Dang, that sounds sweet. was it super glossy like a car?

That woudl drive me nuts seeing any imperfections.

and on this note, I've been wanting to re-paint my metal closet bi-fold doors. I've been thinking a HVLP sprayer would be best. Do any simple harbor freight jobs work fine? Any quick pitfalls I should look out for in setup and painting?

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Posted: 08/12/2020 at 2:27PM

Everyone probably knows this, but I'm going to make this PSA anyway -- Coach McGuirk 08/12/2020 12:53PM

I've painted one home (inlc. 40' ladders), hired it out on two others. -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2020 2:54PM

Why would your house have 40' ladders? ** -- 48zip 08/12/2020 3:13PM

Oh, stop it. I rented them to scale the highest walls. You knew that but no -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2020 5:19PM

Painting happy clouds over his cabin ** -- TomTurkey 08/12/2020 4:06PM

Tree House. ** -- Hokie360 08/12/2020 3:42PM

Bravo, coach! That got me laughing a bit. ** -- ColoVT82 08/12/2020 2:49PM

You can have them shoot tint into the primer. -- bluehokie 08/12/2020 1:47PM

Sherwin Williams is well worth the cost and is not that much more than -- 81_Hokie 08/12/2020 2:17PM

Coach, you need another beer. ** -- Stork 08/12/2020 1:46PM

Can dark beer be used as tint? Guess not.** -- coshokie 08/12/2020 1:49PM

...everybody knows... -- chumley 08/12/2020 1:21PM

And FTR, there is no such thing as -- HokieSignGuy 08/12/2020 1:18PM

You can cover w/ spray in one coat, but it goes through paint quickly. -- 48zip 08/12/2020 2:08PM

Dang, that sounds sweet. was it super glossy like a car? -- HokieSignGuy 08/12/2020 2:27PM

Glossy, but the drywall doesn't let it get mirror-like. -- 48zip 08/12/2020 2:43PM

What kind of paint were you using on those walls? Seems like a latex-based -- HokieSignGuy 08/12/2020 2:53PM

It was latex, but I'm sure I thinned it for the sprayer. ** -- 48zip 08/12/2020 2:59PM

Yep, the pro painters always tint their primers. -- MP4VT2004 08/12/2020 1:13PM

Yep, and the primer will only be as good as the prepped surface. -- bluehokie 08/12/2020 1:50PM

Fake news.... you need to do multiple coats ** -- turkeywinghokie 08/12/2020 1:06PM

What type of surface do you have? ** -- 48zip 08/12/2020 1:01PM

Hardiboard siding and regular wood trim. ** -- Coach McGuirk 08/12/2020 1:04PM

A couple of things. (I have exact same). -- 48zip 08/12/2020 1:10PM

Wiz roller with a thick nap, it's roughly the width of each plank. ** -- bluehokie 08/12/2020 1:52PM

Prime example of a well thought out PSA. ** -- Hokie360 08/12/2020 12:59PM

He was definitely primed to type that up ** -- coshokie 08/12/2020 1:43PM

Dang, that sounds sweet. was it super glossy like a car?

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