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Spray painting: The Beginners Guide
Spray painting is one of the usually accepted methods that one can find to paint their home in the best possible way. Spray painting is just one of the methods among other painting methods that include- painting the wall using a brush or a roller etc. spray painting has an advantage over other methods and it is that it allows to cover a larger surface with ease and also by investing less of a time as compared to painting the walls with the help of a brush or a roller.
What is Spray Painting
Spray painting is a painting technique where a device sprays a coating (paint, ink, varnish, etc.) through the air onto a surface. The most common types employ compressed gas—usually air—to atomize and direct the paint particles. Spray guns evolved from airbrushes, and the two are usually distinguished by their size and the size of the spray pattern they produce
One can decide to get the spray painting done as per their convenience that means that one can get it done through some professional painters or one can do it oneself as well. But getting it done by a professional company or a team has an advantage that they have the prior knowledge about everything and they not only help you to get the walls of your house painted using the spray painting technique but also they may help you take various decisions that you may not be able to take if you decide to take alone and also they will do the work in such a professional manner that it will be suitable for you as well. Also let me remind al the readers that getting home painted is a long term investment and nobody gets it done every now and then and it is done at long intervals and therefore using low quality products or not appointing the professional team for wok in order to save money is a not a wise action to take.
Benefits of Spray Painting
Spray painting is useful as it allows to cover a larger area in a short span of time. The spray painting allows the technique of spraying the paint through the machine and doing coats over other coats in very less or no time. It employs the use of compressed gas—usually air—to atomize and direct the paint particles. Spray guns evolved from airbrushes, and the two are usually distinguished by their size and the size of the spray pattern they produce.
Spray painting is less tedious than brush painting and it generally gives a smoother, uniform paint surface.
Know About Spray Machines
Paint spray devices are available in different sizes and varieties for use by homeowners, contractors, or professional painters. The two most common types of the sprayers are airless and air models.
- Air paint sprayers use air compression to eject the paint out.
- Airless paint sprayers, on the other hand, use pressure to push the paint out.
Air paint sprayers are more expensive, and they provide a more even coating of paint as compared with the airless models.Spray painting is possible with the help of a spray painting machine that is not available with the layman and it is pretty expensive and so one may not find it easy to purchase it. Therefore it is recommended to hire a professional company for such jobs. Well if you want to purchase a spray painting machine you can have a look at various machines that are available with the merchants. There are various types of such machines and some of them include Airless Spray Equipment and Heavy Coat Airless Machines.
Spray Painting : Is it Costly then Regular Painting Process ?
There are disadvantages to spray painting however- spray painting is not pocket friendly, in fact it can be downright wasteful. That’s because only a fraction of the paint is actually deposited on the work surface, the rest is distributed as airborne particles called overspray. Depending upon the spray setup, it is possible for as much as 75 percent of the paint to be lost in overspray.
So once you have decided to get your home painted using the spray painting technique you must know how to get it done in the easiest manner-
Procedure for Spray Painting
Step 1: Surface Preparation
so the most basic and the foremost step that a person has to follow to start up with the task is to get the wall surface ready and to make the walls in such a way that we can start off with the work. So basically, getting the walls ready means that, it should be smooth enough to be painted else various problems may arise at a later stage that may lead to future problems like unevenness of the wall etc. so one has to check before the painting that the wall is even or not. For this process we need to putty the wall.
Step 2: Apply Primer / Putty to Wall
The second step involves applying primer to the walls. The colour of the primer has to be such that it does not effects the paint. That means if you have to get the paint of a light colour then grey coloured primer won’t serve the purpose and in the same way if you have to keep the walls in a dark shade then dark coloured primer will only work. Applying light coloured or white primer in that case will not serve the purpose then. So primer has to be applied keeping in mind the colours that you have chosen for your walls so that colours will pop up on the wall with grace.
Step 3: Sanding Step
the third step will include the sanding of the wall with the help of a sandpaper. This will allow the smoothness of the wall and this smoothness will ensure the smooth painting job done easily.
Once you are done with sanding the wall all you need to do is to wipe off all the dust from the wall with the help of the drop cloth to ensure that no dust particles retain on the wall as it may result in interference of the paint with the paint and thus leading to various bubbles in the wall. Therefore after the sanding process it is really important to wipe off the wall surface with the help of a dry drop cloth.
Step 4: Spray the Final Paint Use Spray Machines
Once you are done with fixing the irregularities of the wall and done with priming the wall and then sanding it and dusting it with a cloth so now it time for you to start up with the spray painting process. It is much better to spray several light coats of color sanding with 00-00 steel wool in between coats, than it is to paint one or two heavy coats. Resist the temptation to continue adding paint. Add a light coat, sand, add another
light coat, sand, etc. Repeat that a minimum of three times (as many as four or five times) and what you end up with is deep, rich color with a smooth professional finish and look. It is likely to add better quality paint. Semi-gloss paint will be very suitable as it will provide you with the best quality paint thus leading to the best of the results for your home.
Once you are done with the job you need to leave the room in such a way that air can easily pass on and the room remains well ventilated. Because if you do not keep the room well ventilated you can have various problems like the fumes of the paint may not go and the paint may take usually longer time to dry. Therefore well ventilated room is a must for a newly painted room.
Are You Looking to Get Your Home Painted ?
If you are based in Bangalore and you want to get the spray painting done at your home then you can always do it yourself but you can always count on ColourDrive as well. ColourDrive is a professional company that provides various services like- interior painting, exterior painting, stencilling, texture painting. Keeping the home cool during summers with the help of white lime was on terrace and much more such services. Painting can be done with the help of paint brushes or the rollers and obviously using the spray painting technique. So you are just a call away from ColourDrive and getting your home done in the best possible way. You can contact Colour Drive’s professional team by vising their site- www.colourdrive.in .
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