Painter

For painters

Prep is where the day goes.

Sanding back before you open a tin, inside or out, is most of the labour and nearly all of the dust. It is also the part of the job where the hours are easiest to get back.

Three painters on a job, sanding back before the first coat, with a Festool sander and dust extraction

What the Festool system saves

$60

Doors, jambs and skirting

Per 3 m × 3 m room with a door, its jamb and 12 lineal metres of skirting, at $80/hr.

$58

Fascia and weatherboard

Per 12 lineal metres at $80/hr, using three discs instead of six.

$1,690

Stripping weatherboards

On a 100 m² house against chemical stripper, at $65/hr.

See how each figure is worked out, and run it at your own rates, in the Festool Value Calculator →

One sander for the flat, one for the corners. On weatherboards, run the ROTEX RO 150 in coarse mode with a pad protector, then switch to the RO 90 with its delta pad for the corners and edges. Keep an M-class extractor on the hose the whole time, because paint on older boards may contain lead.

What painters get this quarter

Sanders

ETSC 2 and DTSC 200Redeem an 18V 4.0Ah battery worth $190
ROTEX RO 90, RO 125 and RO 150A $100 voucher when you register the tool

Extraction

CTMC MIDIRedeem an 18V 8Ah battery worth $325
CTMC SYSIRedeem an 18V 4.0Ah battery worth $190
CTM 26, CTM 36 and CTM 36 ACA $100 voucher when you register the tool
CT 15 HEPAA $50 voucher when you register the tool

Special prices

Granat Net Systainer sets150 mm and 225 mm abrasive discs
Systainer3 SYS 2Medium storage box
Spirit levelFor Systainer3

Claim a battery through the redemption form. Register the tool within 30 days of purchase and the cover goes from one year to three, with the voucher sent by email. Everything on offer is listed below.

All prices AUD and GST inclusive. Savings figures are indicative and based on the scenarios stated, at the labour rates shown. Battery values are recommended retail. Offers apply to qualifying purchases made 01/10/2026 – 31/12/2026, with one redemption per qualifying tool. Vouchers require tool registration within 30 days of purchase. Where lead-based paint is present, extraction and containment requirements apply. Check the current Safe Work requirements for your state.