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Subject: Painting a house in a hurry
I spray-painted my aunt's house with latex house paint. I used a pressure
pot and air gun. The pressure pot allowed me to either put a one gallon can
inside or pour in multi-gallons. I didn't do a lot of taping/masking. I
sprayed up to the trim and then went back afterwards to finish the trim with
a brush.
IMO, preparation is the hardest part of a paint job. So, if the current
paint is sound, spraying a coat or two of new paint won't take long.
OR, you could do like my father-in-law. He calls me one Saturday morning,
(wakes me up) and asks, 'whatcha doing today?' Not thinking fast, I said,
'nothing'. 'Great', he replies, 'come over and help me paint my house'
(small ranch).
I show up about 45 minutes later to find he has started near one corner. He
hands me *THE* brush and hops in his pick up to go to the store for
"another" brush. He gets back a FEW HOURS LATER with a small trim brush
after I'd painted the east end, back side, west end, and was 1/2 way done
with the front...
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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