Painting question

[tommymac]

Painting the walls of the mancave are up next after I replace/repair some of the sheetrock in there. Now is it worth getting something like the wagner power painter or just use the old roller and brush.

Tom

[z06boy]

I used rollers on most of mine. A Wagner sprayer would probably be worth it but just the power painter...humm...don't know if that would help that much or not.

[RACER X]

how big is the room? is there stuff already in it?

painting the ceiling?

care if you damage the carpet/flooring?

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by RACER X

how big is the room? is there stuff already in it?

painting the ceiling?

care if you damage the carpet/flooring?

its the garage, I will be painting the celiling after I sort out the wiring up there. She has shit everywhere and theres no rhyme or reason to half of it.

the floor I am not too worried about since I iwll be putting a race deck type floor down afterwards.

Tom

[RACER X]

if you plan to do alot more painting it might be worthwhile to buy a sprayer, if not rent one.......it's alot faster.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by RACER X

if you plan to do alot more painting it might be worthwhile to buy a sprayer, if not rent one.......it's alot faster.

Thats a thought, I read some reviews on a few of the sprayers and they didnt seem that good, so I wanted to see if anyone had first hand expierence with them.

Tom

[Ducati Diva]

Paint sprayers are nice for outside jobs or big rooms. For inside jobs you have to do a lot of prep as far as plastic covering for the celings and floors (there is quite a bit of overspray). Also if your not careful it will run.

For inside jobs at least for me a roller is quicker.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Ducati Diva

Paint sprayers are nice for outside jobs or big rooms. For inside jobs you have to do a lot of prep as far as plastic covering for the celings and floors (there is quite a bit of overspray). Also if your not careful it will run.

For inside jobs at least for me a roller is quicker.

I agree that the sprayers are great for outside - fences, etc. I prefer to use rollers inside as it's less prep and mess, and much less to clean up after.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by RACER X

if you plan to do alot more painting it might be worthwhile to buy a sprayer, if not rent one.......it's alot faster.

This was my thinking when I mentioned the sprayer in my post...now this would save some time...IF the room can be sprayed without a bunch of stuff in the way.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by z06boy

This was my thinking when I mentioned the sprayer in my post...now this would save some time...IF the room can be sprayed without a bunch of stuff in the way.

That may be an issue, I can prolly move most of the stuf foutside for a day to do the painting but with the cabinets that are up and the other crap along the walls the prep work may be time consuming either way. I was actualy kicking around doing it in sections at a time.

Tom