If you plan to carry out repairs, it's not at all superfluous to learn about modern tools that can greatly facilitate repairs. One of them is a manual spray gun for paint or, as it is called, an airbrush.
As is known, guns are manual (mechanical), electric and pneumatic. The manual option is the simplest and inexpensive, which is also very important.
Advantages of a mechanical paint sprayer
Like any tool, the diffuser has pros and cons. The pluses are as follows:
- Hand spray, unlike a brush or roller, leaves no residue on the surface to be painted;
- it can handle any, even the most difficult corners;
- using a spray gun, the painting speed is much higher;
- saving on purchasing is one of the decisive advantages.
Concerning minuses, in comparison with an electric or pneumatic device, the use of a conventional hand spray gun for paint is more labor-intensive, since it has limited productivity. In addition, the hand spray is suitable only for acrylic water-based paints, but oil paints can not be used with it.
How to use the paint spray gun?
To do this, follow these steps:
- If the work is done indoors, cover the furniture and other objects with film.
- Assemble the device and check its operability.
- Fill the instrument with the appropriate consistency paint.
- Before you start painting a large area, first practice on something small (for example, a piece of cardboard, plywood, etc.).
- Place the torch at a right angle to the wall or other surface.
- After finishing the painting work, clean the spray gun. To do this, it is necessary to disperse the solvent through it.
Do not forget that different types of surfaces are painted accordingly:
- flat - horizontally and in parallel;
- curved - along an arc;
- angles - from top to bottom;
- Lattice - with a pre-installation of the substrate.