By MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE - Akron Beacon Journal Stop using a paint tray with Black & Decker's PaintStick EZ-Twist. Handout / MCT WHAT'S NEW: ROLLER HANDLE HOLDS PAINT Black & Decker's PaintStick EZ-Twist lets you ditch the paint tray. The EZ-Twist is a long roller handle that's hollow to hold paint. The paint is loaded directly from the can via a fill tube, and a twisting mechanism lets you feed paint to the perforated roller. The device holds enough paint for an 8-foot-square area, and its length allows you to reach higher without a ladder. Black & Decker makes a similar product for deck staining called the StainStick. The PaintStick EZ-Twist is available at Sears Hardware stores and Sears stores that carry paint, and it can be ordered from the Amazon, Sears and Ace Hardware Web sites, among others. It has a suggested...
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