How To Use a Paint Sprayer.

STOP, professional painters give you secret tips operating paint sprayers. The Idaho Painter teaching how to set up a SPRAYER.
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[@shawnhanson2778]

Hello, I'm an avid DYI'er and I'm about to paint my house in a month, waiting on winter to end. I've never pained a house, so I truly appreciate you posting these videos, they are so helpful. I'm sure I'll have questions as I jump into this project and appreciate your help. Go DYI'ers!!!!

[@mattmccormick8749]

Lol. No worries Reagan! 26th year in the industry and I a very low time on spraying and setup/cleaning. Literally watching now for tips. Some guys go a whole career without proper set up. I am that guy. Never stop learning! Great vid guys. 👌

[@hillarie_hillviewpaint]

I agree! Regans on a good path!!! He did great! Thanks BOSS!😊 great video showing someone learning as we are!👍 Ive been painting many years and today Im borrowing an airless because the time it will save me. Im 42 yrs old and just now learning to operate an airless sprayer. Smh

[@williamgrimberg2510]

Have had several brands of airless professional sprayers since 1978 . I prefer the direct pick up instead of the hose pick up because they are pain to move around with the hose flopping around and the direct pick up uses less paint to prime the pump plus it’s easier to flush the pump out .

[@rickwashek478]

Excellent training video. Anyone that hasn't used a sprayer much would definitely learn from this video.

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks Rick!

[@OrionConstellationHome]

Chris is Wonderful teacher! Great timely clarifying questions! Thank you! My graco magnum died and I went to Sharwin Williams and bought Titan 440i. I watched you video again. Now I am dangerous!

[@MrDeaweber]

It was obvious there was a real effort made to make a truly useful and informative video. No matter how impressive someone's editing equipment and skills are = the forethought and intention brought to bear when shooting a video for teaching rather than entertaining can be more important and usually is. Thanks guys

[@vampov]

Your videos have been great. I'm excited to start painting today after working for a year to get everything to paint stage. That titan is 20 years old that's quit the sales pitch.

[@jfrostcvl5]

I have the exact same titan 440i. Just replaced the Boston and packings last week. I still use the original hose believe it or not. Sweet video. Thanks guys.

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks for watching!

[@treemanjr]

I'm considering selling my business over at Aluisy and Co. In Maryland and moving to Idaho!! Really love it there. If you guys need or have been praying for an extra experienced foreman or painter that can help with the stress levels then please let me know. I'd be happy to humbly serve for whatever you can afford to pay. I was praying about sometime in the next year making the move. Just throwing it out there. Thanks for all your videos. I've learned so much from them.

[@Idahopainter]

That would be awesome

[@steveledwith3247]

I've decided to get out of healthcare and start my own painting business. These videos are invaluable in getting me up to speed since it has been many years since I painted for a living. Thank you Chris!

[@kevinpace7075]

Oh goodness here I go! Painting my friends house tomorrow with my new titan 440, I’m terrified, but I’m going to do my best to follow your videos, I’m using the video from titan that says to run mineral spirits through the first time- prime line and hose line,then I’ll run water through prime line and hose line, then I’ll run the paint through the prime line and then the hose line.. then I’ll bring my psi to about 2200 with my 30 spray extension, then I’ll be doing hardy plank siding and the soffets and garage door all the same color… I’m going to tape and drape everything before hand….. then I’ll repeat the process of running mineral spirits, then water, then antifreeze and store. 👍 I’ll let you know how it goes!

[@KrazyKajun602]

My question is how do you calculate the amt of paint needed for spraying compared to brushing or rolling? I understand it takes more paint to spray compared to the other measures?

[@patrickgraydon3394]

I love you guys Idaho painter thank you for all of your help!!

[@kensheppard5123]

Awesome video guys thank you so much! I borrowed a sprayer for the weekend and I would have missed at least two important steps if I didn’t watch this. Great clear explanation of each step. 👍

[@Idahopainter]

Glad to help Ken

[@ms.32]

I watched a few times & will do a couple dry run & hopefully I won't wear the paint. Thanks for the video. I can't image hand painting by brush alone an entire exterior!

[@BenOgwin]

Hey man thank you all for all your great videos I am a painter and just learning how to spray in your videos have been so helpful but I especially like that you include scriptures from time to time as I am a servant of the Lord God most high Jesus Christ and I just thank you for putting those scriptures in their may you and your family and all those be blessed in the Lord Jesus Christ amen

[@Ghovathagod]

This was a life and time saver thank you!

