I need to paint a corrugated iron shed - 9M x 6m x 2.4M high. It seems to
be a big job for a brush and I'm not sure if a roller would get down into
the ripples of the profile, so I'm thinking of spraying it. I'm tempted to
try this airless spray gun from Screwfix - dead cheap and possibly not the
best of finishes, but perhaps sufficient for my needs. What do you folks
think - any experience of using these things - should it do the job?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...13389&ts=70492

http://tinyurl.com/2b2g27

Also does anybody have a contact/URL for industrial (read low cost) paint
for this job. I am planning to completely reclad the shed sometime next
year so it doesn't need to be all that high quality/long lasting paint, but
needs to be able to cover.

Thanks,
Neil

"Neil" wrote in message
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I need to paint a corrugated iron shed - 9M x 6m x 2.4M high. It seems to
be a big job for a brush and I'm not sure if a roller would get down into
the ripples of the profile, so I'm thinking of spraying it. I'm tempted to
try this airless spray gun from Screwfix - dead cheap and possibly not the
best of finishes, but perhaps sufficient for my needs. What do you folks
think - any experience of using these things - should it do the job?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...13389&ts=70492

http://tinyurl.com/2b2g27

Also does anybody have a contact/URL for industrial (read low cost) paint
for this job. I am planning to completely reclad the shed sometime next
year so it doesn't need to be all that high quality/long lasting paint,
but needs to be able to cover.

1 Overspray will be "interesting" as to where it ends up.
2 Long bristled brushes will be more effective.
3 If colour isn't an issue then as long as the surface is dry and
clean(ish) a god exterior paint will do.
4 Wait for "Bob-a-Job" week and invest in some Boy Scouts for the work
;-)

"R" wrote in message
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"Neil" wrote in message
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I need to paint a corrugated iron shed - 9M x 6m x 2.4M high. It seems to
be a big job for a brush and I'm not sure if a roller would get down into
the ripples of the profile, so I'm thinking of spraying it. I'm tempted
to try this airless spray gun from Screwfix - dead cheap and possibly not
the best of finishes, but perhaps sufficient for my needs. What do you
folks think - any experience of using these things - should it do the job?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...13389&ts=70492

http://tinyurl.com/2b2g27

Also does anybody have a contact/URL for industrial (read low cost) paint
for this job. I am planning to completely reclad the shed sometime next
year so it doesn't need to be all that high quality/long lasting paint,
but needs to be able to cover.

1 Overspray will be "interesting" as to where it ends up.
2 Long bristled brushes will be more effective.
3 If colour isn't an issue then as long as the surface is dry and
clean(ish) a god exterior paint will do.
4 Wait for "Bob-a-Job" week and invest in some Boy Scouts for the work
;-)

I do have a compressor and spray gun, but I am concerned about the amount of
paint haze it will cause, so I thought the airless spray gun might be likely
to produce less overspray. The brush was the obvious thought, but it's a
fairly big job and I guess I'm getting lazy in my old age, so again, the
spray gun seemed useful. Colour isn't an issue (within reason), I was more
concerned about price. I'm sure I've heard in the past of "Industrial" or
was it "Agricultural" paint, and as far as I recall it was considerably
cheaper than normal exterior paint.

Yep Bob-a-job would be just the thing... ;-) but somehow I don't think
it'll happen...

In message , Neil
writes

I do have a compressor and spray gun, but I am concerned about the amount of
paint haze it will cause, so I thought the airless spray gun might be likely
to produce less overspray. The brush was the obvious thought, but it's a
fairly big job and I guess I'm getting lazy in my old age, so again, the
spray gun seemed useful. Colour isn't an issue (within reason), I was more
concerned about price. I'm sure I've heard in the past of "Industrial" or
was it "Agricultural" paint, and as far as I recall it was considerably
cheaper than normal exterior paint.

That reminds me.... I've got some! Probably solid by now as it must be
10 years old. 25l in red or black. Bought in a moment of madness from a
persuasive farm visitor.

I had a quick look through the classifieds in Farmers Weekly but, apart
from a company wishing to protect your rusty roof, drew a blank.

regards

--
Tim Lamb

In article ,
Neil wrote:
I need to paint a corrugated iron shed - 9M x 6m x 2.4M high. It seems to
be a big job for a brush and I'm not sure if a roller would get down into
the ripples of the profile, so I'm thinking of spraying it. I'm tempted to
try this airless spray gun from Screwfix - dead cheap and possibly not the
best of finishes, but perhaps sufficient for my needs. What do you folks
think - any experience of using these things - should it do the job?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...13389&ts=70492


No idea on how good that gun is (but for 12 quid?...) but I'd be interested
to know how it goes if you do use it.

I'm still pondering how to paint a radiator cover white...

Darren

I have no idea about the gun , but £12 it will be very basic , I would
expect you will need to thin the paint quite allot , as was mention
earlier be extremely carefull of overspray . most paints that are
sprayed attomisise after a few feet , oil and emulsion based will
travel in the air 50 mts or more and land wet .

Pablo