Hello chaps, a U.K painter here,
I wonder if I can pick some brains here regarding spraying to a finish internals.
I work on new build sites. In the U.K spraying isn't really used a great deal. There are a few companies that do spray to a finish, but, for the life of me, I just can't figure out how they can do it without having to mask/cover and protect their finishes.
Presently, I spray mistcoats with my airless, but as time goes by I can foresee that spraying to a finish on commercial sites is going to be how things move along. Obviously time is money on new builds and laying down tape and plastic just isn't going to happen as the whole thing would be pointless. I've sprayed units to a finish before but I've found that overspray is a nightmare and end up having to go back over walls again after spraying the door frames and skirting (trim). I've tried using a shield, but man oh man, in some of the units we work in its a real headache, though I should add: I've never tried using a fine tip, are they more controllable/less overspray?
I've thought about different ways of tackling door frames (door trim) and something that I thought that might save using a shield would be to cut two pieces of rigid plastic template that go around the outside of the frame as you would when masking, and then tack the plastic to the wall and reuse on the remaining door frames. I guess something similar could be adopted for skirting's (floor trim) too?
Thoughts?
I wonder if I can pick some brains here regarding spraying to a finish internals.
I work on new build sites. In the U.K spraying isn't really used a great deal. There are a few companies that do spray to a finish, but, for the life of me, I just can't figure out how they can do it without having to mask/cover and protect their finishes.
Presently, I spray mistcoats with my airless, but as time goes by I can foresee that spraying to a finish on commercial sites is going to be how things move along. Obviously time is money on new builds and laying down tape and plastic just isn't going to happen as the whole thing would be pointless. I've sprayed units to a finish before but I've found that overspray is a nightmare and end up having to go back over walls again after spraying the door frames and skirting (trim). I've tried using a shield, but man oh man, in some of the units we work in its a real headache, though I should add: I've never tried using a fine tip, are they more controllable/less overspray?
I've thought about different ways of tackling door frames (door trim) and something that I thought that might save using a shield would be to cut two pieces of rigid plastic template that go around the outside of the frame as you would when masking, and then tack the plastic to the wall and reuse on the remaining door frames. I guess something similar could be adopted for skirting's (floor trim) too?
Thoughts?