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Posted by NuWaveDave on May 25, 2007, 7:40 pm
>> Electric and airless.
>
> My original question was about pressure spray guns and latex. I'm looking
> for
> a way to use the sprayer I pointed out
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> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43760>
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> with latex paints.
I believe the consensus is (and I would agree) that the gun you're
looking at is not designed nor intended to use with latex paint. I'd buy a
Wagner from Home Depot before I tried running latex through your rig.
Better, rent an airless. It'll probably take you longer to go get it
clean it up and return it than it will to paint the shed.
--
NuWave Dave in Houston
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Posted by PeterD on May 25, 2007, 7:33 pm
wrote:
>> Latex is sprayed all the time here; but never in a one quart cup.
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>Using an air-spray (air compressor) setup, not HVLP?
>
>What container or attachments do you use to get more than one quart of paint
>to the spray gun?
>
>Thanks,
>Sparky
Binks gun with a one gallon pressure feed... <g> Amazing how fast you
can spray a gallon of paint. I've never had problems spraying latex
either, though as others mention spray is not the best application
method, and may be problematic in the future.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 25, 2007, 6:01 pm
> Looking for a cheap way to paint a wood shed without rollers or brushes.
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> Looking at Harbor Freight's offerings I see this for $20:
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> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43760>
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> But when I checked with my local paint shop where I'm buying the paint and
> I'm told that such a setup is good for oil-based paints but not for latex
> (which is too "granular", apparently).
That type of gun requires very thin paint. Good for lacquer and such. It
won't work with latex unless you thin it down so much that it will take 25
or more coats to cover. You can brush or roll it in a fraction of the time.
Do NOT, let me repeat, do NOT get a Wagner spray gun. Worst piece of crap
ever invented.
By the time you decide what to do, you could have had one coat rolled on
already.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
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Posted by SparkyGuy on May 25, 2007, 6:05 pm
> By the time you decide what to do, you could have had one coat rolled on
> already.
Yeah, good advice.
Thanks to all,
Sparky
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Posted by v8z on May 26, 2007, 9:51 am
> Looking for a cheap way to paint a wood shed without rollers or brushes.
>
Going back to the original post - I'll pass on some history related by my
grandfather.
He worked for Penn-Central railroad for most of his life, and for a good
portion of it was in charge of a Cleveland area freight car maintainance
center in. Freight cars are subjected to very harse conditions, and were
painted with a very high solids, linseed oil based paint. Normally, each
car was scheduled for repaint every three years, with an inspection at two.
They were manually scrubbed with a stiff brush and aggressive detergent,
then scraped prior to painting. Painting was done by hand, with natural
bristle brushes. According to him, brushing is the only way to ensure good
adhesion - the bristle action loosens any remaining oxidation and creates a
solid bond of the new paint with the old. ID numbers for logisitics were
hand stencilled on each car, using a stiff brush and hand-cut stencils.
At one point in the late 60's, a "college hotshot" (grandpa's term) manager
was hired, who determined that spraying the cars would save lots of time and
money. Those in the know argued against, but were over-ruled, labelled as
being resistant to change.
All the cars painted that summer were back on the siding by Thanksgiving,
with paint peeling and missing ID numbers, and causing a major overtime and
making a mess out of the central tracking system. Guess what happened to
the "hotshot".....
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