How To Use Airless Paint Sprayer Exterior

Project Overview

Update the look of your house with a fresh coat of pigment. Graco sprayers are easy to use and you'll stop in a fraction of the time it takes to paint with a traditional roller or brush.

Safety Notice:Whenever operating spray equipment, take proper safety precautions, stay alert, and be mindful of potential hazards. Wearable protective gear such as gloves, safety glasses/goggles, spray sock (hood), chapeau, proper footwear, dust masks and respirators. Make certain there is adequate ventilation. If you're painting in the vicinity of appliances, plow them off. (Encounter Safe Precautions in your Sprayer Performance Manual.) Always refer to the specific instructions and rubber procedures for the spray equipment y'all are using.

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Suggested Tools & Equipment

Graco, Magnum, or TrueCoat Paint Sprayer (visit Pigment Sprayer category folio to compare models)
Paint/Stain
Spray tips – a wider spray blueprint for large surfaces and narrow size for smaller surfaces (see tip selector)
Empty buckets for priming sprayer and cleanup (ii needed)
Stir sticks
Paint strainer handbag – helps prevent tip plugs and provides a better terminate
Tarps, driblet cloths, or plastic sheeting
Masking tape
Paint brush for impact-ups
Magnum tip extension (optional) – for difficult-to-reach areas that would otherwise crave a ladder
Pressure roller kit (optional)
Additional airless hose sections if needed
Spray shield
Pump Armor storage fluid (run into pump protectant product details)
Cleaning rags
Stiff nylon brushes for cleanup
Rubber and protection equipment – safety glasses/goggles, dust mask/respirator, spray sock or chapeau to cover head

Getting Started/Prep

Before you pigment the exterior of a house, it's best to start by moving all outdoor furniture or any other items such as a grill abroad from the area to exist sprayed. Permit plenty of space for your tools and equipment. Tape off whatever trim, and cover whatever surfaces you lot don't desire sprayed such as windows or shrubs with plastic
Use a force per unit area washer and cleaning solution to wash the entire outside surface, including any eaves or soffits, that are to be painted. Permit surface significant fourth dimension to dry.
Remove any dirt, mildew, or mold, and scrape off any peeling paint.
Repair whatever damaged siding, soffits or trim. Drive whatsoever loose nails flush. Sand any crude surfaces and caulk gaps as needed.

Outside Paint Spraying

Select the spray tip that'south all-time suited for the paint you are using and the surface to be sprayed. Be sure the tip's hole size does not exceed the maximum chapters of your sprayer (see spray tip info). If you're using paint from multiple containers, mix it together in an empty v-gallon container to ensure consistent color fifty-fifty if minor color differences exist between individual paint cans.
If you don't have a lot of spraying experience, cull a flat surface such as the side of the house or other area that won't readily be seen to begin on. Get-go at the top of the area and work your manner downward, commencement spraying any eaves or undersides of any overhangs. The management you volition spray depends on the construction – as a full general rule, spray any exposed trusses, forest beams, or boards past aiming the spray fan design to follow lengthwise.
- Helpful Tip: When painting the eaves of the house, a tip extension is a useful accessory as it volition allow yous to safely spray difficult-to-reach areas or other overhangs from your ladder.
Work in sections only as far as you can comfortably reach, keeping the spray tip approximately 12 inches from the surface. Spray the outer edges first, "banding" the area that yous will spray. For inside corners, aim the spray tip direct into the corner so that the spray fan overlaps both sides. Overlap your spray passes pass by 50%.
After y'all have completed the eaves, spray the exterior walls themselves. Cut in around windows and doors offset, and then spray the remaining flat areas, overlapping each pass by l%.

Visit How to Use a Paint Sprayer: Spray Techniques for more spraying pointers.

Clean-Upward

Allow pregnant time for the paint to dry before removing tape from your trim. This will upshot in crisp, clean lines.
Remove all coverings from shrubs, bushes and plants. Advisedly remove all record and plastic covering from window and door trim.
Replace any hardware such as lighting fixtures, business firm numbers or shutters that y'all removed.
Clean your airless paint sprayer later each use. Follow the directions in your user's manual for Power Flush cleaning with water based materials or use the bucket method of cleaning if applicative. For more information, see Power Flush Video or refer to your Sprayer Operation Transmission.
Return any other items (furniture, grill, etc.) to their proper place.