Im currently decorating a medical centre, and am now ready to do the finish coats. I am spraying the paint using an STmax 195. After completing the 1st room, I notice that the paint had servely slid after about 10 mins. Im using acylic eggshell, " achitects instructions". I tried serveral different spray tips and also varied the thicknes of the paint, but it made no difference. Would anyone agree that it may the cold weather, its around 8c inside, but the walls are probably around 4 or 5c. Should I try heating the rooms ? I gotta have this finished in early December, and goin back to a roller and brush will really cost me some time ! Any comments would be great !
2006-11-07 08:37:53 · 16 answers · asked by AT 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
yep i wouldnt do any more rooms till you warm up the room
2006-11-07 08:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
your spraying it way to heavy, 2 light coats are better than a heavy one. Depending on what tip size your using is going to depend on the speed you must be going and how far from the wall. you should be using a 515 or 517 tip.
Thats pretty cold you need heat this is like 45 degrees, the heat will make a big difference too, and you should be using a 18inch roller to back roll the paint. Easily done, paint a room grab the roller attached to a pole put it at the top of wall apply light to medium pressure and just make a even pass down the wall, move over 3/4 roller length and roll down again.
On average you can spray out and back roll a average size room (14x22 ) in about 15 minutes.
The sprayer your using (im thinking its graco?) doesn't matter you could be using a 395 or a 1095, though I think that little 195 gotta be working its heart out trying to pump out enough to be keeping up with you I can almost out do 195's meaning my walls don't have enough paint on them for this little machine, getting to my 1st point your moving to slow.
People don't realise how much paint sprayers put out (volume) and I hear this alot, now you don't have to be flinging your arm about wildely, my advice is try backing gun up to about 12-18 incehes from wall and speed up a bit.
Where you located?
2006-11-08 09:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by retisin2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, heating the room might help but it may well make conditions toxic for you too. I would check a number of things. First, check if the paint is stirred well before spraying. As you know, paint sediment settles and you have to sitr paint well before using to ensure the right consistency. If consistency isn't a problem, check that the amount of paint being sprayed each time fits with the paint manufacturer's instructions. It does sound to me as though too much paint is going on the wall with each spraying. Perhaps, in your haste to adhere to architects instructions, you are trying to put the paint on too thickly and the consistency of the paint is all wrong for this.
If these conditions are fine, then try heating the room (but wear breathing apparatus when spraying).
If this doesn't work, you may well have to use a roller but think about hiring friends to help out so that you do not fall behind...
2006-11-07 20:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by Hallber 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs to be at least 7C for painting (45F). It does not like to cure as well in cold temperatures.
I'm sorry that you are trying to paint with eggshell by yourself. That can be a problem all by itself. You can't touch up eggshell without it showing up. Eggshell is very touchy.
You might try back brushing your dripping wall, as long as you go over the entire wall. Good luck to you!
2006-11-07 16:50:22 · answer #4 · answered by ktan_the_siren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi there yes it would be a good idea to get a bit of heat in the rooms but make sure for the first coat its well watered down but i can tell you a very good tip is to put unibond on the walls first and you shouldn't have a problem... good luck ;)
2006-11-07 16:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by fivelighters 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
although the cold doesn't help, if your paint is running that much you are simply putting too much on in one go. Try standing further back. But you may have to be content to spray it once lightly and then do it again
2006-11-07 16:49:55 · answer #6 · answered by ebayphonehome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think heating the rooms would solve the problem. There seems to be too much moister in the walls at that temperature.
2006-11-07 16:50:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a combination of cold and damp, in which case you would need to heat the room and use a de-humidifier
2006-11-08 03:36:35 · answer #8 · answered by anabelezenith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warming the room should help a bit but it sounds like your using too much paint
2006-11-07 16:46:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try putting a humidifier in the room, the walls maybe damp.
2006-11-07 16:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by coljac59 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im almost 100% sure its the cold. heating the room would be your best bet
2006-11-07 16:42:59 · answer #11 · answered by The Dark Knight 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