We’re going to be backpriming about 4000 LF of 1×4 T&G flooring–backs, tongues, and grooves. I’m going to borrow, rent, or buy a spray painting rig for this. The material will likely be Moore oil primer, or possibly latex depending on what I decide regarding drying time. What’s best for this… an airless, a standard spray pot, HVLP, something else?
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I would think airless...bang for buck...seems standard painter issue...
get a good one and it will spray thick exterior paints...
latex clean up is a breeze....
you will use it when a brush and roller would send you running-
(I hate painting)...
Just started using a graco magnum9 for some doors...
easy $800 cnd...would of sooner drank the paint then done it with a brush...
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yup. Small airless. Graco 395, Titan 440i, bout a grand. Probably about a 214 tip. Check the can for recommendations on the orifice size. And if you're like most people, once you have it, you'll wonder why the heck you didnt do it sooner. But don't go smaller than the above. You can get like a 390 which is almost identical but doesnt have the filter. That works until you get gunk in the line that jams the tip. I had a can of oil once where the pigment didnt get ground properly. Mfr confirmed their bust via the lot number. That clogged both filters in the span of about 10 1x8 boards. Now that was frustrating.
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If this is raw wood then spraying may not be the answer.
You will need to back roll/brush this paint after you spray
because the paint when sprayed will just "sit" on the surface
and not be pushed into the pores of the wood. If this wood has
already been painted then spraying is the only way to go.
But there is quite a big difference between painted and unpainted
wood as far as penetration goes with spraying vs rolling/brushing.
So for the first coat I would just plan on rolling, then when you
are going to put on the 2nd coat, I would spray.