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Posted by RicodJour on June 5, 2006, 9:08 am
J. Clarke wrote:
> RicodJour wrote:
> >
> > Photon713 wrote:
> >>
> >> Looking for an inexpensive, around $100, paint sprayer to
> >> spray paint a pergola. I will be using a white latex outdoor paint.
> >> Painting by brush would take forever. Spray painting is the only
> >> viable option. Anyone have a recommendation?
> >
> > You still have to brush the paint out, or should, to insure that all
> > cracks, crevices and voids are filled with paint. Otherwise those
> > points will fail sooner and you'll be painting again earlier than you
> > should.
>
> This is kind of defeating the purpose of spraying. If you have to brush out
> a sprayed finish you did something wrong.
I'm not convinced that spraying is the way to go in the first place.
It would depend entirely on the configuration. Take a look at this
picture:
http://www.prontocasagiardino.com/img/strutture_legno_pergola_autoportante.jpg
You can't spray that without brushing out. This one
http://www.dreamingcreek.com/Images/outdoor/outdoor3-1.jpg you could
spray, but you'd still need a brush in a few places.
> > For a cheapie paint sprayer you can use a 2 1/2 gallon compression pump
> > sprayer, thin the paint a bit and brush it out.
>
> Maybe that's your problem. A hand-pumped sprayer is _not_ a substitute for
> HVLP or high pressure airless.
No kidding? I'm sure you're not suggesting that a beginner with no
experience spraying will be able to spray a drip and run free finish
the first time out of the gate, right?
When all things are factored in - time, expense, cleaning time, ease of
operation - using two rollers (9" and 3") and a brush would probably be
the best choice for the OP. Since the OP is convinced that spraying is
the only option, and he doesn't want to spend any money, I tossed out
the compression sprayer.
The OP asked for a low cost sprayer and the Wagner things suck. The
compression sprayer is useful for a bunch of other things and is about
as cheap as it gets. It obviously won't spray a finish comparable to a
pro tool, but it will get the paint where he needs it.
R
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