When I did a wall by hand a few weeks ago, I did one coat of primer and two of white. I used that in the sprayer, and I couldn’t believe the difference after just that coat!: So far I’m very happy with it!Įven though I use primed mdf, I still start with a primer when painting it. There’s a few tricks I’ve learned as I’ve used it, and I’m doing a post about it shortly. Not sure why, cause it is SO easy to use, and it works GREAT! Mine is the Wagner Paint Sprayer: I kept putting it off cause I was sceered. I just used it for the first time two months ago. My Dad got me one for my birthday, at least a year ago – if not two. Then it was time to bust out the sprayer. But it was the best eight buckaroos I’ve spent in a long time.

You just tape it along the surface, and then the plastic opens up and sticks to the wall all by itself. Cause they were comin’ out! I could spray right over them and it wouldn’t matter one bit! WHOO!Īnd then Beckie told me about this awesomesauce plastic stuff for the walls:

I kept pushawing it though – whining about taping off walls and protecting floors and wah wah wah…Īnd then I realized I didn’t need to worry about the floors. I was out with my friend Beckie the other night and she reminded me that she used her paint sprayer to spray her (awesome!) board and batten project. For reals…it is one of the most dreaded activities EVER. Because it’s just not been a priority and OH YEAH, I despise painting board and batten. So I haven’t gotten back to the painting. I started painting the board and batten six weeks ago – just days before the water issues and the kitchen island was placed in the office for a week and the whole house basically imploded. One project I’m ITCHING to get finished up is the office. I’ve been trying to get a few projects done before they get started, especially since I won’t be able to get much accomplished this week. )Ĭheck out all this hardwood waiting patiently!: By Thursday, when we’re covered in an inch of dust, I may be signing a different tune. Actually, I’m GIDDY at the thought of lovely hardwoods throughout our main floor. They start Tuesday and at least for right now, I’m definitely leaning toward the excited part. I’m a jumble of so excited I could pee and totally dreading this – I’m so confused. As many of you know, our new hardwood floors are being installed this week.

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