Airless Paint Sprayers ??
Michael Lopes
I need to paint the whole interior of my house with a premium latex
paint. I'm thinking of buying an airless paint sprayer. I have several
questions.
Is there a lot of overspray?
How fine of a line can you really paint?
Is there any brand/model preference?
How easy are they to clean?
Thanks,
Mike
David Winslow
Boy do I disagree!!!! Will insert comments below.
Kirk Kerekes wrote in article ...
>In article <33B73B...@cruzio.com>, mlo...@cruzio.com wrote:
>
> I need to paint the whole interior of my house with a premium latex
> paint. I'm thinking of buying an airless paint sprayer. I have several
> questions.
>
> Is there a lot of overspray?
>
I disagree, airless units have far less than conventional air sprayers.
>
> How fine of a line can you really paint?
>
>See first answer.
>
> Is there any brand/model preference?
>
>For typical consumer use, the Wagner units are fine.
>
Glance through this NG to find horrible comments on Wagner. I had terrible
luck with them and think they are basically useless for latex paint.
> How easy are they to clean?
>
>This depends on the exact unit involved, but most are pretty easy to
clean.
>
>Painting interiors with any kind of spray is dramatically more hazardous
>than painting exteriors -- the paint aerosol rapidly fills the room
unless
>you have really excellent ventilation. Be extremely careful.
I don't understand the term "paint aerosol". Airless sprayers do not
employ aerosol, just pressurize the paint itself. If you mean vehicle,
then latex paint is relatively harmless.
>
>You may find that it is less trouble to use a power roller than to do all
>the masking necessary for spray painting.
>
IMHO, a rented airless unit is the only way to paint a whole house unless
you are doing many different rooms and colors. They are especially
effective on ceilings and where trim is the same color as walls. In this
case you can just touch up the trim later with a top coat of semi or high
gloss.
>--
>Kirk & Diane Kerekes
>Red...@Tulsa.oklahoma.net
>