Fri 1 May 2009
I was hired by a friend’s papa to paint his house. I was a contractor and mainly constructed decks up until that point. He lived in a two level, someplaces 3 layer house. I also had to substitute quite a bit of siding on the home because the cedar siding had decomposed all the way over. I also exchanged deck railings and many other odd tasks.
It turned out to be a really nice contract for me that kept me for through a calendar month. I planned on rolling and hand painting the house because I did not want to buy a paint sprayer. He asked me what I planned to do so I told him my intentions. It just so occurred he had a graco paint sprayer that he had never exploited and did not plan on using it since he hired me. He just granted it to me.
I was very excited. It was a Graco XR7 Paint Sprayer and I found it very useful. I could not believe how much prompter it was than hand painting. It probably cut my time down by at least halfway. The only really time consuming process was the preparation work of taping and covering windows. I was extremely blessed with the paint sprayer.
The more work I did the more I abused it. After a while it became apparent that I would want a contractor tier paint sprayer. I read about how to choose an airless paint sprayer and I really like the Graco 190ES Paint sprayer.
If you have to paint a big part of space, especially the outside of a house, you may want to look at least renting a paint sprayer. I do not use them indoors because they can be so sloppy. Unless its new building of course.