[@NipkowDisk]

Excellent tips on initial setup, thank you for this- it is most timely. I enjoy your Scripture references in your videos. God Bless.

[@Idahopainter]

Oh, whoops! Thanks for watching!

[@brianp9115]

great vid for me being a first time sprayer owner

[@stephanbutler8248]

I really like your videos and approach to sharing your craft! Great job with the production, and thanks so much.

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks for the support Stephen!

[@finalfrenzy856]

Very informative!! But question and excuse me if I missed the answer but if your already spraying and spits tend to come out, would you just switch it to prime and release all the air from the prime tube or would that mean that the hoses connected to gun is clogged? Excuse me if this doesn’t make sense lol

[@gamer117hd4]

Thank You.

[@chris35moto-q4b]

You guys should make a Airless Sprayer playlist

[@Idahopainter]

True, we should

[@DirtbikeDad]

What do I do when my sprayer still slowly primed even when switch is in spray mode ??? Pump keeps pumping doesn’t stop ???? Gas powered unit

[@clementejr2001]

Thank you! So, is not good to put the prime hose inside the bucket of paint?

[@adambarlow5023]

I can certainly say I have learned a lot from your guys' videos! Thank you, and keep up the great work!

[@bradleycharles9108]

instablaster...

[@americanmobiledetailingand9282]

What do you usually paint first eaves or stucco?

[@alexp7842]

Excellent explanation fellas

[@Andybliss83]

I bought a titan 1040t paint sprayer, and I’m curious what spray tip you would use for indoor spraying?

[@karynm3365]

Awesome! Thanks so much for this information. I've only been using my handheld battery operated Graco sprayer for small jobs, but I really need to learn how to use a bigger sprayer!

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks for watching Karyn!

[@karynm3365]

You're welcome! I love your videos!

[@wsvitak]

Thanks guys for the easy to understand explanation.

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks for watching!

[@kylerobertson3255]

We sometimes go weeks without using our Graco Mark IV what’s the best way to store a srayer? Wet or dry? I noticed one guy was keeping the intake hose in a bucket of water with conditioner (lube) in the water.. after watching your last video I learned that you don’t run the conditioner through it while you are cleaning it but through the lube Orpheus on the front of the sprayer correct??

[@Pigalettotilldawn]

Great video!

[@shaulishamay]

Will the Graco 6-Feet Whip Hose for Airless Paint Spray Guns Fit the Titan control max 1900? I only fond this one Graco 238358 BlueMax II Whip Hose for Airless Paint Spray Guns, 3/16-Inch x 3-Feet

[@shiraleedriggers969]

Great--I have a Graco lt15 and am trying to learn how to use properly. Do you thin your paint--is there a video on this?

[@blackirish4416]

Hey guys I just can’t say enough on how this video help me get a good idea on some basics stuff about using a paint sprayer. I just bought a Graco X5 diy paint sprayer to paint my apt and small projects. Just needed to see how to prep the machine. Good content 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼👍🏽

[@Idahopainter]

Your welcome and thank you for sharing🤙

[@chesteryepes1968]

I learn a lot thanks for this video 👍

[@Idahopainter]

Glad to hear that

[@mkrug001]

Hey guys, do you and is it necessary to strain the paint before running it through the sprayer? Thanks for the excellent videos.

[@chancenebeker4481]

on new water based paint its not necessary

[@time2paintllc]

Just getting started with my own painting company thanks for the tips..

[@c.b.-11]

I'm on year 33 and I'd tell you either Save Every Penny or find Plan B because Housing is Volatile. Obama Starved Us To Death

[@landonmiller5522]

Tips on cleaning and storing would be greatly appreciated. Is there a step by step video by any chance?

[@joeb9848]

Great info Chris and John

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks Joe!

[@JackSutherlin]

A friend of mine is attempting to lime wash the exterior brick of her home. She bought the lime wash solution that you mix with equal parts water and we've been applying it with mason brushes. It looks good so far but it's very slow going. Can a paint sprayer be used to apply the lime wash?

