I will be using aluminum color paint and have 300+ feet to paint, don't want to use a paint sprayer as it may kill flowers shrubs that are near the fence.
2007-07-05 15:20:38 · 15 answers · asked by calico 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A thick nnap roller will do it. Acutally two people working on opposiste sides and each would have a roller. Start at the same end and keep working. It is faster and does a pretty good job.
2007-07-06 07:19:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spraying is the best way without having dripping runs...if you are concerned about the plants home depot sells real thin, disposable plastic in 9 feet by 400 feet rolls for around 22 dollars..do not leave plastic over plants too long in the hot sun..but as far as the sprayyer..if you dont want high pressure, you can spray it with a common bug sprayer, but make sure to buy a paint strainer at the store too or it will clog the nozzle....A bug sprayer is low volume compared to a airless sprayer, and alot less overspray
2007-07-05 21:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Heavy roller or spraying is best. Don't do it the way my mother-in-law did years ago. Believe it or not, she used a small brush and painted every last little wire all around. It took her about three months, spending 8 to 10 hours a day. Needless to say, most people don't have that kind of patience. Spraying is the fastest, but like one person said, most of it will be wasted. I'd probably go with the thick roller.
2016-05-19 03:16:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sprayer is really the only way to go. You can get some inexpensive tarps or painters drop cloths and cover up the shrubs, etc. as you go. Just make sure you know which way the wind is blowing.
might just try a roller, but , it ain't gonna be the same.
2007-07-05 15:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by donna D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'd be there for life with a roller or a brush. Put a plastic sheet on the backside of the fence and move it as you go to protect the flowers and use a spray gun. I've done this many times on rentals.
2007-07-05 23:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think the easiest way would be to spray it even though you would have an awful lot of over spray if you don't use some sort of a barricade on each side when spray the other side. If there is a better way I'd like to hear about it. Only other way would be to roll it and that would take forever.
2007-07-05 15:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by MLNICROK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 3/4" nap roller a sprayer would wast to much paint
2007-07-06 01:29:56 · answer #7 · answered by Fred S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a roller with a very thick knap sleeve. Roll both sides of the fence for best results. That will do a good job quickly, and with a minimum of mess.
2007-07-05 15:49:54 · answer #8 · answered by Bart S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you want to stand there for days with a paint brush I would use a spray gun or spray paint. Just gently pull the grass or flowers down where you are about to spary. I'm sure they would be fine.
2007-07-05 15:29:34 · answer #9 · answered by Jackie C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use a roller with a fuzzy nap like the ones for textured ceilings also the handle should be the kind that you fill with paint they are sold at paint stores every where
2007-07-05 15:50:00 · answer #10 · answered by KC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