Existential Angst wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote in message
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Existential Angst wrote:

In my newbie experience, for sumpn like stucco (or T1-11 wood, etc),
spraying will do a MUCH better job, in 1/10th the time, at half the
cost. Likely a MUCH longer lasting finish as well, as each coat is
thinner, deeper-penetrating.

You haven't done a lot of painting, have you

Not that anyone would pay me for... LOL

But I DID roller T1-11 and then spray it, and the difference -- on
every level -- was extraordinary.
Thought stucco might be similar.

Spraying wouldn't work here??

Sure it would work but a pro would then roll the sprayed surface. Gotta
remember that stucco is very irregular has three dimensions and flat on
spray won't get the nooks and crannies. That is also true of rolling - but
somewhat less so with a long nap roller - which is one reason one rolls
updown, sideside and cornercorner. The other reason is to spread the
paint evenly.

The other thing is that a thin coat will penetrate no more than a thick
coat.

The sprayer worked well on T1-11 because the recessed areas were shallow
enough for the spray to get into them on one side as you approached with the
spray, the other side when you left. IOW, when your sprayer was, say, 6"
away from a recessed area it was spraying straight ahead but the area being
covered was at an angle to center and that angle was small enough for the
spray to reach into the recess and do its side; ditto when you passed the
recess but then the other side got some spray. That is also true with
stucco but stucco is not only irregular side to side but up and down and
diagonally as well.


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