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Have you considered renting an airless sprayer?
J
jeff...
I just finished spraying latex with my cheapo HF gun - this gun I really don't care much about so I use it for experimental type spraying. The cheapo HF gun worked great just had to thin the latex down a little with water in order to get it to spray correctly which is no big deal.
As far as I'm concerned this cheapo HF Gun is one of those HF gems - it takes a licking and still keeps ticking.
As far as I'm concerned this cheapo HF Gun is one of those HF gems - it takes a licking and still keeps ticking.
Somewhere out here is an old post where I was doing the same thing ... in the end, I bought a Vasper (?) gun from Northern Tool with a 2.3mm tip for latex spraying. I still had to thin the paint some, so I used water and some Floetrol to make it lay down nice. It did a wonderful job and used the paint super efficiently.
Here's that old post ....
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f55/hvlp-primer-paint-tips-needed-11070/?highlight=floetrol
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f55/hvlp-primer-paint-tips-needed-11070/?highlight=floetrol
That smaller sprayer probably won't do much with paint -- though it probably is good for laquer. I had the Wagner FineSpray (a $99 unit like the Rockler one -- which looks like one sold at Harbor Freight) and the small nozzle (1.4mm, I think) just couldn't get the paint out without clogging up.
Geoff,
Rockler's gun and Woodcraft's gun (same style) are exactly the same as the HF gun. The only differences are that the Rockler gun has much better directions (buy the hf and download Rocklers inst.) andthe price.
I don't think they work good for latex, but you get a decent spray in other mediums.
Jimmy:mrgreen:
I used a Wagner airless sprayer (true gun, not a BORG buzz gun) to paint the interior and exterior of my shop. The gun is identical to pro airless guns and did a great job. I ordered some tips etc from Gleem paint co and now I see that they have recon sprayers the same as I used on sale with a 90 day warranty. For just a chair or something similar the paint hopper is a tad large but if you can line up several things to be painted at once with the same color it works great. :wsmile:
http://www.gleempaint.com/paint-crew-770-recon.html
http://www.gleempaint.com/paint-crew-770-recon.html
That is an EXCELLENT buy! I bought one of those and used it twice and it quit. Took it back to HD without issues. At the time it was $199. I looked the other day and they were $149, so the price has come down a lot. I wouldn't spray a house with it, but it is good for miscellaneous latex and other outdoor type projects.
I think I will be getting one.
Correction. I have one on order.. ;-)
I think I will be getting one.
Correction. I have one on order.. ;-)
I use a Wagner conversion gun (HVLP but using a compressor instead of a turbine) I got for about $125 from Gleem paint. Once I got the air setting figured out it works well. I mostly spray Resisthane - a clear lacquer equivalent - but have sprayed Minwax's poly with it. I think the stock tips would be a bit small for latex but the help number at Gleem paint would give you better advice. They might change the tips for you and sell it that way if you ask. Extra tips are about $50 so not a minor expense (at least to me).
Highland Hardware's website has an article about mixing Resisthane with latex to make it harder and thinner. I don't know what you are painting but it might be an idea.
Jim
Highland Hardware's website has an article about mixing Resisthane with latex to make it harder and thinner. I don't know what you are painting but it might be an idea.
Jim
The wagner paint crew from Gleem paints for $99.:gar-La;
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