Narrow spots, like behind your toilet, are tough to reach with a paintbrush or roller. Make your own paint pad from a free stirrer stick for those narrow spaces. Here’s how. You need an edger ...

Luckily, there's a better way. A paint-behind tool is designed to fit into tight spaces and make the job almost effortless. The brush has a thin, flexible pad that slides between the tank and wall ...

I timed the sprayer against a roller when painting both sides of a 3-foot x 16-inch piece of plywood. The roller dispatched the task in a quick 1:50, and I was pleased with the results.