Paint Sprayers Inside?
Has anyone ever painted the inside of the house with a paint sprayer? Did it work better than a roller? What type of sprayer would you recommend?
Please just give me some input on this as I am about to tackle a large paint job on a rehab. I have a power roller now but I would like to decrease my time painting.
Thanks,
David
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I have spray painted many houses, inside and out. Definitely purchase a good mask and a pair of goggles!! A masking machine, or "Dual Tac" (two sided tape dispenser) and plastic rolls to mask off unwanted areas. It is a good idea to back roll after spraying to acheive a more unifrom finish. It also makes it a lot easier to purchase a 3-4 foot spray extension rather the store supplied hand gun. This greatly extends your spraying range, minimizes ladder usage saving time etc. Using a two person team with sheilds and masking, you can do high quality work in a short time!!
Lets say your doing the ceiling and trim in white and the walls in a different color. I know you can tape off the mouldings and trim to keep them getting overspray from the walls, but how do you keep the overspray off the ceiling?
How do you keep the wall overspray off the ceiling IF the ceiling is one of those blown, popcorn ceilings that is very difficult to mask off?
do you find that you use a lot more paint when spraying rather than rolling?
drdanger...greetings to a fellow tennessean...you mentioned a dualtac tape dispensor...where do you get those & what brand is it ?....regards, CWal
just paint everything the same color (white) like i do. that way you dont have to worry about getting the wrong paint on things. who really cares when you are selling it right away
You can keep overspray off textured ceilings by "cutting in" and rolling the first 12-16 inches below the ceiling, then using a spray shield, spray the rest and back roll.
I do seem to use a little more paint on spray jobs than straight rolling. Some is lost in the clean up process.
All great posts! I would add the following; Stay away from Wagner products unless you are planning on disposing of the sprayer after a couple of jobs. IF your doing a lot of ceiling masking or high trim masking invest in a good pair of drywall stilts, this is much faster than scaffold or ladders.
Randall
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When you back roll and back brush do you apply more paint or simply spread whats already there?
What do you mean by "back roll"?
Back rolling is a process where after you spray a wall, ceiling etc, you roll in long vertical strokes over the same area to acheive an "orange peel/texture" finish.
New home paint contractors will tell you that they are going to apply 2 coats, usually they do a shadow coat, where they spray about 3/4 of a coat of paint. You can still see bare drywall through this, then while it is still slightly wet they will back roll over this with a roller and a 5-gallon bucket, calling it 2 coats. Or they will let they 3/4 coat dry to see imperfections in the drywall finish, then spray another light coat and then back roll over this.
The whole idea of backrolling is to acheive a more even slightly textured finish!!
Vkingchild,,
You will use less paint if you spray. That is actually the reason that some people including myself will claim that you get less life out of a spray job.
As far as popcorn ceilings go, I can only give you my suggestion. Brush the last couple of inches on the wall before the ceiling. It goes pretty fast, and is what I have see some pros do.
Yes, you will use more paint, but the time saved is impressive. Spraying is also every bit as durable as rolling, if it is done right. The main thing always is the prepping and priming.
Popcorn ceilings make it impossible to mask off and if you only have 8 ft ceilings, then spraying the walls without overspray on the ceilings would be hard.
Consider saving time by spraying the ceilings (if they need a coat) and trim only.
You can spray the trim with an HVLP sprayer (hi volume, low pressure) which you can rent. They are easy to use. See it is low pressure, there is not as much overspray and less paint used. More control and still way faster than brushing the trim.
You can get the trim overspray on the walls if you are using latex. Either wipe it off with a rag after you spray or lightly sand it after it is dry.
Then cut in and roll walls. A room with 8 ft ceilings should be easy.
I used to have a painting comapny, 25 painters. They painted a lot of apartments, 2 man crew 3-4 per day using a sprayer. Practice is key. The size of tip, power of sprayer, electric or air, "wrist" action is all important in effecting the quality. The best team I ever had would used no tape, no drops. no shields and painted apartments with popcorn ceilings, stained trimand doors and brown carpet. They probably painted over 2000 units in 3 years and I only cleaned 1 carpet from error. The were poetry in motion
I painted a two story with catherdral ceilings, but used both sprayer and hand painting. I had to assess the rooms to see what would work best, espeicially due to overspray and smaller rooms. The smaller the room the more likely you might want to hand parint/roll it. I used a Magnum brand sprayer my friend owned. I got some OOPs paint in a neutral color from Home Depot (it was Behr and 5 gallons was $15.00) and tinted it myself. The living room had cathedral ceilings with popcorn so i had to spray it you cant roll popcorn. I also sprayed Master Bedroom upstairs, but the rest of the house was hand painted. Once I got spraying it was a breeze, the prep work of taping off and drop cloths took most of the time. You have to watch for technique and how to sprray the walls evenly and go back and check for thinly sprayed spots that show. You can prep with primer if you have marks to cover that didnt wipe off.. If this applies and youre doing it yourself I suggest you put any new floor covering down after your paint job is finished. I feel I used more paint with the sprayer, but I saved time and money. It evens out. Hope this helps.
I know it saves alot of time. Time is money! Anyway 5 gallon bucket of paint is pretty cheap.[ Edited by theREIkid on Date 02/24/2005 ]
Sprayed for the first time today... Best investment ever! I wish i used this sooner.
Good luck,
Scott
I use about $200,000.00 worth of paint from sherwin willams a year. Paint sprayers are definetly the way to www.go.I dont always spray houses , mostly roadways and parking lots , but i guarantee you if i tried to roll all of it i would use a considerable amount more paint. Once you use the machines a few times and get used to them you will become a pro thier easy to get used to. my best advice is talk to someone at sherwin williams they will set ya up with the exact thing that ya www.need.most of thier stores rent thier equipment to so you dont have to fork out a lot of money at once.
Wow! What great information!!! Thanks so much!