I've never had good experiences with airless sprayers. They work OK for
large flat surfaces like outdoor siding, textured ceilings, where
defects are hard to spot.
I am far from a pro painter, and it tends to be something I dislike
doing, but like most things that I *can* do, I'm ultimately resistant to
paying someone else to do it. For doors and trim I use a roller to get
the paint spread quickly and then a high-quality brush to even it
out. Using a brush alone I have trouble with areas starting to dry
before I can get the next area blended smoothly. Maybe I should look
into additives that slow the drying speed.
Allan
Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes:
> I may not have been specific enough - I wasn’t talking about compressor type
> guns, I meant the 120VAC self contained ones. Sorry about that.
>
> Thanks for the video links, I’ll check them out. And yes, the HF one (Avati?)
> actually looks pretty decent. I haven’t looked at the Graco ones yet.
>
> -D
>
>> On Jan 7, 2021, at 3:25 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Believe it or not, the cheapo HF gun gets pretty high marks for automotive
>> paints. The key to any successful paint job using air sprayers is clean, dry
>> air. For an airless sprayer I would probably go with a Graco or equivalent.
>>
>> I follow this guy on YT. No, I haven't watched these particular videos.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/Gt9HFtwE8HY
>>
>> https://youtu.be/jzzqUg3l1pE
>>
>> Paint gun.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/-CldQMpGaiA
>>
>> https://youtu.be/jKaXpBOW0-0
>>
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> Sent: January 7, 2021 1:50 PM
>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> Cc: d...@penoff.com
>> Subject: [MBZ] OT - Paint Sprayers
>>
>> Looking for a recommendation for a paint sprayer, handheld, probably HVLP,
>> that can handle latex paints. I’ve got a bunch of doors I want to paint for
>> the house and this would be a good reason to break down and get a sprayer.
>> My previous experiences with these are about 10-15 years old, and they
>> weren’t pleasant ones. Hopefully, newer technology has made them better.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> -D
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