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paint sprayers? pod rollers?

Has anyone used a paint sprayer, either for fence's or for wall's?

I'm about to move into a new house, the large garage needs painting inside onto breeze blocks, and the fence also needs doing maybe 12-14 panels in total.

Is there a sprayer that can hold proper paint and fence treatments?

And should I get a hand pump one or an electric jobby?

Then for the internal house wall's should I go for a paint pod? do you need to buy specific tubs to fit in them or can you use the same one and clean it out etc? Are they worth it?

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  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    There was one on tv,either price drop or bid tv,it did it all and came with extra tanks,polythene covering,tape etc,look at there websites i think it was about £79
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,092 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    A neighbour of mine used one to do hi walls. It took him hours to mask up and sheet up everything he didn't want painted. It then took him an hour to clean the machine out properly. I could have done 2 rooms in the time it took him to do one.

    For £10 you can get a trade quality roller and sleeve which will take a lot less time.

    Remember if professionals don't use something then it's not worth buying.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • Rapished
    Rapished Posts: 174 Forumite
    Good point phill99, it was just really for breeze blocks as i'd read that they act like a sponge with paint applied with brushes,

    I think I'll stick to rollers/brushes indoors and spray for the fence panels as It wont require masking etc.
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