I would do a test on cardboard to see where it starts. Make a mark on the side of the body and line that up where you need to start and stop when that line meets the other end.
I use this for commercial work. You just have to know how to use it.. when to start spraying when to stop. Not too difficult with practice but it definitely is a money machine.
I understand your valid points. However, I often prefer to use this method when dealing with 5 to 10 lines. It saves me from using bigger equipment for smaller tasks. Also, if you chalk the line correctly and place the single roof shingles at the starting point, everything goes smoothly.
a GREAT MACHINE FOR TOUCHING UP SMALLER PARKING LOTS ! I just used this machine and it worked perfectly for a church with 30 parking spots ,The old lines were faded and it worked as intended for the purpose and it looked great , No sense calling out a striping guy , they wanted $1500 to do the 30 lines , the machine costs me $125 on amazon and the cans of striping paint cost $10 bucks each , for under $200 in materials and the machine , the church can now use that extra $1300 bucks to use towards their outreach and helping people !
Looks like a good little machine honestly most of the issues in the video are more issues with technique and prep seems like a machine like this could make bank with little liquor store parking lots. A better machine might be faster but this seems decent, trying to add striping to an existing small painting business
Found your channel not to long ago. I’m looking to get into this business so it’s great someone has come up with a RU-vid channel regarding the business side of starting up. I’m just commenting so you know that someone’s watching your channel and cares about the content. Keep up the great work.
As far as the lines go it is his fault they are not even. The machine clearly has makes where the nozzle is or you can simply look at the top of the can and realize the nozzle is in the middle. Also he was using the rustoleom paint which is thin. He could have bought the Sherwin Williams stripe paint in the can and it would go down thicker. The only bad part of the machine is the small wheels that can't really handle the bumps, it is not as fast as a sprayer and of course the paint cost per line is more expensive per line. However you can make bigger mistakes faster with a sprayer, there is way more clean up with a sprayer-meaning wasted paint and 5 grand more for a sprayer is a lot of cases of canned paint. I would say that if you put a little better wheels on this, that for small jobs it would be better than an expensive sprayer That being said, I am not a striper dude yet and this is just based on my way of looking at the equipment as a layman
my first job is a commercial lot 40-60 spots, and this machine is all I have. You said you would NOT use this machine for that size job, but its my first job so what would you recommend, or do in this situation? Thanks! Enjoyed the video
Measure from the edge of the curb the distance you want on both ends and pop a chalk line between the two marks. Bam a perfect starting point every time.
Great video. Having the right tools always makes the job easy. I have 5000 to invest I want to buy the paint stripping machine around 3500. I also have the pressure washer equipment I think both services will hand and hand. Just don't want to make the same mistake with the auto detail. I also have small house I can convert to a detail shop. But don't know if I want business so close to home
I’ve never used one of these and curious if it’s something like this would be handy in a lot where some cars weren’t moved. And used this to spray between parked cars? Probably two coats🤔
I took out a business loan as well for my machine. The type of loan I got was I make 1 payment a year. This way I don't have to worry about getting jobs so I can make a monthly payment. Basically I don't make a payment till next year.
I have one of these that worked great. Lent to someone. Now it won't spray 4" line only 2" doesn't matter where I set the height? Something with the cable to the trigger.
Im seriously thinking about striping parking lots for some extra money I currently stripe roads with a paint truck for the DOT and we also use thermo and have a machine that we use to put it out with but I have never done parking lots Im picking up one of these rust oleum machines tomorrow that I found on marketplace for $25 and I’m going to start buying other things to get started my plan is to get a titan machine eventually I’m only wanting to do medium to small parking lots would the Titan 850 be ok for that or would you recommend to just go ahead and get the Titan 3500 ? Also do y’all ever use visilok beads to help dry the lines ?
I have used this setup before. The local hardware store has one they will let you use for free when you buy the paint from them. The paint is expensive and doesn’t go very far. It’s slow to put on, and doesn’t cover well as it’s semitransparent. You might have to do two coats. The edges will be fuzzy because the cans have very low pressure. Don’t even think about doing this on a windy day! Your lines will never look professional and they will wear out quickly. At best this can be used for temporary lines that will be covered, removed or repainted within a year. People like me will laugh when they see it.
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Hey man i would have looked into the paint and longevity of it compared to what you use in your business. Cause i cant find real answers on that topic.
I can’t find any information either. Yeah that would have been alt more interesting. I’ll check into it. If you find anything else either please let me know.
The paint is very thin and goes on at very low pressure. Don’t do this on a windy day! Even under ideal conditions it will be fuzzy at the edges, and even if you go very slow like in this video it will not cover very well. The paint is semitransparent. A lot of people do two coats. Anyway, it will never look like a professional job and it will wear out quickly. In a pinch it might work for a temporary job, but I would redo it with a professional machine as soon as possible.
@davidcooke5712 “LOL” if you actually used the striper you’d have realized you’re not looking directly down over the can, so it’s hard to gauge . And, “LOL” he explained what the user did wrong and how to end up with even lengths. Our local equipment renter has a machine like this works fine for small lots especially on old or coarse paved surfaces.
What am I missing other than this dude wasn’t paying attention where to start. I say that because although he may not have started in the right place he stopped in the right place so he must have known where it was spraying.
