my first time spraying :) - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

kungfu_kid · 02-07-2008, 04:09 PM

Hi Ya guys,

Well after all the help and tips from you guys, i went and hired a spray rig to see how i would get on with it

gosh these things are awesome!!!

The sprayer i hired was a apollo, never heard of it before BUT i think its a copy of the titan 440.

Things went really well and i picked it up quite quickly, all though when i got used to it, it seemed the sprayer was quite slow and i felt like i wanted it to spray faster! is it just because the type of sprayer??

Also do you guys wear goggels?? my face was covered in white paint from doing ceilings i looked like a snow man.

cant wait to buy one now

cheers

Mark

Thepaintman · 02-07-2008, 04:43 PM

[quote=kungfu_kid;373266]Also do you guys wear goggels?? my face was covered in white paint from doing ceilings i looked like a snow man.

Mark, congrats on your first paint job!!

Yes, you had better get some eye protection and especially a respirator - where do you think that paint went when you sprayed ------ RIGHT INTO YOU LUNGS!!.

Work healthy and safely.

I don't know about the Apollo. I use a Graco #395st for spraying, love it and have had no repairs in six years of much use.

Jerry
California painter

Workaholic · 02-07-2008, 10:40 PM

no goggles though i always wear a resperator

DeanV · 02-08-2008, 07:12 AM

If you were spraying ceilings and wall, then I can see want to go faster, especially if you were using a smaller sprayer. If you were spraying trim, then I cannot see wishing to go faster.

MALONE · 02-08-2008, 07:28 AM

I don't spray paint that much, but when I do, I look like one of those Hasmat guys. You only get one set of eyes, 2 lungs. Safety first.

Mandrake · 02-08-2008, 12:21 PM

Congrats and AMEN to the last posts

Get yourself a spray-sock - about $1.59
Goggles - $3.99
Tyvek Suit - $5.99
Respirator - $ 15 - 30 1/2 mask APR (3M is OK)

You will look like a spaceman but at the end of the day no one will know you are a painter.

One of the sayings in the industry used to be: "there are no old painters"

mndrk

REMODMAN · 02-15-2008, 07:38 AM

DO NOT FRORGET TO BACK ROLL AND GET YOU A 18 INCH ROLLER IT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE ALOT BETTER