Painting - Alternate Paint Methods - Spray Gun Systems?
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ddzczc
10-26-09, 09:08 AM
Hi everyone,
I just purchased a home and will be moving into it this week. The only problem is the poor choice of color on both the main floor and the second floor. I have to basically repaint the entire house.
My question is, are there any other quicker faster painting solutions other than rolling? I heard of the spray gun systems which can be purchased, does anyone have any recommendations? The entire house will be gutted so it should be a bit easier for me to use a spray gun system, I believe.
Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thank You
I just purchased a home and will be moving into it this week. The only problem is the poor choice of color on both the main floor and the second floor. I have to basically repaint the entire house.
My question is, are there any other quicker faster painting solutions other than rolling? I heard of the spray gun systems which can be purchased, does anyone have any recommendations? The entire house will be gutted so it should be a bit easier for me to use a spray gun system, I believe.
Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thank You
marksr
10-26-09, 04:03 PM
Welcome to the forums!
On new homes, I like to spray all the primer, and the finish coat on the ceilings and doors. I've always rolled the finish coat on the walls because it does a better looking job and by that time the electricians, plumbers, cabinet installers, etc. are either done or working and I don't want to have to deal with the overspray.
If you spray in a finished house you have to mask, cover or shield the windows, cabinets, electrical, plumbing, flooring and such to keep them free of overspray. Overspray will float from room to room. That will likely eat up any time saved by spraying.
I almost always brush and roll repaints. I rarely use a roller tray but instead roll out of a 5 gallon bucket with a roller screen/grid. A quality roller cover along with a roller pole helps to speed up the job.
Do you need to paint the ceiling too? the woodwork?
On new homes, I like to spray all the primer, and the finish coat on the ceilings and doors. I've always rolled the finish coat on the walls because it does a better looking job and by that time the electricians, plumbers, cabinet installers, etc. are either done or working and I don't want to have to deal with the overspray.
If you spray in a finished house you have to mask, cover or shield the windows, cabinets, electrical, plumbing, flooring and such to keep them free of overspray. Overspray will float from room to room. That will likely eat up any time saved by spraying.
I almost always brush and roll repaints. I rarely use a roller tray but instead roll out of a 5 gallon bucket with a roller screen/grid. A quality roller cover along with a roller pole helps to speed up the job.
Do you need to paint the ceiling too? the woodwork?
Slatz
10-27-09, 08:08 PM
Depends on how much the house will be "gutted".
Spraying is much faster if you are painting the ceilings and walls with the same paint, and doing a lot of gallons of this paint.
In new construction, the spraying is done before any flooring is down (sometimes the hard floors are down - but covered). There is no hardware on the doors, or windows. There are no electrical fixtures, or outlets installed, nor are the plumbing fixtures installed yet.
If the house is not as described above, you might want to either pressure roll or conventional roll, there is a lot of masking otherwise.
BTW. "Spraying" drywall requires backrolling for a good uniform finish. Backrolling will eliminate lapping and make it possible to touch up the paint later on down the road. Usually one is applying the paint with the sprayer, and another is back rolling behind the spray guy. One person can do both though.
Spraying is much faster if you are painting the ceilings and walls with the same paint, and doing a lot of gallons of this paint.
In new construction, the spraying is done before any flooring is down (sometimes the hard floors are down - but covered). There is no hardware on the doors, or windows. There are no electrical fixtures, or outlets installed, nor are the plumbing fixtures installed yet.
If the house is not as described above, you might want to either pressure roll or conventional roll, there is a lot of masking otherwise.
BTW. "Spraying" drywall requires backrolling for a good uniform finish. Backrolling will eliminate lapping and make it possible to touch up the paint later on down the road. Usually one is applying the paint with the sprayer, and another is back rolling behind the spray guy. One person can do both though.
ddzczc
11-03-09, 08:28 AM
Thanks a lot for the responses. The house is 8 yrs old, it's just gutted of furniture is what I meant.
I though the spraying solution would be faster but it doesn't seem that way anymore. I never used a bucket and grid, I like that tip. Just the walls need to be painted..the ceiling and woodwork is fine.
I think i'm just going to go that route and roll away...it will definitely take some time b/c the entire house is painted disgusting colors (both floors).
Thanks
I though the spraying solution would be faster but it doesn't seem that way anymore. I never used a bucket and grid, I like that tip. Just the walls need to be painted..the ceiling and woodwork is fine.
I think i'm just going to go that route and roll away...it will definitely take some time b/c the entire house is painted disgusting colors (both floors).
Thanks