Fred Parker on wed 24 jan 07
Forgot to mention -- if you spray paint with ANY system you will get
overspray, with the arguable exception of electrostatic systems, which are
not appropriate for stucco walls. Airless systems produce much less
overspray than conventional airspray or HVLP, but you will still need to
mask if overspray is unacceptable AND if what you do NOT want to overspray
is adjacent to what you are spraying. Unless the stucco you want to paint
is a very small area (like three or four square feet, max) the Critter or
any other airspray system is not going to make you happy at all.
Fred Parker
Fred Parker on wed 24 jan 07
You want an "airless" spray system for this. Not one of those little hand-
held Wagner toys, but the kind house painters use. I believe you can rent
them at Home Depot or any tool rental store.
Fred Parker
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:28:51 -0500, Ingeborg
wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Today, on my day off from the shop, I painted new stucco walls on the
lanai.
>The stucco is extremely heavy in texture and difficult to get good
coverage.
>I have an enormous amount to paint. I will be 90 years old before I
finish
>this huge task of house, garage and courtyard if I paint with a brush and
a
>roller on my off days.
>
>There have been many discussions about spray equipment and spraying
glazes.
>This of course is paint not glaze. I am concerned about over spray and
>getting paint droplets onto the new metal roof and other areas. Is there
a
>system to spray paint and avoid all of the contamination of surrounding
>areas.
Ingeborg on wed 24 jan 07
Fred,
Thanks. I have been to a number of paint stores to get input and they have
all pretty much said "to spray means to overspray" I thought perhaps the
clayart community would have the secret. Lo and behold, there appears to be
no secret which means I will be rolling for days and days on end since I
cannot tolerate overspray. Thanks for your thoughts and input. The last
paint store the young fellow said " you will be very very tired rolling all
of those areas" So be it! It appears there is no other way.
Ingeborg
3058 Stringfellow Road
P.O. Box 510
Saint James City, FL 33956
http://www.thepottersworkshop.com
> You want an "airless" spray system for this.
Anne Doyle on tue 30 jan 07
Hi,
I wondered if you had thought of hiring an aspiring pottery student to do
the work in echange for some lessons?
I always fond painting outside so much more interesting if there's someone
to do it with.
But then i like painting. I find it very soothing. And you get to see
immediate results as your work prgresses which is cool
Just a thought...
Anne, in Saint-Sauveur who would gladly come and paint for you in exchange
for pottery skills...
if you weren't so far away ...
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