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Default Spray gun for painting fences

Anyone know where I can hire or buy a cheap spray gun to paint my outside
fence???

I dont have the time to paint it it myself and it would take to long anyway


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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:30:40 GMT, "John Wilson"
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Anyone know where I can hire or buy a cheap spray gun to paint my outside
fence???

I dont have the time to paint it it myself and it would take to long anyway



I would buy a cheapish garden sprayer - probably the handheld type
with pump on the top to compress the air inside -about £10. At that
price it is effectively disposable.
You could use one of the type with hose and lance but I don't think
it's worth it unless you have a lot of fence.

I did try one of the airless electric types but found it useless, so
it went back.


I have a spray gun that runs with an airline and used that for
painting a cabin in multiple light coats of Jotun paint.

However, I don't think that it's worth buying or even renting this
gear if you are planning to use one of the typical garden water based
paints (e.g. Cuprinol). I think that the simple hand sprayer is the
most time/cost effective way to do the job.




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John Wilson wrote:
Anyone know where I can hire or buy a cheap spray gun to paint my
outside fence???


Plenty of airless guns in the sheds.

I dont have the time to paint it it myself and it would take to long
anyway


But most who've tried them say not to bother - it's just easier with a
brush.

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Andy Hall wrote:

I did try one of the airless electric types but found it useless, so
it went back.


FWIW I have a Wanner electric airless sprayer that has proved perfectly
capable of spraying cellulose car paints with a finish that is more than
acceptable.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Plenty of airless guns in the sheds.

But most who've tried them say not to bother - it's just easier with a
brush.

I guess I'm the exception. I've found airless electric sprayers to be
very effective for shed/fence painting and bearable for other jobs with
enamel?cellulose paint if you're prepared to accept an "orange peel"
finish. The viscosity is very critical(LOW!!) and making up an 8" copper
tube extension to the nozzle which enables you to spray up/down and
around corners can be useful. I'd never go back to using a brush for
shed or fence painting. Overspray is a problem however.

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cheers mate, I just ordered the one from screwfix.com

Should get it by Tuesday

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Anyone know where I can hire or buy a cheap spray gun to paint my outside
fence???

I dont have the time to paint it it myself and it would take to long
anyway

You could try one of these

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=13389



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Andy Hall wrote:


I would buy a cheapish garden sprayer - probably the handheld type
with pump on the top to compress the air inside -about £10. At that
price it is effectively disposable.
You could use one of the type with hose and lance but I don't think
it's worth it unless you have a lot of fence.


Wicks do one of those for just this purpose at about 13 to 14 quid...

(don't use the dregs of a tin of wood preserver though, or you will be
forever unblocking the sodding thing of tiny bits of rust.... DAMHIK)



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John Rumm wrote:
Wicks do one of those for just this purpose at about 13 to 14 quid...


(don't use the dregs of a tin of wood preserver though, or you will be
forever unblocking the sodding thing of tiny bits of rust.... DAMHIK)


If it's an airless type you need exceptionally clean and fluid paint. Any
lumps or dirt blocks them straight away. Best to strain it first.

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