The paint sits at the unit and is fed to the gun through a long hose.
It wont be cheap to hire, but, I reckon it will be a similar price to buying one of those cheap and nasty hand held things.
The ease of use and speed and paint finish is far superior.
gasngo2,
Feb 16, 2:40am
For exterior windows use either a hvlp<high volume low pressure>unit, these have very little over spray, or an air less with a 210 tip,dont spray the first coat on to heavy otherwise you will get alot of sags,build the coats up,preparation is the key to a good finish.
electro2000,
Feb 16, 4:05am
use a speed brush im in the middle of painting my place tried a spayer was pretty average speed brush quick and easy
And it is great, easy to clean etc. However I have not used it for paint, I use it for oils for the cedar and the deck, garage door etc. Its noisy and heavy but works quite quick
net_oz,
Feb 16, 10:29am
Use a brush ya pussy.
jason18,
Feb 16, 12:41pm
Haha I have on the entire house but we are thinking of building and I am going to paint to keep the costs down
elect70,
Feb 16, 8:26pm
Painted a car withwagneroncewhat a perfomance , hardnot to get runs as so much paint comes out , & usestwice as much as air sprayer . Ok for house painingwith water base paint .
elect70,
Feb 16, 8:30pm
There is the other type of airless sprayer , it works like a hydrualic pump & operates at around 400 PSigot to wear protective clothing, used on bigjobshavent seen 1 for years, had a guy paint mycontainers with it .
thejazzpianoma,
Feb 16, 9:01pm
In answer to your question Jason, your compressor would be fine for running a pressure pot. If you are happy to refill more often and move less weight then the small pressure pot Iinked to is the way to go, thats a silly excuse to not use one.
Plenty of professionals use pressure pots and either way you don't necessarily want the same things a pro does from your gear anyway. As a DIY'er you may wish to swap the superior job that a pressure pot will do for any slight inconvenience there may be to using one. If you are a Pro its all about speed and the last word in ease rather than the last word in quality.
Personally, I find there is usually enough hose with the larger pot for it not to be a chore occasionally moving it along behind you. Its the larger pot that I would go with.
Up to you though.
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