The PW Asks: How have application procedures changed over the last 30 years?
The Painter Says: Thirty years ago there were no small sprayers with variable pressure. The airless sprayer came into being and brought all different sizes, pressure capabilities, and could handle everything from heavy bodied materials to lightweight materials. Reversible tips made it easy to clean tips.
PW: Have you changed how you paint a wall?
Painter: Roller skin technology has changed from polyester to lamb’s wool to a blend of the two to carry paint. The paints require the wall to be painted differently based on “open” time of the paint. Some you have to cut the room in and let that dry before rolling the wall. Other paints require a wet edge. Depending on the sheen of the paint, it will require different applications to get a uniform looking wall. For example, flat paint is not as critical to keep a wet edge as eggshell or semi-gloss sheens. Imperfections in the sheen will be seen when the paint dries down if a wet edge was not maintained.
PW: So painting is not a fool proof process?
Painter: You've got to know what you’re doing to get it to look right.
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