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   james | Jul 20, 2004 05:11pm | #1

   dick

   no i have not but it is probably a diaphram pump which is fine for light coatings and occasional use. before buying check out the tips available for the gun and find out what kind of warranty they are giving on the pump / diaphram, i had a cheepie campbell - hawsfeld that i killed running tuff hide through. if you are going to use it regularly consider a piston pump they will last longer and are more pleasant to be around. grayco makes a whole range and i think that their bottom of the line piston pump is affordable even for someone who uses it on occasion.

   regards

   james

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   m2akita | Jul 23, 2004 04:39pm | #2

   Check out the reviews on it at amazon.com.  If I remember correctly, it didnt have the greatest reviews.  What about trying to buy something a little better used??

   -m2akita

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   handygman | Jan 21, 2006 06:48am | #3

   Say Dick38 did you ever buy the paint crew. I'm thinking of buying it. I'm not one for spraying paint, but I have a number of paint jobs to do. Two of the jobs are about 6000 square feet each. One will be new rock. Homes will be empty. With these conditions I'm thinking of spraying the primer. I may spray the finish coat. It depends on how the primer comes out. I'm also thinking may I'll use the sprayer just to spray primer this way I don't have to be to concern about cleaning, because I'll always be using the same color.

   What does everybody/anybody think of my thoughts.

   ? is spraying that much faster. is it better ? I lost a number of bids to sprayers. Mostly due to cost and also time. Generally, they come in at 1/2 the cost and more then 1/2 the time. anybody had these experiences ? 

   thanks

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   Dick38 | Jan 22, 2006 02:05am | #4

   Hi,

   I bought the Paint Crew and sprayed about 6 doors outside. It made a mess, lot's of dribbles.I ended up taking it back HD. Hope this helps.

   Dick38

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   paperhanger | Jan 22, 2006 04:43am | #5

   thin coats are the way to go. you should have used a piece of cardboard for a test board. another reason would be that you may have beeen holding the gun too close to the work. I do doors that come out like glass. You should really backroll the walls or ceilings. On doors, put a 12d spike at the bottom and top of the door in each corner, this will act as a hanndle to rotate the door. Make a jig to hold the nails, a couple of 2x4's on a sawhorse work well,  that way you can spray both sides and then leave the doors to dry.