. I am in the process of refinishing my kitchen cabinets. The first round of doors I did took a long time because I would do one side, wait a day, flip them, and do the other side. With these pyramids I was able to paint or poly the back side, go around the frames, then flip the doors and do the front side. One coat done in one day. That is a very good thing. They do sometimes leave a very, very small mark on the first side but it is so small no one would ever notice it, however, it is the reason I do the back side of the doors first. I did fashion a frame that I nailed the pyramids to, think a capital letter i. Mostly because they are very lightweight and it keeps them upright and makes it much easier to flip the doors.

These are a very simple solution to a common problem. And they work very well, they don’t leave marks on my work and they elevate everything enough to get to the edges of whatever I’m working on. The price is hard to beat too. You get plenty in a package for most jobs and they are made well enough they I have not broken one yet. I never used the old version but these “New and Improved” ones are very easy to clip together. This allows me to have two side by side so I can lay out long pieces of trim for staining. You can also mount them to your work surface, but I haven’t had the need for that yet. So I’ve been happy with them. If I ever need more I won’t hesitate to buy them.

The theory of the product is great and I read several blogs that highly recommended it however it did not work for me. Regardless of the size/weight of the door panel, the pyramid left dents in the wood and the stain would stick to the pyramid and not to the door. Due to the stain sticking, I could only do one side at a time. As for the dents, I bought more pyramids and placed them under the doors to distribute the weight and it still resulted in the tiny dents in each location. The kitchen doors that I was working with are honey oak so I supposed if you were working with a lighter product it may work better.