I have never met a painter who has had to file an insurance claim for their
overspray.

cm


"Red Green" wrote in message
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"cm" wrote in
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Perce,

We do it all the time. If I have any concerns I have my helper stand
about 15 or 20 feet away and watch which way the over spray is going
during the first few blasts of the gun. You can also turn down the
pressure and buy a tip that has a lower out put of paint to minimize
over spray.

If your neighbors house is a single story you might buy a roll of very
thin plastic sheeting that comes in 9' wide by either 400' or 600'
lengths for $15 to $20 bucks. Use blue painters tape and cover the
side of their house. The plastic comes in a red and white box at HD or
Lowe's.

Always have the hose nearby.

Painters do this every day. The nay sayers are just wrong.

And painters are insured against such claims...well, they're suppose to
be.


Magnums are great pumps for the money. After cleaning run a mixture of
automotive anti freeze and water thru the pump and gun to lubricate
and prevent the innards from rusting.

cm


"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
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I have not so far used my Magnum paint sprayer, but when my wife
mentioned to our neighbor that I was planning to use it to paint our
wood siding, she (the neighbor) expressed great concern that the
overspray would pollute their new-last-year vinyl siding. Our end
walls face each other about 20ft apart.

I am planning to practice first on our shed, which is well away from
their house, but are there any general tips for preventing overspray?
-- apart from the obvious warning not to spray when the wind is
blowing in their direction. I'll be using latex paints, if that makes
a difference.

Perce