I've been skimming all my walls excited to put all your videos to good use. Started watching them a year ago and I have yet to paint but hopefully in the next few weeks!

Love the videos and tips. Love the ladies on the paint life gear as well. My business is just starting up and I would have been lost without these videos. Thanks for your free time!

@Idahopainter

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help, thanks for watching!

That's some serious production! Nice!!

Haven't used an gun extension for this purpose... Always use a 3 or 6 foot pole gun. I also roll at least one coat of topcoat(celings and walls) so the paint is worked into texture. A roller texture is easier to touch up later on than just spray...Love a 12-21 or 23 tip. Thanks for your videos

Always enjoy your vids. A true pro! Keep em' coming and good health, prosperity to you, your family and your business!

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support!

You inspired me sir, now i am planning to have a small business like that. Thank you for the great video. 👍👍

Thanks man ! You and your videos have been a major help on my paint business. I just started a few months ago and I Admit I wasn’t the best. Just did enough to get the job done, but after watching most of your videos it really has helped and changed my entire style of painting. Everything is a lot smoother and faster and saving a lot of time and money . You guys are amazing ! Take care.

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

90% prep. Iceberg painting, good name for co it would be. Have it you can.

Chris, great video series!

you do love your job

awesome, looks really good.

Hello, I just want to say I enjoy your videos. I am a painter myself and am expanding my resume to include spray painting. Your tips are awesome and I can wait to use them in my projects.

@Matt-fp4uy

2 жыл бұрын

How are you getting on Allen? I'm about to buy my first airless

Good work Chris!

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I like ur passion WID paiinting its feels very simple

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching & supporting!

Hello, I want to understand the process involved after the drywalls are installed. I believe you'll first skim the wall, sand it, spray primer and then spray paint, right? Is roller used for any of the paint jobs? Trying to understand what aspects of the job will the sprayer be used. Very new to this approach

when you doing walls is better to spray up and down or is the same from left to right?

What size coveralls for painting can you use for a person my size 5 11 and I weigh maybe 180 is large good for me.

Do you recommend thinning with water, and if so, what ratio?? We have primed with PVA, and are going to paint both wall and ceiling Behr Silver Drop grey next. I appreciate your opinion.

Great videos! I'm trying to figure out what's best to repaint my interior walls (fairly large and open). How do you decide to roll vs. spray interior walls? I haven't sprayed before, but am interested in looking into trying it. Obviously I'll need to cut in - is that doable with spraying?

Great awesome video Brother

hi chris. thanks for the video series. fyi, try masterprep for a primer. suoer heavy build, lays out like glass. I just used it and wow what a difference from pva.

very nice

You look awesome chris. Like Willy wonka awesome.

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

lol

Hi isn’t the yellow gonna be hard to cover now when you do your ceilings

Which paint from Sherwinwilliams do you recommend?

Do you ever back roll after spraying?

hey good video and looks like you guys have a good gig going, efficient and quality work from what it seems. just a little tip for ya that might help you guys. not saying you don't do a great job by any means just one professional that likes to help another, I don't only have expertise in residential painting applications but also design & app expertise and business as well. some homeowners or customers can sometimes have a great eye, or hire people, like myself, that have a great eye and can tell small variations in paint coverage... long story short I guess my tip to you would be to start your spray at the corners. there's nothing wrong with taking your finger off the trigger. sometimes haste can lack. when starting your spray in the corners, you can actually mentally control your line of attack and also expect a more evenly coated wall. your corner coverage will precisely tell you exactly how to apply to the rest of the wall around it. it'll all be in the hand after that. try it out.

Do you ever roll your walls after spraying? And if so do get any dark picture frame effect on the edge of the wall where the roll didn't reach? I'd really appreciate if you could let me know any tips or new info thanks

So my question is, when you remove the plastic from the windows while the paint is still fresh, is there paint overspray flying around that may land/damage on/the vinyl, plastic, aluminum? Really want to know

If you’re just spraying the walls on new construction. What’s the best way to mask off the ceiling from any overspray when spraying this much?

Do you have a video of how that caulking over tape trick works showing it up close? It's not clear how that will render you a clean straight paint edge, tho it makes sense how that keeps paint from bleeding under the tape... Thanks! p.s. before I start any painting project, I come back to your videos to get the skinny....

nice intro! I like it! meow!

