Posted: 9/12/2011 6:28:45 AM EDT
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I'm going to be doing a fair amount of painting, my house and my GF's house. Can people who paint for a living recommend a stationary or portable spray painter? I'll be using latex paint. |
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Buy a good one that will spray latex unthinned. Buy quality. This is no place to go cheap. Cheap sprayers will make a freakin' mess of the job and slow you down.
Personally, I don't care for paint sprayers for house painting but if you have a large area to paint, it's probably the way to go. Overspray can be a problem... wind may affect progress. Paint consistency through the nozzle affects the outcome. For me, it was a major learning curve but it turned out alright. The house hasn't needed to be painted for 20 years since. Since then, I've moved to a brick house that requires tuckpointing... a whole new experience in home ownership & maintenance. Standing by for some 'Pro Painter' advice, experience and guidance... |
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http://www.bestpaintsprayers.us/airless-paint-sprayers I'm a Graco fan. |
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I use graco as well. I stain and paint decks. Only really use the sprayer on fences. |
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Personally I find the paint sprayers more hastle then they're worth excpet for painting doors without streaks in all the recessed detail work. By the time you mask off, then mask with paper to catch the overspray, then demask, remask and paint the main color you could have done 2 rooms with a roller and trim brushes.
I bought a decent one at home depot and did 1 bathroom and the trim in 2 bedrooms before I said screw it and just went brush/roller for 2 houses. The only exception like I said was painting all the doors with the sprayer it's faster and much better looking. |
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An airless isn't worth using if you don't have a large surface that needs painting...like the entire interior or exterior of a house. A room or two...not so much. Like the previous poster said, doing all the 'handwork' to mask everything off is more trouble than just rolling it and cutting it in. |
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Personally I find the paint sprayers more hastle then they're worth excpet for painting doors without streaks in all the recessed detail work. By the time you mask off, then mask with paper to catch the overspray, then demask, remask and paint the main color you could have done 2 rooms with a roller and trim brushes. I bought a decent one at home depot and did 1 bathroom and the trim in 2 bedrooms before I said screw it and just went brush/roller for 2 houses. The only exception like I said was painting all the doors with the sprayer it's faster and much better looking. I'm with this guy. It always seemed that between prep and cleanup (including the sprayer/equipment), it would just just as easy as to just roll it out. My $.02. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Personally I find the paint sprayers more hastle then they're worth excpet for painting doors without streaks in all the recessed detail work. By the time you mask off, then mask with paper to catch the overspray, then demask, remask and paint the main color you could have done 2 rooms with a roller and trim brushes. I bought a decent one at home depot and did 1 bathroom and the trim in 2 bedrooms before I said screw it and just went brush/roller for 2 houses. The only exception like I said was painting all the doors with the sprayer it's faster and much better looking. I'm with this guy. It always seemed that between prep and cleanup (including the sprayer/equipment), it would just just as easy as to just roll it out. My $.02. Even doing a whole house? |
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Personally I find the paint sprayers more hastle then they're worth excpet for painting doors without streaks in all the recessed detail work. By the time you mask off, then mask with paper to catch the overspray, then demask, remask and paint the main color you could have done 2 rooms with a roller and trim brushes. I bought a decent one at home depot and did 1 bathroom and the trim in 2 bedrooms before I said screw it and just went brush/roller for 2 houses. The only exception like I said was painting all the doors with the sprayer it's faster and much better looking. I'm with this guy. It always seemed that between prep and cleanup (including the sprayer/equipment), it would just just as easy as to just roll it out. My $.02. Even doing a whole house? In my opinion - yes. You have to tape off everything that you don't want to be hit by the overspray. That's an awful lot of taping. I use professional painters in some of my rental homes. When they show up, they don't show up with a sprayer. They show up with rollers. ...and when I say "professional" painters, I mean professionals. Not a couple of knuckleheads that bought a brush and got a magnetic sign for the side of their pickup. - Sherwin Williams paint. - 1/2" rollers - Good quality brush That's my mantra. |
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I keep thinking of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9MAmWnOznI |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Personally I find the paint sprayers more hastle then they're worth excpet for painting doors without streaks in all the recessed detail work. By the time you mask off, then mask with paper to catch the overspray, then demask, remask and paint the main color you could have done 2 rooms with a roller and trim brushes. I bought a decent one at home depot and did 1 bathroom and the trim in 2 bedrooms before I said screw it and just went brush/roller for 2 houses. The only exception like I said was painting all the doors with the sprayer it's faster and much better looking. I'm with this guy. It always seemed that between prep and cleanup (including the sprayer/equipment), it would just just as easy as to just roll it out. My $.02. Even doing a whole house? You're still gonna wanna 'back-roll' it all. |
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All painting is mostly prep work. Clean it as good as you can then clean it again. I don't know your time frame but the guy who painted 1600 sq ft probably blew on a coat of primer and one of paint. I never put less than two coats of quality read, Sherwin Williams, paint. You didn'tsay if the trim and ceilings are different colors and sheens. Those take even more time. I know I sound discouraging but be realistic about what you can doand Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
