House paining? - Wagner power painter or Brush

[Raider Ronnie]

Spraying only gets paint on surface.
Brushing or rolling not so quick but penetrates wood.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Spraying only gets paint on surface.
Brushing or rolling not so quick but penetrates wood.

I had that drilled into me as a kid as my Dad was a house painter.

" Brush it in boy, brush it in, go from unpainted into painted."
Can still hear him saying it everytime I paint.

Before rollers were invented.

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Spraying only gets paint on surface.
Brushing or rolling not so quick but penetrates wood.

Spraying is fine if prepped and primed correctly....the TOP coat is not penetrating anything.....I still like to bush or roll though, spraying exteriors can be a headache. It all depends on the situation.

[Raven]

yeah Dave you might not have to Sand

so try a test spot

[justplugit]

Thanks Matt, I really appreciate it. I'll checkout the time span.

I would feel a little naughty cutting corners though.

Ya Rav, but my back won't be happy.

[Raven]

a little naughty is called good
allot of naughty is called crafty

[fishsmith]

S-B kicks @ss!! Thanks for the input fella's.

[fishsmith]

All done (well a few touch up spots). The weather god were very kind this memorial day weekend.

I rented an airless sprayer from home depot and though the prep work (covering for overspray) was greater than I expected, once I got going, I got 2 coats on 2 1/2 sides in 4 hrs. I wish I taped a tarp to the house to cover the chimney, but wasn't thinking , with a brush alone that side took longer than the rest of the house.

All in all I used 7 gallons of paint, now maybe, just maybe I'll get to see my fishing stuff again.

Thanks again for the reply's to my questions.