The BEST Door Spraying System for BEGINNERS and DIYers! 

As a professional painter here are a couple things I would suggest. First Amazon. They always have the fine finish tips even when the stores don’t. Second. I would not use an extension for fine finish applications. When you have an extension and you release the trigger the paint in the extension loses pressure to a point where the tip does not atomize it anymore and you get “spitting” big drops of paint on your finished surface. ( they do have valve you can buy that’s screws on the end of the extension behind the housing that closes once the pressure drops to a certain psi but it is heavy and puts strain on your wrist making it very uncomfortable for extended use) Third. You can wash the filter in the gun instead of replacing it. You only need to replace it once there is a hole or tear in the mesh itself.

You were wrong about walking through the cleaning of the spray system!! I watched and enjoyed every second of it and I learned a few things!! Thank you for taking the time to show us!

You are the only one that I found that described how to use the stak rack system measurements and all . I do wish you would of showed how to flip the doors ontop of each other and spacing them out to do so

Cover stain oil base primer from home depot is about $22 a gallon. It is marketed as no sanding necessary. Its oil base, bonds well, and levels really nice. Solution for the stack rack problem would be use washers between door and rack for the shorter doors and bring the racks out to the same point as the tallest door. Those sprayers cannot handle thinners and mineral spirits though.. Flammable liquids will ruin your sprayers internal seals and packings. With the better grade sprayers from Sherwin you can replace the pumps for under $300. Also you shouldn't mix latex paint and oilbase products in same sprayer. You run the risk of some oil based material being stuck in the line or pump coming out with your paint causing fish eye.. where the oil and latex paint separate on your finish product. Some advice for quick production good quality painting whole homes.. tape all casings and molding. Depending on cure time of trim paint use either the delicate surface yellow frog tape, or regular 3m blue painters tape if its been a few days. Caulk a bead over the edge of tape on trim to seal it. Use a wet rag and wipe the caulk away and only leave the film or a transparent layer over the edge of tape where you can see the tape through the caulk. This will seal all your tape and prevent bleeding. Making cutting everywhere the trim is much faster with the straight lines from the tape. Pull tape while paint is still wet on final coat as it will soften the caulk and help release in a cleaner line. As for painting the cut line on ceiling goes.. I use a medium stiff Purdy xl glide either 2.5 or 3".. swipe ceiling side of brush clean of paint on pale or handy cup.. before starting any lines swipe ceiling side of brush on wall close to your line to clean the excess paint off brush so it doesn't build up or grab the ceiling during the pull. Should be cutting (for right hand, start from left pull right in a more comfortable motion - for left hand start right and pull left) this is a more comfortable motion and will result in cleaner quicker cut lines on ceiling once you get it dialed in. Then smooth out the excess paint on wall with brush. My system goes roll-brush, brush-roll for my 2 coats of painting on walls. After first roll it shows imperfections that can be fixed while cutting in, and being able to 2nd coat the walls while compound dries is nice. For edges of tape wait until you're ready to roll the walls for bigger projects so the paint doesn't dry too fast on the tape and caulking before pulling it. I also use 2" tape to bump tape with roller to bring texture and extra coverage over the excess trim paint. Making covering the walls a quick process. Same process works for any transitions, like the wood beams on ceiling. Tape the beam caulk the edge and pull tape while paint is wet. Should give a nice clean straight line without "touch ups" when done properly.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Stud Pack mothers!!! 👊 Keep the great videos coming!!!

Excellent instructions! Very well stated and articulate. Now my take: 51 years of painting. I appreciate all old school techniques but the newer technology is here. 1) After through prep: Urethane Acrylic primers are excellent, but not on some staining issues. 2) Semigloss paint isn’t necessarily enamel. I usually go for something that states”enamel” on the label: example: Benjamin Moore Advance( which is water BORNE alkyd, or a Urethane Acrylic like Cabinet Coat or SWP Emerald that way you can stay with all water soluble materials and… SEND THAT TRASH THINNER TO NEW JERSEY WHERE IT BELONGS!!!!

Two stud pack videos in a week. Must be Christmas. I love you guys videos. You all have the best format on RU-vid of all the contractors in my opinion. I like how you guys focus on a particular project and focus all your tips and tricks on that one subject instead of other guys who just show you what they did that day and they are all over the place and aren’t giving a lot of info. You all should definitely make more videos. Lol

Johnny Bench Krylon Paint. Thanks for the memory!

