Why I haven't seen my Boat in 13 days....and it's killing me

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Hamin' X
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Post by Hamin' X »

Hmmm

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Not slamming your :macm: , might work on an :macx: or :mac19: , also. :wink:
Mark Prouty
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Post by Mark Prouty »

RichandLori wrote:OH MY HEAVENS!!!
I will post photos and a report later today...right now, I have to get out there and caress my new best friend!

Painter Rich...
Yes, I'm about to paint my house and would like to loose as little Mac time as possible.
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Post by RandyMoon »

Some advice on buying paint sprayers.

I have owned a couple of cheap ones ($100 to $200) and they were not worth it. Always plugging up. One broke down in the middle of painting a house and they gave me a replacement. It broke down. I rented a commercial grade sprayer and it was like the difference between night and day.

It goes back to the old saying, you get what you pay for.
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Post by richandlori »

I went with a spray tech Apex series medel 1720 build by Wagner and sold by Lowles. Yes, it was pricey and perhaps I could have gotten by with a $250 or $300 unit, but even at $561, I still saved thousands of dollars over the "professional" quotes I received. I also will be building a new house in a year or thereabouts, so I fugure I can use it there as well.

In short the sprayer was fantastic and I would buy it again. The special stucco paint is thick and it sprayed it all day for 4 straight days without a hiccup.

Clean up is a bit#!, but I guess that is true about all airless sprayers.

I will snap some photos of the house and post Friday, BEFORE I head down to the boat for the weekend...YES I earned it!
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