I've been painting for over 26 years and have a high appreciation for painting techniques and practices... THIS guy embodies everything right about prep work and painting techniques that I have been practicing for close to 2 decades of industrial commercial and residential painting. I absolutely commend him
@@AtTheHandle There was plastic under the paper on the edges. Paper helps to absorb drips, and the paint doesn't flake off like it does with plastic, creating cleanup issues. Plastic is fine for areas that receive very little overspray, anything that is receiving heavy amounts of paint, needs to be Paper. No flaking, and no dripping, it just makes everything easier.
Love the way he explains, I've got 15 yrs experience, but Chris just explains his steps so clearly fluid and simply easy, awsome much respect , if i ever move mainland can i work for you? Lmk lmao😂😂🤘🤙🤙🤙
for sure. Just myself and a helper. 3 days prepping. 1-1.5 days masking and spraying on a typical size bungalow is the norm. 2 days if its a relatively new home with little weather damage.
This saved my life. We are painting our new house inside all day tomorrow and I had no idea how to not waste paint with the air sprayer. Keep up the good work!
My, my, my goodness...what a difference from a pro and an amateur and here we certainly have a pro and a damn good speaker. All explained with fine and direct details. Well done and most educational . Thank you.
Hey brother I took the outdoor furniture 15 yards and I was 2 blocks away, haha. Seriously the tip for 60 gallon replacement is a great tip, pun. Thanks.
Beginner here. I've been priming over caulk and putty. Looks like I've been wasting time and material. Thanks for the great tips on overspray. I've been running the pressure too high. I appreciate the channel.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge it really does mean a lot to me. I have a handyman service and I just got a graco airless I’ve been learning by trial and error. But now I have a great reference person to learn from. Thank you and God bless
hi Idaho, as for spraying oilbase, i personally would just pump a litre of turps/white spirit then straight into PVA/ acryllic , never had any probs , with the lines. even left material in lines for a week or more without hassles
You would figure the "turps" would yellow (amber) the hell out an acrylic. PVA is a great primer but dirty as hell when it comes to the excessive solids that's natural to the material. I have crushed many of "filters" in both the gun and the towers of my sprayers. Sherwin Williams stopped selling the PVA where I am years ago, I actually loved it
I got a Graco X7 for 50 bucks at a yard sale this week. Was excited to use it and went in not knowing anything about paint spraying. The sprayer did it's job well but it was hella over spraying. The whole room I painted got all misted. Even the rooms over got paint on them even though the door in the room I was painting was closed. Il definitely try lowering the air pressure because I believe I had it set to the max. might check out the tip as well
I have been painting for 33 years and I have done quite a bit of spraying. But in the end, I always end up with brushing and rolling. What you did there on the siding with all that overspray prep would have deterred me and I would have brushed it. I went down this rabbit hole many many years ago of finding a way to spray houses in general and never found a time effective way to do it. I spray the odd thing, and I spray much of my ceilings, but beyond that I find there is no time or energy savings and the stress level is high when you spray. I tried HVLP, I tried handheld units, I tried masking guns, nothing allows me to get the house painted faster than just brushing and rolling. The main problem has always been overspray and the second problem is fisheyes and other issues solved with brushing and rolling. I have had a Graco 495 for 17 years and have used it a lot, but the older I get the more I rely on brushing and rolling.
I am younger than you. I interior paint and spray the ceilings as well but brush and roller the walls and trim usually. Usually, it's a long day but can get a whole house masked by myself and sprayed the ceiling before I leave for the day. it is much quicker for ceilings that's for sure. I sometimes use it for baseboards as well, can mask a whole house baseboards and spray 2 coats faster than i can brush them. Door trim and window trim is usually brushed. Hybrid painting lol.
i first used a Graco airless 1973 up untill 2010 and would only use extention like the 1 you were using on ceilings/ and roof recoating done very little masking , as with using gun only , you have much more control, ,/using correct pressure helps, oh and the tip you are using can be got in china for 5 aus dollars ( my son ordered 100 last year ) he was paying 70 dollars each, here in aus , so somebody making an easy quid,/ anyway keep up the good work
Not sure how this ended up on my suggestions. However, it answered questions that I actually have dealt with in the past with overspray. Thanks for making this informative video.
Love this info Chris!! Also love the paint colour the customer chose. Prep work takes the longest time though! Thank you and thanks to Lisa, your wife and your team! Take care! Susan
Dang dude that's some serious mad skills. You have set the bar really high and may make other painters jealous. I'm not a painter but you make it look fun and easy- a true pro. Thanks for another awesome video Chris!