You guys are absolutely the best! Learn something new each time I watch an episode. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next one!

Thanks for showing and explaining the sprayer cleaning process. It is helpful to learn how pros do the mundane stuff!

Love the editing in this one. Been watching you guys since the beginning. Y'all are both phenomenal and getting better! 🤘

Thank You guys for a Mother's Day Video!! Keep Up The Good Work!!

Thank you for your videos. I love "tips and tricks." I really enjoy how you show how it's wrong then how to fix it. I know nothing about how remodeling is done. Learning a ton from you. Wow 2 videos back to back, loved them, thank you 😊

You guys are THE BEST! Thank you for your videos! I’m always smashing the like button. Please keep the videos coming.

What a first class move with the flowers and mother's day wishes!

You guys are always killing it! What an improvement in overall production quality as well! Keep it up!

Great work and great video. Y'all are getting so good. Can't wait for what's in store for us subscribers

Greatest joy in life, a stud pack video 😍😍

Watching your work and teaching is so refreshing even if I knew nothing about construction. With your expertise and concise step by step explanations it's so 👌 🔥 💯. Love your work. Love and big up from Jamaica 🇯🇲

Thank you so much. I had no idea that there was a filter in the handle! I also found the cleaning process very helpful and not at all boring.

Man, every video is solid. Jordan, awesome editing and production schedule you’re on man, I know it’s lots of work. It’s much appreciated.

I used the screw method as demoed by this channel. Worked great, thanks!

Hey, a new guy here! I just finished watching your old videos from 2020 and I have to say, you seems to be a lot more comfortable in front of the camera, than you were two years ago 8) I'm learning a lot of interesting stuff from your vids and I'm getting excited, anytime a new one pops out. Keep doing what you're doing and stay awesome! 8D

Happy Mothers Day to Ms Stud Packs ... Thx for posting ...

Thanks for that tutorial on cleaning your spray equipment, very helpful. Can’t wait to see the finished product. As my old shop teacher would say, you do good work, not much but good. 😁 just kidding, you guys are real pros. Wish you were in Georgia. Please pass on to your good lady, happy mother’s day.

I second the Swiss Coffee recommendation. Good looking job guys

Great video guys! Thank for showing that clean up. Very simple.

Gentlemen - Great Channel. Really excited about your build/remodel coming up soon. I'm a retired contractor (five years) and really miss the work. Unfortunately fighting Parkinson's in addition to other more normal "old age" ailments so my working days are behind me. Ten years ago I would have loaded up some tools and headed down to give you guys a hand. We did it all but framing was one of my favorite elements. Please keep your channel as it is - great information for weekend warriors and trades too. Best of Luck - sounds like a beautiful project!

I found running paint thinner was hard on internals on my sprayers so i had one machine for oil base products and one for latex it stopped the replacement of packing s and rebuilds seemed like every 6 months i had my machines in getting rebuilt. You guy's are doing professional grade work. Great video

Great job, love Swiss Coffee! Looking forward to watching you do the ceilings & walls too!

I used those Stack Rack for my door painting! Worked great.

I have the same sprayer and have used it to paint several houses over the years and today I just learned from your video that there is a filter in the sprayer handle!

No runs, drip, or errors -- Johnny Bench for Rustoleum. Speaking of Mothers' Day, I hope your mom is well and enjoying her new bathroom. From your CENLA follower: very nice work!

Great video, I love the coverage you get with that 311.

Another great video! Great work, please keep making such great content!

great video love all tips and tricks, ill be giving some tips myself soon Happy mothers day to all God Bless have a wonderful day

Happy mother's day 💕!, great job !, one tip I used was a product called flo-trol that is a paint additive that helps keep the paint from starting to set up in the airless sprayer and also helps the paint self level and flow evenly on any surface, also it helps with making it easier to clean up the tips, hose, and pump on your sprayer, add about 16 ounces to 5 gallon of paint!, also Swiss coffee is a great trim and closet color!!

Awesome job guys looks great 👍

Another excellent video guys!! Thank you for sharing. 👍❤️👍

ive tried a bunch of stacking systems for doors. but like you say it may not work great with different sized doors so i now just take em off and paint the spine of the door while im doing the frame then put it back on a finish the door later. its just less hassle. super video thanks.

