[scpearce]

I have just moved to a new house and there is a great deal of painting to be done, walls, ceilings, doors, windows, kitchen cabinets etc. I would like to use a spray gun because I believe it will save an enormous amount of time. Is this assumption correct, and for an amateur which is better HPLV or airless? Thanks

[amricca]

A spray gun can save you a lot of time. You'll need some help with the walls and ceilings because you need to back roll after you spray and with 2 people it will go fast. The doors, windows and cabinets should be sprayed, that is much faster. Airless is probably the way to go for everything, HVLP is slow. Good luck.

[ballengerb1]

I use a Wagner Paint Crew sprayer if I'm doing a large area. Saves paint and time but can be a pain to clean up the equipment.

[sandybear]

If you are not a good painter, don't use the spray gun, it's a mess to clean-up. Try buying a roller brush with a rod that can hold paint inside as you paint. You can find them in any home hardware store. Remember to cleaned the rod after finished so they don't clogged up the next time you use it. For ceiling it is best to use spray paint if you don't have a flat smooth ceiling. The texture ceiling is not very good with roller technique, you can use spray gun instead.

[Clough]

From my experience, spraying for painting is okay, if you are doing a large area. Spraying paint however, does not allow the paint to adhere to the surfaces as well as when you brush or roll the paint on.

My personal preference is to roll and brush all of the surfaces. Rolling on the walls and maybe also the doors. Definitely brushing on the trim and the frames of windows. For the doors and trim of a home, I always like to use at least a semi-gloss or no less than a satin sheen.

I really like the "warm" look that brushing can add to a room. I did all of my walls and ceiling in my upstairs bathroom by using a brush. It looks really cool! Yeah, it took more time, but the long-term results were worth it.

But, in the end, it depends on the results that may satisfy you. Any spray gun is going to take some time to clean.

The Wagner Paint Crew Sprayer will probably do the job for you, if you want to do the job quickly. But, please be sure to mask off the areas that you don't want any over spray to get on. If the job is something that you want to live with for a long time as far as being well done, then I would recommend brushing and rolling.

No matter which method you choose, please be sure to put at least two coats of paint on.

Those are my thoughts, anyway...