I have a small hobby paint sprayer. Is there any reason this couldn't be used in a sprayer? Is it too thick, or is the brush an important part?
1073362
I did not notice a difference in the thickness of the paint. Just the texture.
1073363
We used it with a paint sprayer. If you use a brush, use a good brush as you don't want brush marks.
1445545
Yes, just about any paint that you can think of can be put through this sprayer. The real real question is "should it be used for house painting." The answer is no and the reason is simple. Tp paint a house, you need a thicker coat of paint and a much larger reservoir than the single quart that this unit offers. This unit is excellent for jobs such as painting patio furniture, a child's wagon, etc. For a house you should look into an airless paint sprayer which pumps a thicker coat of paint through the paint nozzle (and with a wider spray pattern). Check out the following Amazon web page for various examples:
1165750
As long as the paint reservoir tube can suck paint. Youll have to turn the paint reservoir in a way that gravity wont affect the way paint is sucked up into the sprayer. So if u do this it should work.
374310
you must thin it to get it to spray correctly. Use the recommended thinner and be sure to strain it into the sprayer.
1185741
Not the right kind of sprayer. So no. You can paint a wall or a fence, etc. with it
250600
If you are going to use a very thin product like a stain, it should work fine. However, this sprayer does not handle thicker products well at all. You would have to dilute paint quite a bit to make it function. This sprayer is better suited to a smaller project than a deck. I would invest more money in a better quality sprayer to use it on something of that size. I ultimately returned mine because it did not work well at all, plus the contatiner was cracked so it leaked everywhere.
1217061
I do a lot of work with latex paint and I don't think you will find any in a spray can. The medium by nature is way too thick.
1231394
I have not used my SprayIt yet for latex paint but have used many similar LVLP guns for just that purpose and they work great. You will need to thin the paint with water and it would help to strain it with a medium or fine mesh. The consistency should be like heavy cream used for cooking and sauces. Experiment with your pressure until you find the right amount (no more than 60psi).
1116596
I don't know if paint would go through the nozzle, as it is set up for thinner liguids.
1696450
If you use bleach with this unit you can damage O-rings, fittings and internals of the sprayer handle. I would advice against it. It is not design for this. On the other hand the ratio is very important, you may get by with light use. But if you need a sprayer only for this use this is not the one. Good luck.
1171509
We bought it as part of a Halloween costume. It's pretty thick so I'm not sure you'd be able to use it for detail work ... maybe if you watered it down a bit and had the right brushes / tools?
603749
I don't know. I never saw it, but my tenant was unable to attach (even after visiting a hardware store) it and it was returned. The sprayer could be fine as perhaps the existing line wasn't standard or possibly user error on the tenant's part.
1266467
I doubt it will work very well with a thick paint or stain. I have used it with "normal" viscosity water-based and oil-based paints and I still had to thin the paint to achieve the recommended viscosity. If the paint is too viscous it doesn't atomize properly, resulting in "globs" of paint coming out of the sprayer.
666511
Sorry to say, I have no idea. My best guess is, it ought to be able to spray some kinds of paints if it's thinned way down. But area coverage, tank and sprayer cleanup may not be worth it.
1424204
Tried to paint with a brush, it does not work the holes are so small the paint fills in.Supposedly you can spray but I did not try.
1177616
I would not use this sprayer to spray resin, there are other sprayers made for that.
1923235
I imagine it would work with a sprayer, but it is so smooth when it goes on, I wouldn't think you would need to spray it. I typically use a foam brush to avoid the opportunity of brush strokes with this product.