Killer setup for racking trim package! I Tweaked the stack rack and doubled capacity

As always a great video and so very well done. Awesome

Great video guys! I just painted a place and am glad I am finally finished! 😂 Looks great!

great work but the inline air gun was the best thing I saw.. never knew it existed but it's awesome

Looks fantastic guys.

Father and son, we wish you the best! Thanks!

as a pro ill say this get a graco 390 pc or titan 440. you can get one for about $800 at your local sherwin williams instead of the magnum. they cost $100-$150 more but the quality of sprayer is huge! even for diy but especially if your planning on doing this as a side hustle or pro. for a diy. the resale value will hold up great on a graco 390 or titan 440.

Thanks for showing the cleaning process. I have bought the smaller version of this sprayer after watching your videos as I'm looking to paint my whole house; trim, walls, ceiling, and thing this will help a lot. I feel a lot better about cleaning the sprayer having watched this video. Also good to know about leaving the tip in a bucket of water if your going to spray more the following day. However, what about the rest of the system?

That paint has a nice sheen to it. Good job.

Happy mother's day to the stud pack designer!

I just painted a house with Swiss Coffee. Not sure if it ever went out of style, but it was the go-to white 30 years ago, superceding Navajo.

Great video and if you save the paint thinner in a large bucket and let it set for a week or two all the paint will sink to the bottom of the bucket and just pour it slowly in another bucket and like new. Continue to use it for another cleaning next time. Thanks for the video and great work.

Thank you for this video. You guys rock!!!

Once the paint is out of the unit I remove the gun and manifold filter, clean them at the same time, when using thinner based, use old thinners and cycle it for about 5 minutes, it'll clean faster when you put in fresh thinner and uses less, you explaining is do clear and easy to understand, love those triangles

I'm a 15 yr painter I just cut 12in 1×4 and screw them on the bottom of door and that way you can stand them up and spray them without moving or touching them spray without stopping

Awesome job guys and nice touch with the flowers on mom’s day Ching Ching !

Looks great! PPG is good paint, I've used it for customers in the past with good results. I'm just so used to Sherwin Williams that I can't change. It's kinda like a Chevy or Ford loyalty.

hey stud pack! good stuff on practising proper maintenance and care for your paint sprayer, i happen to clean these and service many other tools and the only thing i'd add is to run water through the machine first before paint thinner. apart from that keeping the airless system from drying out overnight is a great idea and i even do it for my work when i cant service the tool right away. the only thing i'd say is to have both the gun and paint drawing tube submersed in water to keep the paint inside from drying.

Great job Guys.

I love this channel! I wish I found it sooner. Hey Stud Pack, I just painted all my doors and trim with Chantilly Lace. It's ultra white. In hindsight, I wish I would have gone with a warmer white color. Hopefully it looks okay when I add the wall color which is a bit warm.

Y’all are great Thank you!

You guys are killing it! The mother of my children just sat through an entire episode on her day because she apparently likes your content too. You obviously are doing something right. Thanks for all the great content guys!

Happy Mother's Day to Mrs. Stud Pack! With the extension wand on, you may a larger tip to get latex to spray through it. A 311 tip is a bit small for latex and primers, I use that mostly for stains and sealers. I would probably move to a 315 to keep the same size fan pattern but have a larger diameter. A 415 would be about perfect though, because you'd be a little closer to the surface so the wider fan pattern will help distribute the paint a bit better. Sometimes those extension wands require the larger tip, or just cranking up the pressure a bit more will push the paint through the tip.

Great video once again.

I bought my sprayer used……. I didn’t know it had a filter, it was baadddddddddd badddddddddd like cake cake 🤣🤣 thank you for the tips! Life saver

Currently looking at a graco prox17, so this came at a good time!

Looks like your liking those new sanders😄

I love this tool! My recommendation, immediately upgrade to 2.5” #10 screws for anything heavier than hollow core.

💯% correct about Swiss Coffee. Most trim here in Arizona is SWISS COFFEE 👍🏻

Our new house over here are basic, scotia/cornice and ceiling all one colour in flat/matt ceiling paint, trims in water based enamel, all sprayed, then mask off skirting boards and brush n roll walls in low sheen water based paint

Looks great

When painting over your head, especially with a sprayer, it’s a good idea to wear a cap of some sort (in addition to eye protection and respiratory protection).

