Painting - Spray Painting Indoors

I want to paint all of our rooms using a spray painter. I plan to rent a sprayer and already have purchased a NIOH proved respirator, and masking materials.

Any recommendations for
(1) type of sprayer (I will be using latex paint.)
(2) where best to start in a room
(3) any techniques you wished you knew before you attempted spray painting indoors.

Thanks for your help!

Bart

You are about to undertake quite a project if you plan to spray the interior of your home.

As far as the type of sprayer, of course you will want an electric sprayer with an adjustable pressure control. You will want to purchase a new spray tip for the gun to ensure a smooth even finish. Rental sprayers are notorious for having old worn out tips that will leave streaks, lines and ropes on walls.

It is VERY IMPORTANT to spend the time to COMPLETELY mask and cover anything which you do not want to get paint on. The paint mist WILL get into even the smallest cracks and gaps that may be present in the protective coverings.

You will also want to purchase disposable foot coverings for your feet as tracking the paint from one room to another is common due to the amount of paint that will end up on the floor as the mist settles.

Good luck

Thanks for your suggestions and specifically your recommendation for the foot coverings. I would have never thought of that!

Should I do the ceiling first? Walls top to bottom? How long of a stroke you have found to work best?

Thanks again!

Good advise from blackcat4luck, I would also like to add - practice, on something outside before you go inside (on sheetrock, plywood, boards, etc) Cover your head (spray sock) and rub a thin layer of vaseline on any exposed face skin, including eyelashes and eyebrowse for ease of cleanup.

In new houses I spray ceilings, woodwork, doors and cabinets. All the walls gets a roller and brush (exception - garage, it all gets sprayed because the ceiling and walls are the same paint and color).
In re-paints I will spray the cabinets and doors, if convenient the door jambs, everything else gets rolled or brushed, unless of course there is no carpet or furniture, then it gets painted like I would a new one.

Do you have a preferred latex paint manufacturer that you use for spraying re-paint interiors?

Great tips from Chip-Pro in the previous post!!!

Thanks!

If you are going to use latex on the trim, be sure it is not existing oil based paint on it, if it is be sure to clean with TSP and sand lightly with a 220 grit and prime with an oil based primer before applying latex. You can test the existing paint with Goof-off on a rag, rub the trim with goof-off if it starts removing the paint then it is latex, if it does not then it is oil and will need to prime before useing the latex.

For the trim and doors I will suggest either Sherwin Williams interior superpaint semigloss or pro-classic waterborne interior acrylic semi-gloss

For the walls I prefer there Promar 200