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Posted by J. Clarke on June 5, 2006, 5:18 am
dno wrote:
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> Photon713 wrote:
>> Morning all...
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Regards...Bob
>>
>> --
>> ______________
>> lvMMMCDLXXIX+1
>
> HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT. You can get a college student or a friendly
> immigrant to do it for under $100 (with the added advantage that you
> won't have to do a thing). Spraying will put overspray on everything
> (house, car, garden, neighbor's stuff, etc.)
Not if you do it on a reasonably calm day and use the right equipment.
> and you need to wear a
> decent mask that will cost $20.00 itself. Cutting down on overspray
> requires a lot of prep time and materials such as tarps or vinyl
> sheeting (more money?)
Just use airless. Not the right ticket for furniture-grade finishes but it
does a bang-up job on houses and the overspray is minimal--the only time I
get paint on the car is if I point the sprayer at the car and pull the
trigger.
> PAINTING BY HAND ISN'T AS HARD AS IT SOUNDS -
> The flat surfaces are rolled (duh) and only the corners and tight spots
> are brushed. It doesn't take as long as you think if you were to do it
> yourself. You can buy a roller for under ten bucks that is the width
> of the 4x4 stock you probably have the thing built out of. Spraying
> sounds great but trust me, you will not like the overspray (I paint for
> a living).
--
--John
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