This guy is good but be no means is setting the bar for other painters. I for one do not follow anything or any methods he uses. I am also a painting contractor. I do spray but back brush as well to ensure proper coverage. I have watched a few of his videos. For homeowners or new to painting he is great at these videos. He serves different clients than we do as well, meaning we do high end only, not blow and go in and out.
If you are doing new work or renovation there's usually no floor product installed, just plywood or concrete on floor. When you start spraying the lids, notice if there's a lot of paint on the floor. This is the first indicator that whoever is spraying is staying too far off the wall. Get as close as possible and move very quickly. Be very consistent. Inside,bad spray habits burn a ton of flatwall. There's no way to control over spray outside other than using small flat tips on a Graco silvergun with a barrel filter. The wind is what causes over spray. Outside you can turn down your pressure and load up siding,stucco or most rough exterior substrate with a stringy runny yet non overspray load of paint ,avoiding the edge by a foot or so, then take a nappy sheepskin roller and wet roll the wall. This let's you paint fast and zero drips or overspray. That's how you control overspray.
I'd still put 2 coats on even though it's the same colour. Light coat on the 1st and a little heavier on the 2nd. Better coverage and avoid runs and misses if trying to cover in one coat.
And I have watched a couple of your videos and find it interesting how other painters do there work. Your tidy and make it look easy, because really it's not that hard. 80% of my work is spraying roofs or exterior houses here in New Zealand. Cheers for the videos.
yes indeed that spray machine operator is a vetran , good job sir, i repair all sprayers graco titan hero ect... i also spend some time running them during slow times these tips are so very helpful thx im in northern Ontario if any one needs rebuild or any tech advice id be happy to help cheers
I always spray my trim first. Then I mask it like you do - Paper around the edges, and plastic inside. Then when I spray the body, I pull off the masking and the trim is already done.
@Dave Morrison: I agree and most always do it the same way as you. The only time I wouldn't do the trim first and then mask it is if the customer picks a darker trim color than the body/wall. It should be obvious why I apply my lighter colors first.
@@mohnjarx7801 exactly scrambler that's why I dont do trim first. If you do it Idaho Painter's way you can mask the window, then spray the body, then roll the trim all while the paint is still wet on the body. If you trim out windows first you have to wait for them to dry, then mask, then spray, then unmask. Just my 2 cents
its because he always does a french finish or whatever its called... in other words seems like they usually just paint the face of the trim, not the sides like you do as 1 should.
I barely stumbled upon your videos after watching some amateur painter F up my parent's house. Nice to know there are still some professionals out there that take pride in their work.
The last couple weeks I have been prepping the exterior of my house for paint. I’ve got it all scraped pressure washed and halfway done caulking with Sherwin-Williams 950. I’ve been watching your videos, which are fantastic. Thanks for all your help. Love the scripture reference! “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 KJV
I've been followingbyou for some time, and this channel has been a great source of information and knowledge for my projects. One video that I have not seen is, how to clean up or remove overspray. I've unfortunately had some on my vinyl siding, and I'm looking to see how it's properly done without damage to the vinyl.
Thank you for your spraying tips. I am getting ready to paint my 2 story house on an declined slope and this will help a lot. The ladder tip you gave will help, too. Just got a new Graco LTS17 to help with the long hose line. 👊
Coool video. Beneficial with all the details. I figure this all out after two years of spraying. If I would see this when I started spraying there would be lees stress for me. Any way for those painters just starting to learn spraying technics this is like the golden video. Well done Chris. Keep up!
This guy does not know how to prep, the siding next to the cement you put 12 inch paper so you can spray directly without a shield that plant has over spray on it. I was doing this when he was in high school good intentions maybe but I don't think he's a union painter but I do complement him I was thinking about doing the same kind of post. I noticed he said we anyone worth their weight can paint that house in a day by themselves. I can paint stucco houses prep and paint in one day, paper and tape is my helper but it's amusing to watch an apprentice.
Yes it's nice to see that there still some pros out there doing it the it the right way. Using a shield should be the first thing to learn how to work with. The .515 and spray rig were also fine choices and a good tip on tieing back the hedges. This 10 minute video would be a valuable tool for the novice and DIY'er, The only thing missing was the Rock & Roll! Nice job brother.....Peace.....
I completely agree with you on the shield and 515 tip. No matter how much prep is/has been done I feel lost without my shield!! Learning how to hold it where needed and spraying with one hand is the way to go. The 515 tip, well that's more or less your "go-to" for general spraying, get those 2 down and your way ahead of the game if just starting out. I would only add that if one is going to spray more than just your house as needed, it is really nice to know what the #'s mean in reference to the tip "sizes. Take the first # and (usually) double it for the fan width, and the last 2 are the actual hole size in thousands of an inch, so a 515 tip has a 10" wide/tall fan and a .015" orifice. Once I took the time to look what the #'s meant it all made sense and I could easily grab the right tip for the job, prior to that someone would yell Hey grab me a 413 tip, HUH? Sure the #'s are stamped on it, but what's wrong with what your using? LOL...