@heyletsplay8579

6 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

A year ago I painted my last home using the traditional style of painting. It was God-awful and took forever. So I have decided to use a sprayer on my new home. What sprayer would you recommend for somebody that doesn't do this professional or by contract? Just your average joe that will be using it for personal properties both indoors and outdoors? Thanks in advance for your input!

Chris, I'm looking into purchasing a new paint sprayer and want to be able to do some commercial painting in my area (a big need for that here). I have looked at the Titan 840, 1040, 1140. What would you recommend? Thanks.

To save time and effort, do you ever suggest painting the ceilings in closets the same as wall colour?

Amazing, fantastic your work.

@Idahopainter

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

As a handyman, I use your channel for my painting resource. Question: How do you decide whether to spray or roll on paint in a home? Do you always use a spray gun if there is no furniture to contend with and its a large job? When would you defer to a roller? Thanks.

Great video! When is it appropriate to use two coats of paint for new construction?

Thank you for this video and all of the other videos you posted, the knowledge, advice and techniques you give is awesome! We just finished painting our house with an airless sprayer (Graco Magnum X5) using the techniques you recommended and had one problem - Goggles kept fogging up. I had a paint suit on, respirator, and went through five differn't pair of safety goggles. I kept having problems with the goggles fogging up or getting paint in my eyes when doing the ceiling and closets and the garage. Any advice on what you use for eye protection when painting?

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

Dewalt safety glasses

Montana Painter is correct, I back roll most of my coats of interior spray. Even my primer coat. Do an experiment where you spray a section of wall so that it is solid and uniform and then take an 18 inch roller with a three eights nap and back roll it, you’ll find out you have way too much paint. Then spray an area so that when you back roll it you have a nice uniform code that is worked into the substrate. Just as the Montana Painter has explained. When you are doing large commercial buildings interior with large walls 20 feet high touching up becomes a lot easier when you don’t have to repaint entire sections because everyone knows just a spray coat will not touch up, Not to mention the cost savings in the amount of material you will use on let’s say a 400 to 600 gallon project.

@Chrisisthename

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, so do you recommend spraying a lighter coat and always back rolling the paint with 3/8 nap roller? What if you are dealing with a level 5 smooth finish ceiling, and you want to put an eggshell sheen in the kitchen /dining room connected area. Will back rolling give you lap marks? Or is the fact that you sprayed the paint on in a fast fashion, help lesson or eliminate that. Lastly, whether just spraying or spraying and back rolling, is one nice spray coat sufficient?

Hey Chris , when u spray do u guys back roll the walls?

Were those skim coated walls? Did not see any taping or any mud. Or were those plaster walls?

+1000 Thank you!

Do you sand between coats? Also how clean is the subfloor when you are spraying? Do you back roll? BTW I love you videos!

Well got a sprayer and I'm ready to try to paint with it....

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Do you need 2 coats when spraying interior walls thanks boss!!!

Is the Titan better than the graco you were using? Thanks

Love your videos and personality! ha ha. On the primer video, you taped but did not show the caulk. On the top coat video, you showed no taping, but yes to the caulk. Did you tape + caulk for the primer, then rip it off while the caulk was still wet? And then tape + caulk again for the topcoat? Or did you use the same tape for both primer and topcoat, and only applied the caulk for the topcoat? Thanks. I just bought a sprayer and I'm getting ready to paint my entire house. Its empty, and its going to be a rental.

Making that sprayer work hard and making that money nice job btw

wow...I want do its

After you spry the primer do you have to sand the walls. I hear the fibers in the drywall board will lift and you have to sand them before you paint

@chally46

5 жыл бұрын

I find that if you spray the walls with sealer before the ceilings the walls are much much smoother than if you do the ceilings first

So how do you address touchup if you walls are sprayed? Carpenters are notorious for leaving dings and marking up the walls and using a roller typically does match a sprayed look. Thanks! keep up the good work!

@jeffrichecky8360

8 жыл бұрын

+The Idaho Painter Did you ever make a video about touching up a sprayed wall after wall repairs/dings?

How you do for not do to much overspray?

