Fence sprayer

[dba7108]

I tried to paint my fence panels today using my air compressor and spray gun. The stuff is going everywhere. It's about 9mph wind today which isn't great but I wondered if a ronseal paint sprayer would be better and create less mess. Or there are those other sprayers can't think what they are called but are about £65.

[AndyTR]

Wagner, currently £50 on amazon. I used one to spray 6 stables with creosote and it was fine.

[JoshSm]

HVLP gun with your compressor or ???

Last lot I did was using HVLP, have done it with an airless fence sprayer and it was messy.

Does depend on the product, some of those fence paints are thick.

[zb]

It really has to be dead calm with the ronseal one, even then, I put a lot of dust sheets over the wall behind the fence I was spraying, and was surprised at the amount of over spray.

It did work well enough but found the colour to be a lot more lurid, than with a brush.

My cousin wasn't so lucky, and ended up buying his neighbour entire new bedding sets.

[alabbasi]

I think a regular garden sprayer will do a decent job. You don't need high pressure for a fence.

[dba7108]

Yes it's one of these. I found it too messy it's blowing everywhere and the neighbour 2 doors down complained. I've borrowed a friend's Wagner and will see if that is any better. Failing that il brush it on but it just takes an age.

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AndyTR said:

Wagner, currently £50 on amazon. I used one to spray 6 stables with creosote and it was fine.

No other product has ever come close to smelling as awesome as that stuff!


As you were….

[dba7108]

I used a Wagner and it was good. Though did seem to eat through the liquid at a fast rate.

[Spurry]

dba7108 said:

I used a Wagner and it was good. Though did seem to eat through the liquid at a fast rate.

Isn't that the truth.Used 20L so far, on some post and rail fence, just ordered another 10L.

[Landlubber]

alabbasi said:

I think a regular garden sprayer will do a decent job. You don't need high pressure for a fence.

It's what I use.

[Simpo Two]

Probably by the time you've finished faffing about with sprayers you could have done it with a big brush.

[jimmyjimjim]

Simpo Two said:

Probably by the time you've finished faffing about with sprayers you could have done it with a big brush.

Nope.

I did our side and front fences with wood stain with a brush (several, this kind of work destroys them) and it took about a day and a half, one weekend. I was knackered.
I bought an electric no brand HVLP sprayer next time round, was done in about two hours.
They don't half drink the wood stain though.

[Danns]

Also trellis

No chance of doing much more than one panel without a sprayer, got the Wagner HVLP myself. Would give up the will to live with a brush otherwise.

Did also get the big airless one too for painting the house - but the time taken for prep/masking was ridiculous compared to using a roller!