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Anyone used a paint sprayer?
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malteser
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Our house has been newly skimmed and its completely empty so i was considering the fastest way to get it painted.
Everything will be white so would a paint sprayer be any good? what kind of finish will we get or should i stick with good old rollers? I was just thinking of trying a sprayer to do the first couple of coats and then do the top coat by roller.
If not a paint sprayer then are there any other painting systems that are worth trying like paint pads or rollers that you fill with paint etc?
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Everything will be white so would a paint sprayer be any good? what kind of finish will we get or should i stick with good old rollers? I was just thinking of trying a sprayer to do the first couple of coats and then do the top coat by roller.
If not a paint sprayer then are there any other painting systems that are worth trying like paint pads or rollers that you fill with paint etc?
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.. I've used a cheap £10 electric sprayer (from Aldi) to treat my fence. The finish is okay for a fence but not great. The biggest issue for me would be stopping the paint going where you don't want it. Around windows etc I think you'd find it quite hard to stop the fine spray being carried by the wind etc.. I also experienced dripping from the nozzle as the reservoir began to get empty..
I doubt you'll beat a big old roller for a good tradeoff between ease & quality of finish.0 -
I only know one person who has used a sprayer, and I personally have never seen the results. However he was v.enthusiastic about it and said it was so easy and the finish was good. The longest, toughest bit was fiddling around with masking tape before starting.
It might be worthwhile hiring a good quality sprayer for a day and doing the smallest room in your house to see if you like the finish, how easy it is etc. Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that jazz..0 -
Yeah i've used them before but never been asked to do an interior of a house, mostly large factory ceilings and walls ect......
The spray guns i've got are all over a grand each to buy but HSS hire shops do them for daily/weekends/weekly rates
As for spraying not sure how it would go, i can see your point but it would be very hard to do, you'd need to turn the pressure right down on the gun because it comes out at some force, so making sure you don't get any heavily sprayed areas.
you'll prob need to water it down because the emulsion is thicker , it's not as easy as it looks or imagines but if your willing to try then best of luck, as in any job prep is the most important thing.
Oh nearly forgot you get diffrent types of tips for the gun to define the spray but not sure what they give you when hiring it.
All the best and let us know how you get on.0 -
I've used one at work and they're harder to paint with than they look!
When spraying say, left to right, your arm tends to swing in an arc and this can lead to large paint build up in some places. Or maybe I'm just a crap painter!
Luckily, we were only painting a stores area so it didn't really matter but you may want to practice before unleashing it on your house!0
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