Hello ! really helpful videos! question: would you recommend spraying a gloss latex in an interior with textured walls? or is the risk of fingering/ lapmarks too great . would it have a more professional finish if rolled?

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

We never use gloss, we use satin and we always roll if the customer is living in the house

@teejaydoty4644

2 жыл бұрын

You can spray on every step plastic off all furniture 2 wide paper on floor below trim but always especially with any kind of gloss/satin backroll walls and ceilings as well unless their flat maybe eggshell... these are my rules becuz I'm a one man crew... My procedure goes patch holes caulk always 1st throughout area take as many doors off as possible scissors in middle of 1 or multiple rooms if possible mask doorknob and hinges spray them and as much of trim possible as well as casings then day 2 mask doorways n trim sand spot prime with wall color hit walls 2 coats backroll... Day three drop plastic hit the lids {ceilings} reassemble what you were able to get done then repeat process my only exception is walls in bathrooms and around cabinets/backsplash area brush n roll! I 90% of the time never get uninhabited repaints and never do new construction nor do work 4 contractors the pay they offer is SLAVE labor and I make triple doing repaints as well as my only employee being a handheld and wheelie Graco sprayer!! Must say exteriors is where the cheddah is at me a masker my wheelie Graco some drop clothes and 3 extension ladders and my short pole with roller and only use Sherwin Williams Super paint... PEOPLE think I'm crazy for backrolling exteriors unless it's hardiplank but the coverage and even coats I achieve are second to none brush n roll eaves n trim.... If anyone wants to know how to make all the MONEY that's how I take longer but my quality is far better and there is not 1 painting job I can't do by myself!

Great videos, very imformative, I also paint for a living. Mostly rentals & flip houses for a big realator company. Ive been painting pro for over a year now. I like ur videos, Im always learning tips on different things. By the way ur Google link isnt working, it say 404 bad link or something like that. Thanks again for the time & effort u put into the videos for all of us to learn from. I am now a subscriber lol

Can I ask how many coats do you spray for new construction? In this video you sprayed one coat then removed the masking. If I need to spray two coats, do I need to remove masking right after the first coat, wait until the first cost to dry, mask again, then spray the second coat?

@grimreefer213

2 жыл бұрын

I know it’s a year old but typically you’ll do one coat of primer and two coats of finish on walls. You can do one coat of primer and one coat on the ceilings though with spot priming, depending on your scenario. I do a lot of commercial jobs and new construction/remodels, you don’t have to pull your tape in between coats. It depends on what surface you’re taping to, how long the tape is going to be there and stuff like that. We don’t have the time or luxury to mask more than once, so we do it once and get it all done then pull it soon after. If you leave it too long it’s hard to get off. If you’re a painter i’m sure you’ll have learned this stuff by now.

So would you spray interior walls if the ceiling and floors were already finished. how do prevent overspray on popcorn cielings when painting walls

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

tape and paper

Hi Chris, I just found your channel and am loving going through all your videos. I just purchased a new construction home and was considering renting an airless paint sprayer as some of the walls are 20' long. Would you recommend that for interior walls on a finished home? Or would rolling still be a better idea? - Josh

@hispanito4lyf

8 жыл бұрын

+The Idaho Painter awesome, thank you! I'm sure covering the floors and ceiling will take 3x as long as the actual painting haha.

Can u make a video if spraying a Sophite n fasure exterior when spraying what can u do if u get runs or leaves and tips n tricks on spraying a bathtub thanks, number one you tube fan and where can I purchased a t shirt!?! thanks grrat video

So if I sprayed my ceiling first I screwed up right? overspray from walls will definitely show up on the white ceiling right?

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but just get some 12" paper instead of 9" paper if you are concerned about your technique.

In one of your videos you mentioned that we should backroll after applying PVA and do not backroll after applying the paint. Today the Sherwin Williams rep said on no, I should back roll the paint too cause if I ever do touch ups it’s not going to look right. I was hoping that you naught steer me in the right direction before painting our new build home this week. Thank you.

@Idahopainter

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much painting the rep has done?

@Josh-ny6hm

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why I came to you because I trust what you say more. I just want to make sure I’m doing the right thing when they start making me second guess myself.

@jamespritchard165

Жыл бұрын

He's very inconsistent.

