Painting - Spraying Latex paint
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BilltheEngineer
10-21-09, 01:23 PM
I have a dozen interior doors and all the trim to print and paint and was looking for suggestions on what I could use to spray it all. Since i don't think I will get is all done in a couple couple of days I was looking to see is there is some inexpensive (less then $150) conventional sprayer that works well with latex. I have read that some guns that have a pressurized cup or tank work okay. My air compressor only does 4.9 cfm @ 90 psi and 6.3 cfm @ 40 psi. I would guess that a small gun at most i could run off of this.
Just wonder if anyone had some suggestions. I know i can rent a sprayer, but with my pace it will cost a fortune by the time i finish. I would like to do a little each day after work.
Just wonder if anyone had some suggestions. I know i can rent a sprayer, but with my pace it will cost a fortune by the time i finish. I would like to do a little each day after work.
ArmchairDIY
10-21-09, 02:04 PM
I really don't think a cup gun or a gravity feed gun will spray latex well at all. Someone else may come along and correct me but an airless is the best solution I know of for spraying latex.
Gunguy45
10-21-09, 02:14 PM
My neighbor just told me about some Wagner unit at HD that was in that price range. He just finished painting his entire stucco house with it. I was kinda surprized it worked as well as it did. He only did one side a day or so..but it looked pretty good. He said he didn't have any problems with thinning or cleaning...
Might be worth looking into. I can get more info if you need it...
Might be worth looking into. I can get more info if you need it...
BilltheEngineer
10-21-09, 03:07 PM
Thanks, I'll swing by the big orange box on the way home and see what they have.
marksr
10-22-09, 04:05 AM
You might be better off renting an airless for a day ;)
Where do you intend to spray the doors? I've done a lot of spraying when painting new homes but I shy away from the spray gun on interior repaints. Overspray can be a real concern! Any room you spray in should be sealed off from the rest of the house to prevent the overspray from travelling and landing where it doesn't belong :eek:
Do you have any spray experience? Spraying isn't as easy as it looks and as mentioned above, a conventional spray system that runs off of an air compressor isn't suitable for spraying latex paints.
Where do you intend to spray the doors? I've done a lot of spraying when painting new homes but I shy away from the spray gun on interior repaints. Overspray can be a real concern! Any room you spray in should be sealed off from the rest of the house to prevent the overspray from travelling and landing where it doesn't belong :eek:
Do you have any spray experience? Spraying isn't as easy as it looks and as mentioned above, a conventional spray system that runs off of an air compressor isn't suitable for spraying latex paints.
BilltheEngineer
10-22-09, 06:42 AM
I was going to do all the spray in an open garage or outside if it calm enough. I know better then trying to mask everything