@@da1cru1 good advice hey I have a question anyone really. An I use a Graco Tex sprayer as my well Hopper and compressor and my large hose and gun and buy some sort of 515 tip for it very very new heard from a Graco blog that it could be used as a sprayer also need some guidance could one throw some knoldege real fast for me much ablidged
You should always be spraying at the lowest pressure that gives you a good spray pattern, i.e. long and narrow with no "tails" at top and bottom. You should test the pattern on a piece of cardboard or such.
That depends on the tip. Better if new. Wore out tip just makes a mess and wastes paint. I use a411 for large areas and a 311 for soffit and fascia. Indoor trim I use a211 tip.I use a new tip for every job. Great videos dude. You know your job.
@@keithhampton9700 A x11 tip sounds a little constricted for full bodied exterior paint. A x13 or x15 would be normal for the generally heavier bodied exterior paints.
Thank you for making this video paint life. I am still new in the industrial portion of painting and I have been making mistakes and this possibly will clear up some problems. I spray primer with the consistency of windex.
wow what a professional love the videos man they're really helping me out as a weekend warrior diyer I get to skip the learning curve thanks to you, keep up the good work bro.
This guy has mad skills I try using the 311 on trim strain it thoroughly constantly having to flip my tip clogs quite a bit I I've switched to the Titan 413 less of a headache for me I seem to get pretty nice results with this
tip size is too small for exterior paint without dilution... that is why you are getting clogs. Read the Paint Can, it'll tell you the tip orifice size to use. 0.015 to 0.017 is typically the number which equates the the last 2 numbers of your spray tip.
Write thank you I'm aware of this.. I'm referring to when I spray cabinets or indoor trim the 311 clogs.. can I use the 695 I have just given up on 311
@@billgoforth7426 are you diluting the paint for cabinet spraying ? I dilute it when using a smaller orifice size like 311, if you read the paint can it'll say if the paint is dilutable or not and how much to dilute it by.
@@billgoforth7426 some cabinet paints require you to dilute them in order to get a better finish, you might need to lightly coat it twice for full coverage but generally it's a nicer finish in the end. Good luck in the future!
This more a comment on Internet privacy, or more on lack of it. I did not search airless sprayers, all I did was discus painting my home to my wife I have an Alexa) and I posted to a forum that uses Word press yesterday. Today this video shows up in my RU-vid feed. Very helpful yet spooky.
Chris! I love your videos! I'm dong my first exterior as the owner of my own company tomorrow! Your videos and professionalism has helped me start my own painting company. #paintlife
undoubtedly, you are a professional the way to cover or cover everything I learned before I found it more difficult to stain the wood and then paint with the brush and then it does not cover with the sprayer looks more detailed and more professional thanks friend and learned to be more profecional with your advice God bless you
Not lost was the scripture reference. Professionalism is important. No loud music etc. To avoid any conflict with employees and music my policy is headphones in one ear other ear free for safety concerns. Thanks for the video.
Love your videos! I've been an industrial painter for about 8 years, and I've learned more from you in a few hours than any of my foremen over the years! Thanks!!! --I'll add my old company coated an entire parking lot with white epoxy over spray! Epoxy is a little harder though, you need around 3,000 PSI and a large tip just to pump the thicker material.
Hi Chris, thanks for the great tips and information all the time. I just wanted to let you know that the links for some products below the video are not correct. Cheers!
I worked for a painter that hated masking and using drop cloths. He would rather scrap and use a wire brush struggling to clean up cement he got paint on. Terrible work habits. Also, he would paint door hinges and cabinet hinges. To me that’s unexceptable. I recently moved into a rental where everything and I mean everything was sprayed the same color and all semi gloss including all hardware. The owner has given me permission to fix it.
My neighbors are so good at painting that they even painted my car!!! I told them before they started painting that this would happen and they said yeah sure we have 20 years experience. Some people are just wired differently.
Goodmorning yes Over spray Will Fly Especially the Higher your up. But still blast Everything on the Ground. Cars etc. We litterly block of streets around Parking Garages etc. But people don't care. They will move our cones. Remove our paint tape. We had people move are 5 gallons buckets. And park next to our paint sprayers. On Very Large jobs the city. It can't be totally controlled With ignorent people. We actually blocked entrances to parking garages. People have gone up the wrong way to park in Garages. I don't mean 5 cars. 80 to 100 cars. Due to are time on contract deadline. I tell my guys cover cars. With plastic. When your dealing with. Deadlines. And ignorent people. And really big Numbers. You let the Paint fly. (Small number of details vs 600k project) as I tell my wife Do not Park around any Construction project anywhere Residential or Commercial it's Just Common Sense.
