paint sprayer for buildings

What are some good brands of paint sprayers, need to put a bunch of white paint (suppose mostly latex) on buildings around here. Seems the type that dips in a 1 or 5 gallon bucket & piston pumps up the tube is the way to go?

Thanks for the past replies, just looking for the names & links that were mentioned last time.....

--->Paul

I was at Home Depot looking at the Graco units while waiting for paint to be mixed. Instead of a fixed, flat strainer on the suction tube, they have a garden hose fitting and the strainer screws into that. When done painting, you remove the unused paint from the sprayer, hose and gun. Then remove the strainer and replace it with your garden hose. Turn on the water and sprayer and (I assume) the unit will be flushed in no time. So I'm converting my Wagner to use the same method but the suction tube will be removed and the water hose will connect to the pump inlet. The biggest problem was finding a short length of 3/4" hose with a female end. Most hose is 5/8".

I hate painting and needed a way to get it done fast. We rented a JLG manlift from a contractor buddy and we did the main barn (36x72 with a 24x48 wing) in a weekend, including the trim, but not the sash. The main barn is 35 feet at the peak, which would have been a nightmare to do off ladders.

I sprayed while my helper back-brushed. The airless has great control for edging and leaves very little overspray.

I did our machinery shed (24x60) the same way, only working alone. Had the whole thing done (less the window sash) in a day, trim and all.

Good luck,
Scott

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• Scott's Folly

I did use the little hand Wagner a couple years ago, one arm got pretty strong.... ;) The $200 units they have look ok, I think a contractor type might be a little better.

Also curious about puting the oil/aluminumn paint on roofs, but I'm not expecting one unit to do everything. Seems the traveling fellows have a piston pump for latex paint, & a pressure vat for the roof paint.

--->Paul