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> From: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
> To: "oletrucks list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Painting ?
> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:51:59 -0600
>
> I just purchased a paint sprayer and its still in the box. I have not
> painted anything with my 6-1/4 horse air compressor before. I now have a
> frame to put several coats of various finishes on and I have to do it
> tomorrow since I blasted it and time is of the essence. I would have painted
> it right away but there was some metal work that needed to be done first. We
> have had unseasonable warmth and very low humidity (and its been inside a
> central heated building) so I am not too worried as long as I do it
> tomorrow. Never held the gun in my hands.
>
> So.... I have the water trap on the compressor coupled to an air regulator
> so I can take it down to the 30-60 psi range, I also have a second water
> trap for adding to the paint sprayer end of the 25' hose, a respirator and
> all the paint and primers.
>
> 1) Do you fill the sprayers canister completely to the top?
> 2) How far away do you hold the sprayer from the work?
> 3) How long a stroke do you take?
> 4) When doing the underside of the frame (which is really the top since I
> will be turning it upside down to spray) how much upside down can I tilt the
> sprayer before it stops working properly?
> 5) When setting the frame on saw horses, there will be 4 - 2 inch areas that
> have no primer on them because the sawhorse covered it. How do you handle
> that? Especially when you have a time limit before applying the next
> coating?
>
> I have converted my rather large garage area to a spray booth by covering
> the bottom 8' of the room with plastic... even over the garage door and man
> doors. Its sealed tight from 8' up. The floor has been layered with
> newspaper (from the roll) and taped down. My plan on ventilation for the
> frame project is to open the garage door halfway and put a large fan under
> it (blowing out). Anything I am missing besides talent which one way or the
> other will be gotten the hard way?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Deve
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