[@thomassimmons797]

I am the son of a painting contractor I have been painting my entire adult life that sprayer is above 100 decibels in your standing right by it put some hearing protection on.. I have tinnitus now cuz I used to not use hearing protection when around sprayers and pressure washers

[@harunarashid6857]

Good work guys

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks Haruna

[@olwinsanchez8832]

Great way of showing this instructions guys 👍🏽👍🏽

[@ladarrellworf6896]

I decided to watch this video after my first time using a sprayer and guess who looks like the new guy with a stripe of stain up my clothes. :D Thakn you guys for making awesome videos!!!!!

[@zoeyanth1]

Hey.. best paint VIDEOS around. I'm a contractor. But have learned so much from you on paint. One question. How would you join stained windows and extension jams with painted trim? Clear caulk?

[@Idahopainter]

Clear caulk would work.

[@LUckybones25]

Gotta love those old 440i's

[@Idahopainter]

Have always worked great!

[@taureanrebel245]

How is the water coming out the prime hose? where is the water coming from?

[@zohebalvi3910]

What brand would you recommend for interior satin finish and would you recommend paint thinner for it as well (I am rolling the paint) and I am planing on painting a room for the first time so I need a paint that is easy to use as well

[@ianrj100]

Great instructional video! thank you

[@WillyDrucker]

Chris, question. I have a brand new Graco X17 Magnum Airless Sprayer (decent for a DIYer) and had problems using a fresh can of BEHR's interior all-in-one primer. After a few hours of use, mostly waiting for wall to dry, the pump would run continuously and I would lose all pressure to the gun. Raising the pressure would only help so long. I noticed the suction screen wasn't fully submerged in the paint anymore as the bucket got low. Is this common of thick primers, does it have to be thinned, or was I having a suction problem? Everything ran fine when I went through the cleaning process with water.

[@Idahopainter]

Reprime it

[@WillyDrucker]

I did try to reprime it. After watching your videos, didn't think to let the gun run for 20 seconds or so, recirculating the paint. I'll try that next time.

[@luisfcorella8614]

Using this sprayer, can I use oil paint? How to clean it after it? Hello from Costa Rica

[@MOSloan]

Thank you! Very clear, good explanations of the process. I'm ready to spray now.

[@feliciaglover541]

Should I seal on before painting exterior walls

[@miner966]

Can you do a video on how to mix and prep paint, or how to prep primer paint etc etc it’s much be appreciated

[@4544799]

Nice informative video. But, what do you need to do once done with your project to store the machine. I assume you need to run water through the purge line, but not sure.

[@karljones9832]

Hello, I have been spraying as a hobby for a few years and followed you along the way. I have a couple questions. I have recently been repainting a house I painted 5 years ago and that had subsequently been brushed in places too in a different darker colour. I have experienced a couple of things that I would like to improve. I have seen, what I call spider webbing on the paint white middle spots with darker bits round it, sometimes these even crack, now I think its related to the material underneath, any recommendations? The second is full on cracking and the paint peeling away the day after spraying. The third is when you are covering the same surface with multiple colours (some very different) how do you prepare to prevent seeable bleeding? The surface is a plastered wall Using a wagner P20 515 tip, white filter, Johnston Durable WHITE Matt paint

[@manningmade5761]

I’m building a new garage and house and I’m wanting to paint everything myself. I need a sprayer what do you recommend titan? What else? Tia

[@Idahopainter]

Titan 440 or Graco 395

[@michaeldondelinger1078]

Great video, Thanks. One question, is there some oil in item and if so, what isit? Michael

[@rubenfelan7712]

Thanks gentlemen!

[@SimonStJohn]

Great job lads! Thanks....

[@Colt45603]

I like your videos there very informative. The only problem I see is your helper Is not wearing safety glasses. High pressure can push paint through your Exposed body parts . Better safe than sorry,pressure lines and fittings have Been known to fail.

[@EpicHeavyStuff]

We always keep our prime hose in the paint 2 while were spraying

[@Idahopainter]

Good habit to have

[@tmerriam6886]

Randon kid in the left corner at 8:30 🤣

[@CapeFrank57]

Can you do a video on spray guide?

[@scottm4042]

Captain Chris, Journeyman John, and Ready Reagan !

[@Idahopainter]

lol, that's us

[@hughchui5337]

good job

[@michaelnilson9876]

Thanks for this...

[@Idahopainter]

Your welcome 👍

[@hikmatlb9357]

I always wanna ask you why you use that Titan 440 industrial most of the time ? All your videos are cool Cheers

[@Idahopainter]

Awesome, reliable sprayer!