@Darrell Brown That's in a Perfect world. We tell Everyone moves there Cars people are ignorent. And aragant. We flyer cars two days in advance knock on doors. If there not gone. Paint is a Flying. Especially on Commercial jobs. Which are Normally over. 60k it's just a numbers Game a full wax job cost $350 tops. Time is money.
I painted grain storage facilities for 20 years. Overspray was the #1 problem. Some jobs you just have to by hand like parking lots and auto dealerships that are near.
I've seen those work gloves in multiple videos; what are they called so I can look into buying them.? Thanks for the videos - they've been helping me with my fledgling professional painting work.
Chris your videos are great, I have watched many of them, God's Economy gives you so much! you are a giver! and you give with Joy, I appreciate you God Bless you and every body around you, Thank You!
if you do end up getting overspray on a window and dont have time to take it off right then. i suggest using a hot damp towel to whipe it off the heat and dampness takes it off way easier and faster than a razor blade scraper plus no risk of scratching the glass
I bought a Harbor Freight house brand airless sprayer at a pawn shop. Thanks to your videos I have half a clue how to use it. Painted my house, and the first third or so I thought the spray pattern wasn’t what it should be (too narrow for a 5/15,) and I was going through WAY too much paint, so I swapped in a new 5/17 (pretty thick paint) and the rest went well. Not a professional job, to be sure, but far better than it otherwise would’ve been.
your pressure was too high on the 515 which is why you went through more paint, the 517 worked better because you used the same pressure as the 515 and a 517 has a larger orifice size.
Cool. But watching Mexican painters do an entire apartment complex if something to behold. Very little paper masking - mainly round light fixtures. Everything else is done with a shield. They spray walls first and later another crew comes back to paint the highlights and go over the overspray. But somehow there is very, very little overspray anywhere. Crazy ladder safety practices too - 30 ft. up the guy perched on top shakes the ladder to move it left and right and reach further. Holding a paint can in one hand. Makes me scared to look at that every time. Super fast work. Never mask cars on the parking lot. The work is always very precise.
Thats how we do it in Colorado somos chingones los paisas i encourage all of my ppl to stop working for someone who gets half the cut for simply lookong for leads. Go get your own leads and jobs and stop making other ppl rich for somethhing you can do on your own
Is that about a 30" extension, when you release trigger, don't you get the spits? I have and then you get that little stream of paint on the siding, what do you do about that?
When I recognize a pro painter that talks about over spray, it’s because he’s right. I’ve been painting for 6 years and I’m getting some good advice from this good painter. I’m like more an interior painter. Would love to paint exterior and I’m subscribing your channel so I can get more good tips from you boss man .
It looks like the idea here is to go as fast as you can. Any close-ups of finished edges or is this just good from five feet away? How about a video on how to get an even coverage on edges as a video?
Love the Bible verse in the video. Subscribed. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 ESV
I am glad that I have common sense. You've been in the industry much longer than me and I am doing everything the same. It's reassuring for me. Thank you for sharing the knowledge of an old school tradesman. It's becoming more and production work with cheap materials versus how I was taught by guys like you.
I thought the video was informative for anyone. doesn't matter your experience. I told one of my guys today that it doesn't matter how long you've been doing your trade. there is always something to learn to make you better. all these guys complaining are just to lazy to mask off windows. I don't give a shut how hood you are with a sprayer and a shield. you WILL get over spray on a window if you're spraying near it. it may not be a lot. but cleaning paint off of windows and other objects takes way to much time. a few hours taping off goes a long way
Fashion over functionality is a bad look for tradesman if one were to ask me.Also I hope the judges of the worlds tightest shirt competition are watching you. Because your game was on point in this 1 💪💪🏆
Adrian Hill I'm pretty sure that his work speaks volumes over what he's dressed in, go to the gym and get guns like his and you to will have a shirt on that's hugging the sleeves
Ya its nice having help. I do everything my self been painting 25 years or better not bragging believe me . Im good at what I do but before you follow my lead kids find a better profession.
yeah that's in a perfect world same color should be getting three mills wet gauge thickness color change you got a lot more spray angles to worry about covering the different types of siding good work Asian come from cleaning service quality paint thanks for the video
Chris just saw your "store" awesome! We live in Northern California (for now) small town and not many options. We are moving your way hopefully in the spring. (He's be working on his own for a couple of weeks and so many jobs lined up he's saying late summer but I want to go now! lol I've been sharing your videos with the guys helping him. Family no experience lol they watch your video and it's been saving on training for us. Just a quick show and they got it. Thank you so much!!
