Hello Everyone, My husband and I are all fired up about many of the plans here, so much so that we ran out this last weekend and splurged on some power tools. We ended up getting a Hitachi 6 gallon air compressor in a set with a finish nail gun and a second smaller gun for trim. We noticed in the same isle with all the accessories there were pneumatic paint sprayers, and I was interested to see if these might be worthwhile for finishing our projects with paint or stain. Does anyone have any experience with these?
We are getting our garage all organized and just finished 4 sawhorses last night as well as building shelves floor to ceiling on one side of our garage so we can make room for our new work bench and projects. Can't wait to get started on my to do list!
Thanks for your help!
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Tsu Dho Nimh
Sat, 04/09/2011 - 06:14
Too much hassle
I've used them, and they require a lot of fiddling with adjusting paint viscosity before you spray to get a good spray pattern, and a lot of cleanup afterwards. If you are too close you get runs, if you are too far you get a nasty sandy texture because some of the sprayed particles dry before they hit the surface.
I was painting a block wall with a roller and pan at the same time my
neighbor was painting his with a sprayer ... I finished first with two
coats of paint and he was left doing touchups where he had undersprayed.
You have to do it a LOT to get good at it, and keep doing it a lot to stay good at it. My neighbor the contractor uses his pneumatic paint thing a couple times a week on cabinets and houses - he admits he needs to use it more to stay in practice.
For staining, you get way more control with wipe-on-off penetrating oil stains, and for paint, brush and rollers.
My new favorite stain: General Finishes wipe-on gel stain.
My new favorite clear finish: General Finishes wipe-on polyurethane.
claydowling
Mon, 04/11/2011 - 19:32
Painting furniture
I would avoid using a roller to paint furniture. A good brush, with the paint carefully applied, makes a much nicer finish than what you can do with even a fine nap roller. A good brush with enough paint and an even stroke won't leave any brush marks. The nylon brushes sold at most home improvement and paint stores are great. Worth every cent, both for the smooth finish and easy cleanup.