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Lot's of painting needed. Get a "machine?" John Gilmer 10-05-2007
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Posted by John Gilmer on October 5, 2007, 8:49 am
We have a TH that "needs" painting in every room. We have just completed
the kitchen but there are another 5 rooms plus hall ways plus stair well
plus 1-1/2 baths.

Moreover, we will put "stick on" vinyl tile over under layment. The "stick
on" instructions recommend painting the floor with latex primer.

That's a LOT of painting.

It's starting to make sense to look into getting some seriour "Professional"
equipment.

Have any of you gone this route?

In particular, I was looking at the "pump sprayers" that can (if run "flat
out" put a gallon of paint on the walls/ceiling/whatever every few minutes.

Has anyone else here gone that way?

What "features" should I look for? What's the minimum about of painting
that can justify the clean up of the equipment. In the past I have gotten
some of that "Weaver" junk but I found that it just don't completely clean
up.

What about maskink, etc? What are the "over spray" issues.

Any and all comments would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.



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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 5, 2007, 9:56 am
> We have a TH that "needs" painting in every room. We have just completed
> the kitchen but there are another 5 rooms plus hall ways plus stair well
> plus 1-1/2 baths.
>
> Moreover, we will put "stick on" vinyl tile over under layment. The
> "stick on" instructions recommend painting the floor with latex primer.
>
> That's a LOT of painting.
>
> It's starting to make sense to look into getting some seriour
> "Professional" equipment.
>
> Have any of you gone this route?
>
> In particular, I was looking at the "pump sprayers" that can (if run "flat
> out" put a gallon of paint on the walls/ceiling/whatever every few
> minutes.
>
> Has anyone else here gone that way?
>
> What "features" should I look for? What's the minimum about of painting
> that can justify the clean up of the equipment. In the past I have
> gotten some of that "Weaver" junk but I found that it just don't
> completely clean up.
>
> What about maskink, etc? What are the "over spray" issues.


Please stop using quotation marks for the remainder of this discussion.
Thank you.

Now, do you know the location of a real paint store in your town? Not Home
Depot, Sears, Wal Mart, etc., but a real paint store? Or, a hardware store
where they know what they're talking about? The answer to this question
will assist people in responding to your questions.



Posted by ransley on October 5, 2007, 10:59 am
>
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>
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> > We have a TH that "needs" painting in every room. We have just completed
> > the kitchen but there are another 5 rooms plus hall ways plus stair well
> > plus 1-1/2 baths.
>
> > Moreover, we will put "stick on" vinyl tile over under layment. The
> > "stick on" instructions recommend painting the floor with latex primer.
>
> > That's a LOT of painting.
>
> > It's starting to make sense to look into getting some seriour
> > "Professional" equipment.
>
> > Have any of you gone this route?
>
> > In particular, I was looking at the "pump sprayers" that can (if run "flat
> > out" put a gallon of paint on the walls/ceiling/whatever every few
> > minutes.
>
> > Has anyone else here gone that way?
>
> > What "features" should I look for? What's the minimum about of painting
> > that can justify the clean up of the equipment. In the past I have
> > gotten some of that "Weaver" junk but I found that it just don't
> > completely clean up.
>
> > What about maskink, etc? What are the "over spray" issues.
>
> Please stop using quotation marks for the remainder of this discussion.
> Thank you.
>
> Now, do you know the location of a real paint store in your town? Not Home
> Depot, Sears, Wal Mart, etc., but a real paint store? Or, a hardware store
> where they know what they're talking about? The answer to this question
> will assist people in responding to your questions.- Hide quoted text -
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Find out what you really need first, the floors I just put down
require a special latex primer, its liquid. A 5gallon bucket, screen,
pole, roller and sleeve would be just as fast without spraying your
walls and baseboard. My floor required rolling with a floor roller.


Posted by Norminn on October 5, 2007, 12:06 pm
John Gilmer wrote:

> We have a TH that "needs" painting in every room. We have just completed
> the kitchen but there are another 5 rooms plus hall ways plus stair well
> plus 1-1/2 baths.
>
> Moreover, we will put "stick on" vinyl tile over under layment. The "stick
> on" instructions recommend painting the floor with latex primer.
>
> That's a LOT of painting.
>
> It's starting to make sense to look into getting some seriour "Professional"
> equipment.
>
> Have any of you gone this route?
>
> In particular, I was looking at the "pump sprayers" that can (if run "flat
> out" put a gallon of paint on the walls/ceiling/whatever every few minutes.
>
> Has anyone else here gone that way?
>
> What "features" should I look for? What's the minimum about of painting
> that can justify the clean up of the equipment. In the past I have gotten
> some of that "Weaver" junk but I found that it just don't completely clean
> up.
>
> What about maskink, etc? What are the "over spray" issues.
>
> Any and all comments would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
I don't know what a "TH" is, but .....townhouse?

First, I think stick on tile is crap and have never seen an appl. that
looked decent and did not come loose.

We used a power roller to paint a neighbor's condo; also crap - it was a
lot more work to clean up the p.r. than ordinary roller. A pump sprayer
for paint? Never heard of such a thing. If the home is not occupied,
it should be far easier to paint. Prep is what takes time when I paint
- applying the paint is not a big deal. If the place is ready to go,
you might get as good a price from a contractor as for spending the
money on equipment to DIY.

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 5, 2007, 12:12 pm

> Prep is what takes time when I paint - applying the paint is not a big
> deal.

Yep. I get the feeling the OP has never painted before.

This past summer, my son got all enthusiastic when a neighbor offered to pay
him to do some interior painting. Since he knew nothing about it, I told him
he had to paint his own room perfectly, for the educational experience (and
so I didn't have to do it). Halfway through cleaning around windows and
taping and removing hardware, he was horrified. More so when he realized
that the fun part (rolling) took 1/10th the time that the prep work took.

Of course, it's always possible to do an amateurish job, and get paint all
over door hinges, light switches, etc., which will make the next owner want
to hunt you down and cut your guts out with a machete. :-)



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