[mjkpainting]

I did a search and couldn't find anything related. Sorry if the info is in another thread

Questions:

1. How do you guys clean your sprayer at residential jobs? Especially how do you clean the sprayer if you use oil??


2. I'm painting Popcorn ceilings. The ceilings have been painted at one point in the past. I know rolling latex on popcorn can be dangerous because the roller can peel the popcorn. Is spraying latex dangerous as well????



I have only sprayed exterior and new construction. I am toying with the idea of spraying popcorn ceilings and a little reluctant b/c of cleaning the sprayer. I don't spray too much but trying to become more effecient by using it more. I live in New England and it's too cold to bring it outside to clean. I'm worried about being messy with overspray and cleaning.

Do you guys have any suggestions???

 

[CobraCDN]

When we do repaints on ceilings we'll often use a flat Oil, insuring there will be no bleed through.

When cleaning the sprayer, I use a vinyl drop sheet under the sprayer, keeping the pressure turned down and flush as you usually would. I shoot into an empty fiver, holding the lid over the gun to contain any mist or splashes to the pail.

Cleaning outside is the best bet though.. I live in Alberta Canada, and anything above -10 Celsius, I'm comfortable in flushing outside. On occasion I'll wrap the draw tube and bring it back top my shop to clean, but I mostly do it right on site.

Cheers

 

[Roadog]

I'm 45 mins from you. Suppose to be close to 50 today and Tues. Thats warm enough.
I clean it the same with oil. Spray the thinner into a 5,(outside) put a lid on it and dispose of properly.
If the popcorn was painted at one time, I would paint again with a roller. (and I would go waterbase) And if your nervous about water base and were planning on spraying oil, just roll the oil.....that is safe as long as things are not failing now.

 

[polakthepainter]

After youre done shut the sprayer off, take the sucking pipe and put it into a gallon of paint thinner (varsal) now...... take your gun and point it back in the pail or a gallon of oil paint you were using, obviously take the housing off and dump it into varsal..for now. DO NOT TURN ON THE SPRAYER YET ! lighty start squezzing the trigger on the gun until you depressurize the hose and then while STILL HOLDING THE TRIGGER full out by then turn the machine on. The oil is going to start shooting back into the container while it will began to pump the thinner, after about 20 to 30 seconds ( depends on the size of youre line) you will notice that there will be singns of paint thinner shooting out the gun, now.... DO NOT LET GO OF THE TRIGGER BUT SHUT THE MACHINE OFF and let it depressurize, then take the gun point it into the gallon with paint thinner and whie squezzing the trigger turn the machine back on. Little bit of oil should come out but after that it will be all thinner, just hold it for about half a minute let the thinner circulate and clean the line, shut it off and youre set .

 

[The paint whisperer]

Also, to keep the mist from flying all over the place, I always remove the tip before i flush the sprayer.

 

[GMack]

This is not something I would do inside a customer's home, maybe the intial rinse to get the paint out of the system but no more.

I bring the sprayer back to my shop (fancy word for garage) and clean it there. I don't Know what other guys do but I pull and clean both filters every time I clean an airless so it becomes a pretty involved process, something better accomplished without a customer looking over your shoulder.

 

[NuView Painting]

This is not something I would do inside a customer's home, maybe the intial rinse to get the paint out of the system but no more.

I bring the sprayer back to my shop (fancy word for garage) and clean it there. I don't Know what other guys do but I pull and clean both filters every time I clean an airless so it becomes a pretty involved process, something better accomplished without a customer looking over your shoulder.

i agree... i use it straight for about 4 days cleaning the paint out of the system then break it down totally for a through cleaning for next trip out

 

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I use a half a sheet of Thin plywood. With a drop under it. We use more Bin primer. An prefer the using Ammonia for the clean up plus we don't mix latex and oil pumps. Mean one less pump in the house unless I am spraying oil. Over the year we use more bin for in general priming LOT OF Fire work. So our price has been almost as oil.