Thank you for walking thru the oil based cleaning. I have a pro17x and have only used latex, which takes forever to clean. I’m scared to death to run oil base paint thru it. You gave us some good pointers. 👍👍

I like to strain the bucket of paint with a 5 gallon paint strainer first. That way it keeps from clogging the sprayers filter. I also never use thinner to clean the sprayer. I used mostly water and sometimes soap and the sprayer lasted me 10 years. before I had to buy a rebuild kit.

@Studpack Hey guys love your channel, I have been using the Stak Racks for a while now. When you have doors of different heights, just rip a scrap off of a 2x4 the thickness of your difference in height and tack to the shorter door with a couple screws or 23 gauge nails easy to pull back off after spraying doors. (I like to make mine 1" wide so paint can get around the edges of door and attach to top of doors as no one ever sees the top of a door.

Good. Afternon. Great video ty

One of the tips I've picked up from this channel is to measure from the centerline, not from the edge. Seems like that would've solved one of the alignment problems with those Stack Racks (re: different door widths).

Ah, a swiss coffee fan....you guys have good taste. Its the right color white... not too white, not too off white. Seems to always be in style. I personally like the egshell finish for trim - I like that look. Will be cool to see your completed paint job job. I bet those beams look stellar when its complete. Great work as always.

Good job men !😎

Love it!!!

I love your videos. The drywall taping helped me a great deal. I need to spray some doors inside my house because it’s cold right now where I live. Do you have a video on setting up some type of spray paint room? Thanks

13:30 Paul, Harbor Freight on Sherwood Forrest had plenty of the Avanti tips in stock this past weekend. They're decent quality and work fine in the Grace sprayers.

Swiss Coffee. I have heard of that paint color multiple times. I'm pretty sure we used it as well. Going to have to look at the stacking system. As a homeowner, not a pro, rolling/brushing a 6 panel door and waiting to flip just is a waste of time (and drying out paint) Happy mother's day to all the mothers!

I was wondering why you did not paint the top and bottom of the doors. Thanks for helping us do it better!

Appreciate very much your videos.

Your cleanout is very similar to mine. I have folks that think you waste a lot of paint in the spray hose, however I have found you only lose about 3-4oz total. I have never had luck with a spray extension. There is always the after dribble (pressure stops at the gun and the tube has paint in it the pressure decreases in the extension tube)

Hose management is key. Have your partner manage the hose as you spray this way the operator is focued on spray technique. Makes for faster and better sets.

Magnificent!!!

Also thanks for giving me an idea of what to 3D print.

7:16 wow, great coverage

Swift coffee. Great job bud!

When paintng walls try using 1" yellow frog tape on the top edge of your base trim. It will save you time and knee pain. It will also protect from any overspray from your roller. You can also tape the sides of door and window casing but that depends on cut in skills. Cost of tape vs time saved. 👍🇺🇸

All the way over here in Arizona? Swiss coffee? Yep, that’s the one!

I'm building a J&J bathroom for my grandkids. I'm using pocket doors for the toilet/shower area dividers. I just spent most of today painting two 36" slab doors with two coats of paint with a paintbrush. Ugh!! Wish I'd seen this last week. :-) Oh well, live and learn.

if you transfer the paint thinner to some tall thin containers, the particulates seem to perk down into a smaller "pile" much faster, making skimming off the clean thinner easier. i am sure that you use coffee filters or some thing like that to get every last drop, lol.

I bought a magnum project painter for less than 300 and I use it only for oil base primers typically. I always paint trim with a latex enamel from my good paint rig. Swapping from oil to water base is a pain.

great stuff

After pumping thinner through the pump, hose and gun it is necessary to pump denatured alcohol through the pump, hose and gun to clean the thinner out preventing the thinner residue from drying out all the rubber seals inside the pump and then flush with water. Also important to spray paint thinner through the tip to ensure no clogs in the tip. Final thought to reduce clogging of interior filters put the draw tube in a strainer net before putting draw tube in the paint

3M QuickLatch respirator - makes those mid-work conversations easier on your sound guy and saves your elastic.

Doors are a booger. i usually charge about $80 a door, and only use the old school oil paint. It's super durable, and time tested. My spray trick is to get it put into a spray paint cans and that's for touch ups and camouflaging sponge roller marks. After the doors are finished I usually let the paint cure for 4-5 days before re-installing. (You wait for the paint to cure because you want to burnish the finished paint surface).