I thought you were supposed to always keep the tip perpendicular to the wall? Is this not true or necessary?

How do you reduce "flashing"? I have been using my sprayer and I had to apply two coats on a test room (because I went cheap and didn't prime) on new construction spray texture drywall. I experienced a slight flashing in the sheen. The paint I am using is Behr Ultra paint and primer, eggshell.

@Idahopainter

7 жыл бұрын

More paint, and keep a wet edge. Still when spraying you may get some

@Here-2-Learn

6 жыл бұрын

Try some floetrol just a hint of water n keep the wet edge, here in so cal it gets hot flashes a lot if I don’t adjust the paint

have you ever had a problem with ceiling paint not covering the wall paint where it has got on the ceiling? and over spray on finished walls?

This group of videos was very helpful. Is the sequence of this new construction job different if I were to use painted white trim? Would you paint the trim off the wall and then install after the ceiling and walls are painted, or install the trim first and then start the paint sequence? Same question for casing trim?

@Idahopainter

5 жыл бұрын

Install the trim first

@joeklootwyk7762

5 жыл бұрын

For new construction, primer all walls and ceiling. Next would be to install then paint trim. Then paint walls and lastly ceiling?

@davidcrist2651

5 жыл бұрын

Paint Life TV in this video there is no trim yet installed? Is there a way you can quickly spray trim once it’s installed even thought your walls are already finished?

If your ceiling is already painted, will 4' plastic masking be sufficient around the perimeter if I want to spray the walls?

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

Could be, just watch your pressure. Might be easier to just roll the walls though.

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

Way overkill, 12" is good with appropriate pressure, kickback and ventilation.

Do you have any videos of you guys doing a exterior that has used cedar shingles as siding?

@Idahopainter

5 жыл бұрын

No, but good idea!

Any reason for spraying the walls first before the ceiling? New to using a paint sprayer so just curious if there's a reason for that.

@Idahopainter

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t have to mask upside down

Hey bud. What was the name of that paint? Didn’t catch it. Also, how far does a gallon go?

Everytime I watch this you remind me of an umpa lumpa from willy wonka 😂😂 great vid though... keeps it up 👍

@Idahopainter

7 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@Colwray1

7 жыл бұрын

Home Improvement How To's ha ha I've edited it incase confused.. predictive text made a right mess of the words ha ha ha

Hi.... I'm brand new to spraying anything... I sprayed some primer the other day to bare drywall and the finish was rough as sandpaper!!... luckily I was able to knock it down with a light sanding... but any ideas what could have happened?? Thanks

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

somebody forgot to sand (you or finishers)

@JLPicard440

3 жыл бұрын

@@immeohmyoh Ummmm...... No... what else you got?!

also what kind of paint are you using from Sherwin williams. is it the promar 400 or 200. I'm about to start a paintjob on new construction and I need to know what kind of paint would be best to go with to only have to put one coat. the cheapest stuff at Sherwin williams is like water.

@Alexcolombia28

7 жыл бұрын

Joshua I represent a commercial painting company in the DC area. The best Quality / Price product sherwin William has is Promar 200. Its not as cheap as 400 and not as expensive as other high end products. Trust me, the paint will not come off for a good number of years

@livingwaternetwork1

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@survivalSC

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. I spray promar 200 on almost all the homes we do. It's a great paint for the money.

When you planning to use a paint sprayer in a job or house how do you calculate the amount of paint?

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

increase 1/3 over standard 400sqft/gal. so call it only 300sqft/gal.

what is best clear caulking for a good price how much is the caulking? to paint edge straight edges

@Idahopainter

7 жыл бұрын

I like Sherwin Williams 950a

Are you sanding between primer and top coat?

why is #4 private .from quants painting

If you don’t take your finger off of the trigger when you reverse direction surely you load the reversal with paint.

🌟

In what situations would you use or not use the sprayer. If there was furniture in the home would you use the sprayer?

Wow, I DID see how wide that fan is! You said it was a 1221?!

sorry, does back rolling require after spray painting or not?

@Idahopainter

5 жыл бұрын

Only under certain circumstances

So one coat is enough w the spray gun?

@Giokosmik

4 жыл бұрын

I have this question as well. You do one coat only or are you remasking for the second coat?

