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Don D. - 30 May 2005 23:32 GMT

I am going to paint my house inside and out to sell it. It is a slump block
home in Southern AZ. What would you suggest is the best way to paint it on
the inside and the out if different.(rollers? or sprayers?) I was thinking
of painting the outside (slump blocks) with a power sprayer. Would a Wagner
be any good for this. If so what model, if not what would your suggest for a
private home owner. Also the inside for painting. The home is 1500 sq ft.

I can always use a sprayer for other projects when we move and build and it
should be cheaper than hiring someone to do it for us. Or I can roll on
based on your feedback.

We also will be doing the carpets and flooring.
That may be another posting later.

TIA
Don D.

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Rudy - 31 May 2005 07:22 GMT

>I am going to paint my house inside and out to sell it. It is a slump block
> home in Southern AZ. What would you suggest is the best way to paint it on
> the inside and the out if different.(rollers? or sprayers?) I was thinking
> of painting the outside (slump blocks) with a power sprayer.

We painted our house in Tucson with a sprayer we borrowed from a neighbor.
It was a 3/4 HP Campbell-Hausfield and could take a 5 gal paint pail.
We got the paint from Kelly-Moore. I did the outside, first a coat of
stucco seal, then the stucco paint.

Also used it to do the inside: 2 coats of PVA drywall priner Behr from Home
Depot and then a coat of Eggshell interior acrylic latex over the hand
textured walls & ceiling. In total we used 120 gallons of paint (It was a
big house)

The new house we just built..we rented a sprayer from Home Depot, it took
5's too..used the same process to do the inside

R

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Lil' Dave - 31 May 2005 11:56 GMT

> I am going to paint my house inside and out to sell it. It is a slump block
> home in Southern AZ. What would you suggest is the best way to paint it on
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> TIA
> Don D.

Most rental facilities carry an airless type sprayer. Use that. 400 sq.
ft. per gallon of paint is general rule of thumb.
Also get the appropriate kind of OSHA approved mask for use while spraying
the inside of the house. A dust or surgical mask doesn't cut it.
Non-ventilated goggles are a must. Throw-away painters coveralls keep your
clothing clean, and duct tape from the ankles to the toes seals the
remainder. Most of the day, nonstop, is needed to paint the interior after
its all prepped for spray paint.
Avoid spraying during windy days outside.
Avoid sparying when the air moisture content is high, both interior or
exterior.
Brush paint any trim.

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