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I spent $80 on a paint sprayer for my kitchen cabinets and it was a total waste
I was redoing my kitchen and thought a sprayer would give a smooth finish faster than a brush. I got a basic model, set up plastic sheets everywhere, and mixed the paint. The sprayer clogged three times in the first hour, and the cleanup took longer than the actual painting. I ended up going back to my old roller to finish the job. Has anyone else had a sprayer turn into more trouble than it's worth?
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palmer.laura2mo ago
Ugh, the clogging is the worst. I had the same thing happen with a cheap sprayer on a fence project. It's not just you, those things are so finicky with paint thickness. I learned the hard way that for small jobs, the setup and clean-up time kills any speed you gain.
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the_spencer2mo ago
Ever try thinning the paint a little before you spray? I had to do that with my last can of stain and it made a world of difference. @palmer.laura is totally right about the clean-up time too, it's such a pain. Honestly, for anything smaller than a deck, I just go back to a brush now. The sprayer always seems to promise speed but ends up taking twice as long with all the messing around.
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