How Do You Paint With A Compressed Air Sprayer?
• Paint and appropriate thinner. Select your paint. Oil based enamels are most easily used with a compressed air sprayer, but acrylics and latex paints can be sprayed if they are modified with a suitable conditioner. This will thin the paint so that it will flow through the siphon tube and out the orifice. Loading… • Protect adjacent areas from over spray Prepare the area where you will paint. For “fixed” projects, like the one illustrated here, you will need to protect adjacent surfaces, and make sure you have adequate ventilation. Protect nearby surfaces from “over spray” with masking or painter’s tape and painter’s paper or newspapers. • Prepare the surface to be painted. Grind, brush, or sand off rust and corrosion from metal, removing all oil, dust, or dirt, and make sure it is dry. Wash the surface: for oil-based paints, use mineral spirits; for latex or acrylic paints, use soap and water, rinsing thoroughly. • Prime the surface, if required. You can use the sprayer to apply th
• Paint and appropriate thinner. Select your paint. Oil based enamels are most easily used with a compressed air sprayer, but acrylics and latex paints can be sprayed if they are modified with a suitable conditioner. This will thin the paint so that it will flow through the siphon tube and out the orifice. • Protect adjacent areas from over spray Prepare the area where you will paint. For “fixed” projects, like the one illustrated here, you will need to protect adjacent surfaces, and make sure you have adequate ventilation. Protect nearby surfaces from “over spray” with masking or painter’s tape and painter’s paper or newspapers. • Prepare the surface to be painted. Grind, brush, or sand off rust and corrosion from metal, removing all oil, dust, or dirt, and make sure it is dry. Wash the surface: for oil-based paints, use mineral spirits; for latex or acrylic paints, use soap and water, rinsing thoroughly. • Prime the surface, if required. You can use the sprayer to apply the primer, f
