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Airless spraying is at least 10 times faster than a roller, and it makes a much better finish. If you don't have an airless pump and you are not a professional painter, you can hire one. Part of the secret with efficient spray painting is the masking. You need to use a masking dispenser to...

Only just seen your post, so maybe you have found the solution? If not, I can help. You need to use an airless paint sprayer which pumps the paint along at up to 3,300 psi. An airspray gun (that uses compressed air) will blow most of the paint away from the wall, and because this type of...

Hi Dfamily, I am in the process of making an extension close to my neighbour's boundary. When I asked him for permission to put scaffolding on his land, he refused to give it without me first paying him £ 10K and also undertaking to pay the cost of any damage to plants. When I refused, his...

Hi Gar, Wanted to say more than just "Thanks" What you have written is great; it is just what I needed. Hope I can help you some time: spray painting is my main expertise.

I think the real issue here is wether you want to have a real garden room with normal house heating, or just make do with what you have. I have just completed a fantastic garden room and I have to say that it is a wonderful addition to the house, but it was expensive. It has triple glazed...

Who can give tips on how to lay a carpet with an underlay and Gripper Rods? I have a good carpet kicker and the gripper rods, but what is the best way to stretch the carpet? eg start at one edge, then tension the opposite side? Do you need to allow a bit of a gap when cutting, to allow for...

Hi Zampa, Agree with just about everything you've said, but if you have given up painting, why not teach spray painting? I bet the local technical college would be delighted. For years I have always said that the price in US dollars is the price in Pounds, so your 400 quid in America is...

Hi Zampa, One room walls and ceilings would be about evens on time, but spraying will still use less paint and you get a better finish. A couple of rooms and spraying has to be faster. If you use masking machines with tape having synthetic adhesive and film alongside, then spray everything...

Hi Zampa, Thanks for your input. I would agree that HVLP is not the easiest equipment to use, and I guess you are experienced in paint spraying yourself. However my experience in showing painters how to do it, tells me that professional painters are no better than DIY, in fact DIY often do...

Hi Aflemi. I can't help you to chose between a new oak staircase and painting the pine one white, but I can say that spraying with an HVLP spray gun is much fastest than a brush and gives the best finish. A painter should be able to use one or you can hire it, but it can be tricky to get the...

Hello Third_eye When did you last try spraying emulsion with an airless sprayer? If it was more than 20 years ago, I can understand your bad experience, but equipment has changed a lot since then and it is easy to use, yes even in a private house. If there's a problem, its from the small...

Hi JDLDIY Yes professional painters are spraying the insides of private houses. In America, DIYers own their airless to paint their houses. The best situation is empty new build, but you can still spray a single room. Part of the secret is to have quality masking tape that keeps the same...

To see an HVLP turbine powered sprayer, have a look at www.lionindustries.co.uk/hvlp.html Its an information site only

The best way to paint a door with water based quick drying paint, is to spray it. A top quality synthetic bristle brush is pretty good, but not as easy or as fast as spraying. Starting next year, manufacturers have to phase out all solvents by 2010 so we have to get used to painting with them...

Hi Third_eye. You should be able to spray most masonry paints with an airless sprayer, without having to thin them. You need an airless piston pump that will support a 23 thou' (0.023") spray tip (nozzle). But the paint must be the "smooth" variety, not textured with large particles such as...

Hi Zampa, I did not say you should use an 8 foot pole-gun, which I agree would be too long for most jobs. The usual size is 1 metre (39.4") which you will probably hold at 60 degrees with the trigger at your side about 1 metre off the floor. That way the spray head is about 50 cms above...

Hi Zampa, Well DIYers do use airless because we get called by them from time to time, in fact in America many own their own airless rig to spray their houses. If you had ever used an airless pole-gun on an 8' ceiling you would understand why it is a good tool. It only takes 10 minutes...

Unless you are a professional painter, I suggest you hire the airless unit which should be around £ 120 per week with special rates for a weekend (we don't hire equipment as we supply the hire trade). Try to persuade the hirer to hire you the pressure roller; If you buy the pressure roller...

Try hiring an HVLP turbine such as a Graco 4900 from Hewden Hire or other big hire companies, and ask for an extension nozzle which is designed for radiators

Yes, we can supply the pressure rollers for an airless machine