I would like to use this to paint furniture and fences/house, is the the best option to do both smaller and larger projects?
596546
If you plan to use this for those types of project then its the machine you need I'm a profetional painter
596547
No. Well... This is a Great solution for fences, (walls,ceilings etc.). I'm concerned about furniture though. For that, technically an HVLP unit would do better. This unit works best on large surfaces, it lacks the finesse needed for painting items w/fine details. However, if you're skilled you can do it with several light coats, and this system wants lots of paint, 2-5 gal buckets. Cleanup is easy but a bit if a pain when doing small jobs, and furniture is small comparatively. So, can it do it. Yes. Would I? No.
596548
We used it to paint our bedroom and it was great. Not sure how it would be on smaller projects but it was awesome for us. Much better than a roller
427201
I don't have huge hands but am a guy - works very well for me. IMO with trim you don't want a massive brush to deal with the weight/width of all the paint. It's also helps me as my hands cramp with normal brushes.
1054505
I haven't tried it on something that requires a smaller line. If you have a way to be sure it doesn't get on your skin (like a stencil) I'd say sure you could use it for that if you wanted. It doesn't spray a wide area, its just that I haven't tried using it on something that requires more precision.
922576
Just get a standard-size bottle variety pack of military flats paints, and a decent enough variety pack of brushes, too. Use Testor's glue -- it's great for moderate builders -- it's a little more forgiving.
974133
If you're a small project person then this is for you. It's really not designed to do big projects however I have used it to small things like cut moulding, trim work, etc. a 2x4 is probably the most you could do, plywood no problem. Not that heavy to hold, 20v batteries do a good job..I would buy an extra one. Overall a good buy.
1107410
I think using a larger brush would work great to help cover a larger area in a shorter amount of time.
906169
This is only for projecting a photo or drawing onto a table or wall. I use it enlarge my sketches so I can paint or mix medium art.
441148
I tried using it for oil based stain for a deck, to windy and it doesn't work well for horizontal surface. Fence should be okay. Supposedly there is a dilution you can do for thicker paints and stains, not sure where you find that information.
1835999
A piece of 2x4 is a good idea to use, it will protect the woodwork and also spread the pressure out across a bigger area so you don't damage the wall.
1564177
While I have not used it I do use these for larger scale projects as well as some detail work. I think this is the perfect size for what you need. Any larger, it becomes cumbersome and smaller, you're constant refilling it.
1442453
Hello, yes this is a good all around airbrush, however if you are going to be spraying large areas I would suggest using spray cans ,rollers, and paintbrushes to complete your base coats . Then follow up with the airbrush to do the finer details and fades . If you are going to do large fades I would suggest a mini spray gun like the iwata lph80, or anything similar to that. This will definitely make it much quicker.
1877713
It would be fine for small jobs. Tanks would be too small for extensive use. Made for portability. I have a larger setup for bigger fabrication needs.
1986124
Small sized homes, those under 1200 square feet on the exterior should be accessible. Interiors on a wall per wall basis should be attainable. However when doing a complete home consider the source of your paint. This system only holds one quart. You will have to thin your consecutive quarts exactly...which can be impossible even if you have the correct ratios. Personally I would use a sprayer with larger paint capacity.This machine is durable but will shine best on medium to small jobs.
1129158
It would be very difficult in my opinion to use it for larger areas. I reccomend getting prismacolor chalk pastels for larger areas. They are pricy, but worth it. These pencils are more for small, detailed areas in a chalk piece. Hope this helped.
259659
YES this paint sprayer will work very well to paint wood furniture. Just don't get to near to the furniture and keep the paint flow as low a possible. We painted our house, board and bat, and six foot redwood fence both turned out very nice. As you see our projects are big. If this is all you are planing to paint maybe you should take a look at smaller unit.
1986120
You can paint almost anything with this. But painting a house would take a very long time (an average size house) considering it only has a one quart cup, it won't be the most efficient way to go ( unless you have loads of time and patience, and it's YOUR house). This unit is made for small to medium jobs. They're 2-5 gallon capacity airless paint sprayers available if you want to paint a house
579090
Definately, that's the only type paint I've used it for so far. I used the gloss finish and it turned out like a fine grand piano finish! I was in a hurry to get it done so I didn't take the time to do much adjustment to the amount of paint it was spraying, just tested it on a large piece of cardboard and it was O.K. but a bit heavy. I went ahead and used it that way and it worked fine but I used a lot of paint, in fact I ran out of the quart I had bought for my small chain link fence project and bought another quart. I now have a grand piano finish on a chain link fence, kind of overkill for the first project with this paint sprayer. I will attempt to paint a house next so I will definately try to adjust the paint volume I spray for that and not overdo it and be wasteful.