hernandez.jordan•13d agoProlific Poster

Spent $60 on a roller bucket screen conversion kit - saved my entire basement job

I was taping and bedding in a tight basement corner - you know, the kind where you can barely fit the pan? Kept knocking over my mud bucket. Grabbed one of those lids with the roller screen built in from Home Depot. Cost about $60. It clips right onto the 5 gallon bucket. No more spilled mud, no more cleaning a pan every 15 minutes. Anyone else try those lid systems or just stick with the old pan and hawk?

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thompson.christopher12d ago

Hard disagree man. I tried that same kit and it just made a mess everywhere. The screen sits too low so mud drips off the sides of the bucket and the lid pops off if you bump it. Went right back to my stainless pan and hawk, never looked back. Pans are easier to clean than fumbling with that plastic ring setup.

jake_kelly2412d ago

Made a mess everywhere" - yeah that tracks from what I've seen. The whole bucket/screen thing just looks like a gimmick to me. Nobody I know in real life actually uses one. I've watched guys try to spray down those screens at the end of the day and it takes forever. My trusty old pan and hawk just works, rinses out in like 30 seconds, and I'm done. Sometimes the old stuff is still the best.