I use a cheapo automotive type sprayer when I paint my fence. I spray that
latex stain that is about the same consistency as any other house paint without
thinning. I just bump the pressure up a bit and open up the gun all the way.
.no problem. I figure I probably don't get as much paint on the surface
as I would if I brushed. . .but then again I'm much more likely to paint the
fence again the following year since it only takes a couple of hours. So,
as far as protection is concerned, it's probably a wash. . .
Come to think of it, it seems that this topic came up on this list a few years
ago. . .at that time I had also used that gun to spray latex on baseboard
moldings.
. I obtained a perfectly good finish out of it without thinning. For any
of this thick paint, I use the internal mix cap (I think that's what it's called
-- it's the kind that has a half-moon slit and no air outlets outside of the
nozzle of the gun) instead of the normal one that you use for enamel or
whatever.
.
Steve Dillen
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