Other than that this video was beasty and your skills are of the chain 😎 Oh and another big question! What do you recommended to wear on your eyes so the paint won't land on it Most annoying and hurtful thing about spraying

So did you give one coat or two coats on those walls and ceiling?

@salkilla89

8 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks for the response

Do you recommend back rolling the walls on a home that is not new construction? I'm going to be painting my entire home, walls, ceilings, new trim to be installed. For the walls and ceilings I will be using flat paint. The home will be completely empty and new floors will be installed. Current paint on the walls appears to be original from 1995 when the home was built.

@billm1651

8 жыл бұрын

+The Idaho Painter Do you use a brush along the corners near the ceiling as well, or just roll as much wall as possible?

Did you say 1221 tip??

I didn't see any back rolling on this new drywall?

👍

question are you back rolling it after spraying it?

@Idahopainter

7 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of factors that determine whether or not we back roll

@krausecommercialpainting3359

6 жыл бұрын

We find that backrolling the *finish* coat is all we really need to do. I know plenty of guys that don't even do that and their work still looks amazing. As the poster of the vid said, there are many factors to consider. My personal opinion is anything above a dead flat (matte, eggshell, satin - etc.) should be back rolled on finish coat to help out with touch ups, but that certainly doesn't guarantee success. Enamel wall paints are very unforgiving on touch ups, especially in rooms with lots of light.

@robertbibani5738

6 жыл бұрын

why would you be using enamel paint on walls? I dont think we have ever used it on a wall??

Can it be painted with carpet install. I have a room that need to be spray painted .

@Idahopainter

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Can you tell me what color code is that .? I watch all your videos I love how you explain everything, thanks

@Idahopainter

6 жыл бұрын

So, I cannot recall the exact color

@fidelfernandez3006

6 жыл бұрын

Paint Life TV ok thanks I understand it’s hard for you to remember after painting so many houses , that is the exact color I want but I can’t find the code I bought 3 diferentes paint colors and is not the same , keep doing your videos I actually painted my whole house wt all your tips , any idea what I can get close to that color ?

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

@@fidelfernandez3006 if you can pull the metadata from the video, maybe you can find the gps coordinates, then you can visit the tenant, and politely ask for a chip to scan, or have them mail you one.

how come you didn't back roll it ? every time I sprayed (50/50) and didn't back roll it you can see lines sometimes. is there something I'm missing ?

@kevingregorykg

7 жыл бұрын

The Idaho Painter since you don't back roll do yo my ever have any problems with streaks

@the_family_man_clan3378

7 жыл бұрын

kevin gregory with very large tip & 50/50 or even less you will still get flashing but not as much. depends on sta dard of builder

@kevingregorykg

7 жыл бұрын

yup always gotta back roll..

Got some tailing going on there.

Or just cover your sprayer with plastic or a drop. Good videos I usually roll walls but I’m gonna give this a go

Tomorrow I'm giving a bid on a fence and deck stain. For a boost of confidence I will be wearing the blue paint life shirt I won on your live show. (MONDAY'S AT 8 CST) In case y'all don't know.

@Idahopainter

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for representing & for all the support!

Why would you ever want to do your wall package on the ground? Always more economical to do on the ground. Do you not have shades of brown caulk available in idaho?

How come you don't back roll

I always thought you had to do 2 coats of paint after prime?

@Idahopainter

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on the quality of paint and the color

Can I run a 1221 tip on a 440 graco sprayer ?

@Idahopainter

4 жыл бұрын

No, but you could use a Hyde dual head tip extension with 2 -515 and you would get the same fan width 🤙

I sprayed a 49 foot by 500 foot drywall wall, and I’m getting botching type of effect, is my overspray making the finish dull??

@Idahopainter

3 жыл бұрын

Not enough paint

@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

slow the sprayer pass

Paint Life TV For new construction what do you charge per square foot to paint a house interior >

@Idahopainter

5 жыл бұрын

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@immeohmyoh

3 жыл бұрын

You don't need to calculate sqftage but for paint quantities. For labor, just imagine yourself standing in the rooms, and go with your gut. Then imagine what other guys are going with. Then add in a little game-theory.

@stenny1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@immeohmyoh I don't paint for a living - I flip houses. So I was curious as to how he bids jobs.