We rendered our reno. Brushes and rollers was going to take ages, cement really sucks it in, and good quality airless sprayers cost heaps to rent and like 3-5 grand to buy a good one. We ended up buying our own into the country. Only $1295- $1495. Normal spraying won’t work as [thumbsupanim]it has the air blowing all the paint around..and does not lay on enough paint. Also airless has much less overspray, is great quick and easy, we used less paint, got a good result (with practice) and saved heaps of time because spraying gets into all the areas.
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http://www.globalaccenttrading.comP.S. 3000psi is too much. The lower the pressure less overspray. If you get tails each side increase the pressure a bit at a time. We found 1800-2300 was fine most of the time.
Cheers.Thanks for that mate!
Last time i used an airless sprayer on one of my propertys it was a complete disaster!! I got more paint in my lungs than anywhere else . !
It was just a cheapy from K Mart I guess that is why .
Once i realised I had oversprayed over the fence on the neighbors figurines I thought that was a good time to go back to the brush.We’ve got 70 yrs on planet earth,Lets make the most of every day!
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Airless is the way to go if you are going to spray. But, spraying is not all good.
The quality of finish is much lower then “cutting-in and rolling”. The process of putting it on by hand works the paint on to the surface with more consistent finish.
The amount of paint you will use is about Double/200%. With airless between 1/5 and 1/3 is going to be waste/on the floor and a sticky mest. I find inside house’s is just not worth it, Units sometimes (2 or 3 in one go).
Paint cost is 18-20% of the professional cost of the job with a brush and roller.
Here is a cost example:
Repainting Room “A†(4mtr/4mtr)
• One Door and Frame (Sand 10 min, Undercoat 20min, Gloss 20min)
• Two Double hung Windows (Sand 20min, Undercoat 60min, Gloss 60min)
• Four Walls (per wall: Cut-in ceiling edge 10min, Brush-out sides and Skirting edge10min, Roll wall 10min X 2 coats)
• Ceiling with one light fitting (Cut-in cornice 40min, Roll 20min X2 coats)
• Skirting’s (Sand 20min, Undercoat 40min, cut-in Gloss 60min)
Total Time 8 ½ hours
Materials
• Oil base or Acrylic undercoat 2ltrs
• Ceiling Flat Acrylic 4-5ltrs
• Low-sheen Acrylic 6ltrs
• Gloss or Semi Enamel 1.5ltrsHint:
• Buy as much of the paint as you can in 15-20ltr tins. The per liter rate is much lower. Try and reduce the number of 4’s you need to buy and never buy 1’s. Buy the trade paint from the best brands. You may be able to get a better price if you call around the paint shops with a shopping list and ask for prices.• At the beginning of the job go out and buy a Tradesmen Roller Frame (270mm not the 230mm), Skin and matching Tray. Pay $15+ for a good 75mm and 100mm brush. (75mm for the windows, doors and Glossing and 100mm for the rest)
These trade tools save SO much time. And get at least one good medium length (not too long if you have to work in hallways) Roller pole ($35).
• To save time have the house empty, do all the ceilings in one go, come back and do all the walls in one go, etc..I hope you can use this
Mark“Ut sementem feeceris”
“You reap what you sow”Modernity Investing
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