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I bought the cheapest airless sprayer from somewhere - probably Amazon. It doesn't matter to me as airless sprayers are a consumable - like brushes or rollers - and I found even the best wear out in a few years. That is a lot of high pressure.
The only immediate drawback is none of the switches are properly labelled. I fiddle around and figure it out in a few minutes and then go straight into spraying.
I found a good paint - Valspar - at a Habitat For Humanity Store. I paid $50 for a full 5 gallon bucket of premium exterior. This is a huge win.
Anyway after a few minutes of figuring out the mystery switches I go straight into spraying and I get it down. This was important as a huge storm is forcast in 24 hours and Latex needs at least 4 to 7 hours before rain. I was not too worried as Texas is HOT HOT and the Latex will cook off once the sun gets high in the sky.
The cheap airless sprayer did not disappoint. It only clogged twice and both were cleared with a simply rotation of the nozzle to blow it out.
I've done airless many times and learned a long time ago that once you start airless spraying just stay on it. Be organized and optimized so you can spray and spray until out of paint. Don't hang your gun in the open air. Throw it in a bucket of water.
Cleanup deserves its own video as stuff has to be super clean and also fill the machine with 3-in-1 oil after it is clean. If you don't put oil in the machine it will never run again. I get about 4 years out of airless sprayers before the pressure is too weak, or the fittings start leaking. It is tremendously dangerous pressure
30 сен 2024