[@TommyJones49]

Thank You!

[@Omnious1955]

Excellent

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks!

[@mongoosevsgt]

u guys do front doors?

[@Idahopainter]

Yes

[@ddentici]

mongoosevsgt really?

[@paultully1220]

Run through cleaning an storage

[@itsjrj]

Is there a cheaper sprayer you would recommend? I'm going to try and spray my house for the first time and i would rather buy a sprayer than rent one. My house is 1,700 square foot.

[@vikings844]

I bought a reasonably priced airless sprayer. It was a Krause and Becker 5/8th horsepower airless

[@itsjrj]

@@vikings844 did you use Elastomeric paint with it?

[@shawnsavage9015]

Nice video, nice paint sprayer. Can this sprayer paint a car?

[@fishon3586]

Looks like regans the old one been working

[@Idahopainter]

Lol

[@humanbraininrobotbod]

One thing I am already learning: you can't have to many 5 gallon buckets!

[@vampov]

yes!

[@randymoss2251]

thanks

[@jamesstuck6469]

Great Video. I have 2 questions. 1. Do you thin out your paint before spraying to chamge the viscosity? If so, how do you determine how much water to add? 2. How do you determine the pressure setting on the machine? Do you have any tips on a standardized preasure setting that would limit runs or excessive over spray?

[@Idahopainter]

We do not thin our paintWe must run our pumps at 1800 PSI

[@richardj3849]

Like your work bro. 👍

[@Idahopainter]

Thank you!

[@harunarashid6857]

Am from Ghana

[@Idahopainter]

nice

[@atopqualityservices-handym5303]

Was that one of ur helpers? atopqualitypainting.com Raleigh N.C.

[@TrevinoOrtiz]

I know thats right lol. We've all prayed our selves because we released with the pressure built up . Good video brother 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks Trevino!

[@danielgeng2306]

Might just add if your line is charged when putting on the spray tip, make sure the trigger is locked, there is potential there to get paint injected into your skin, I think you covered that in a previous video Chris, just thought it was worth bringing up again... safety first as they say !!!

[@Idahopainter]

Yes, thanks for including that Daniel!

[@nicepantbro]

I wonder how that paint gun would work in space

[@colorschemers2495]

Constructive criticisms: It's not recommended to prime the pump at a high pressure setting. Its much safer and easier to prime both the intake tube and the spray hose at the lowest pressure setting. Only increase pressure when ready to spray. The proper "pressure relief procedure" per any sprayer manual does NOT mean flip the valve down to prime when you're done. This is why you get the blow-back with paint flying everywhere. The proper procedure is to turn the machine off, and trigger the gun into the paint supply. You release the pressure from the gun first, with the machine off. Then turn the valve down to prime. Little to nothing will come out, and there will be no blow-back. Also, as others mentioned - use the safety on the trigger at all times.

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks for sharing man!

[@martinmarin841]

You are very complicated on explained area

[@AndresRodriguez-wg3vn]

regan ,the RAY

[@Rizzo2185]

Reagan has a Deathly Hallows tattoo! Lord Voldemort would be proud

[@Idahopainter]

lol

[@RB2G100]

Why do you guys run paint through the prime tube? Can’t you just go straight to running paint through the gun instead? I never use the prime tube

[@michaelpatton7784]

Great video. Loved the bible verse, one thought though. Wouldn't it be easier to put the guard and tip on after you've run the paint through the line?

[@robertcollins7515]

Rookie Reagan.

[@patricklandis3910]

Now proper way to clean .... please

[@Thisoldcasita]

Reagan is a hero! He is dirty, you guys are not?

[@Idahopainter]

OK

[@albertocastillo7686]

Very Confusing.

[@Idahopainter]

OK

[@MarkWhippy]

Spray gun Reagan

[@Idahopainter]

That's him!

[@richardpellis]

Nickname for Reagan....Primer

[@Idahopainter]

lol, good one

[@maverick-zj3jz]

Something your doing incorrectly, your spray gun must be submerged in water you are allowing paint to dry on it and ruin a very expensive gun.

[@Idahopainter]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ddentici]

Great video but you should change the title. Misleading. It should be "how to set up the sprayer." You weren't showing how to use it.

[@Idahopainter]

Yes, thanks for the feedback David!