Haven't seen many posts on NC spraying lately, but in the past I knew it was a pretty big topic.
Just curious to know what people think of making a thread for NC spraying techniques, etc.
We're getting ready to knock out a house this coming week, so if there's interest I might be able to put some stuff together. If not enough interest...well...on to the next topic lol.
I'd love to see some. In particular walls and how you mask things. But anything will be appreciated. I bought one three months ago and am learning on the fly.
It's a great idea and please make sure we see you opening the paint can at the beginning with your 5 in 1 or putty knife and closing it at the end with your foot or rubber mallet!
Sure coyote, would enjoy seeing the whole process? If you're doing trim work maybe an up lose shot of what your spraying with and how easy it goes? I'd love to see it all. I work mostly with an lvlp n a compressor so I always enjoy the otter side of spraying! Thanks man!!!
Haha. Yeah won't be doing a car...yet. trim on this is a bit different. Yall will see when I show you. No casing, molding gets tucked into the door jamb. A little Different out here.
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Okay folks, I started the prep. process this week, finally.
Not a big rush on this project, which is good because I can slow things down and take the video/photos that would be much harder to take if we were in a rush.
Here are some photos of the door "trim" that is very popular out here. Some close ups as well as a distant shot to show the look without traditional casing. We do have traditional casing out here, but more new homes have the look below than the actual casing.
Some cracks in the metal molding are just caulked and painted, we do all the corners whether they are tight or lose, covers everything.
Tip: We do the jambs before the sheetrockers get there. Then they can hang the sheetrock, bullnose, etc. Its easier because we don't have to mask any walls. Jambs in this house are stained, black glazed, sealed.
Yes, kerfed jambs, in New Mexico. It's a nice look, but a pain to caulk. Corners and inside edge. Otherwise it's a nice clean look. In some situations it's nice to have in other styles of home it wouldn't "fit" properly.
Well we actually are there while other trades are there. We just respect each others space. Some things are left undone like exterior doors because they are either temporary doors or too many people coming in and out to mess with them.
The first thing we do is clean the floor, walls. That actually happened on Monday and I was busy running around so I didn't document that.
1.) Essentially what happens is we pour water on the concrete floor, blower the walls & dust mop, wet vac the floor clean.
2.) Next is what is pictured below. We go and clean the corners with a sponge and water. The blower and the dust mop do a good job on long sections, but sometimes dust tends to hang up in the corners which would inhibit the caulk from adhering properly. All corners get caulked.
In this process, we cut the edges of the sponges off. Makes it easier to get into the corners and this is also the same method for wiping the caulk down as well.
In this step, we typically have 1 guy going around wiping about arm's reach and down to the ground. Another guy comes and does the top section and ceiling. In this case, I was 2 people in 1, as everyone was at other job sites. The dark line in the right corner is where it has been wiped/cleaned.
Here are some photos of what I meant about doing the bottom first and then the ceiling.
I didn't have any ladder hooks so I used the bucket on the floor. Just position the ladder correctly and you can get maximum reach with the sponge with less moving of the ladder.
This photo here shows how much can be covered with the ladder positioned properly. The ladder in this case was placed once and the darker spots in the corners of the ceiling show the reach if its placed properly, before having to reposition it.
Tip: If you use this method, place the bucket in the middle of the room or ahead of the ladder so throwing the sponge in, while on the ladder, is much easier. Then when you go down the ladder to move it, you can clean the sponge and climb back up. A little less work. OR* You can not forget the ladder hook, which keeps the bucket on the ladder, which is even easier.
For those that are a little more video oriented, I posted a few things to youtube and I plan on doing more photos/videos as well as we do the processes of painting this house. More to come.
I know a lot of people have asked about completion times of others projects or how fast someone finishes something, etc. So I decided to try and keep a track of it.
Nice nice!! Keep it up sir. I'm thoroughly enjoying these. Very helpful. Nothing you've covered is too basic. It really helps to see everything you do.
The more I see and read here, the more I KNOW that there isn't a ton of production painting going on in my area. Production here is ten guys brushing and rolling. It's quick but costly.
Never done new construction, so this is just fascinating to see the process. Keep it up! If in a pinch how quickly do you think you would be able to get this job done with 2-3 men?
Here is the masking process for the door jambs, with the kerf jambs.
Again, one guy goes around (myself in this particular case) and put the long plastic (9ft) on the door jamb sides throughout the area we are going to spray.
Another guy comes behind and actually masks it off with tape, cuts the extra plastic, etc.
When the first guy is done, he comes back and uses the 2ft plastic and masks the upper section of the door jambs.
Tip: Cut the plastic larger than the jamb, then while putting it up fold it back so that it is the proper size.
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