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I sprayed my 7000 sq ft shop, three sides in five hours. But I was worried about overspray so I had two helpers hold 16' 2x4's that had the corners of a 25x25 tarp screwed to it to minimize overspray. Like a HUGE banner sign thingy, funny looking but it worked. They just watched me as I went to town with the sprayer! :rockon:
 
Over spray can be eliminated by adjusting your pressure way down and using a huge tip.

Think of it like this: less pressure equals less atomization. Less atomization, less paint airborne.

I would not go above half of your max pressure.

I rolled a brick wall last summer with an 18" 1 3/4 nap on a 16 foot pole. Never again...
 
You should post some before and after pics for us to see how it worked out for you.
Yeah that would be nice! I would like to see before and afters as well.

I recommend renting a boom lift for this job. They are fun to drive and operate. Also, you have allot of maneuverability as opposed to ladders and scaffolding.
 
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I priced the job to include a lift if needed. I've driven a ton of them when I worked commercial a while back so the fun factor has worn off for me. Don't get me wrong I like driving them but nothing special on a flat sidewalk.

But I'm also going to pick up one of those hyde extension poles to try out. The job is going to be about a month of work so I'll have time to try out the extension pole to see if it will work. If it does great, will have a new tool and make a few extra bucks not having to rent a lift. If not I'll make the call to have a lift dropped off and go that route and not much lost.

Thanks for the advice. I'll post back after I do this and let you know if the pole worked or not, will be a month or so before I try it.
 
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