Buddy!
I'm not a painter. I'm a plumber.
But we have acquired houses that needed painting (inside).
Spray it. That's the way to go. It's quicker and looks great.Is it better to spray paint or roller paint?
Are you talking about interior or exterior?
Either way, I have NEVER been a fan of spraying. I know that I'm a bit different because I can cut and roll a room FAST, and do a spotless job. Practice, practice, practice. I find that by the time you add the time to mask everything, and the clean up, from spraying, you may as well roll and have a thicker, better coat.
Pure and simple, spray the out side, roll the inside. The over spray inside makes a total mess, it is fine enough to seep everywhere. The thinner mixture is absorbed faster into the drywall, requiring a second or third coat. Also you have to roll to remove the spray lines anyway.
My new home professional painters spray everything but the walls, which they roll in. Since they reverted to this method, their finished product is considerably better than before. It requires lots of masking but the painter says that it still saves him time and money.
Spray whenever and where-ever possible
rolling is slow and hard to hit the missed spots
with a paint sprayer...My next door neighbor is a painter and I refurbish alot of old furniture so he comes over and helps me out. Have received alot of tips from him. Always spray the outside of your home. Roller on the inside drywall, brush on trim work. Spray Furniture with clear sealant.
Spray !!!!!!! you won't regret it sis-ta ~~ :)
If your planning on painting entire house one color than spraying is the quickest and easiest. However if your planning on using several different colors in different rooms you will be better served by doing it the old fashioned way of cutting in and rolling. Rolling still needs to be done even if you spray house, you need to backroll over the sprayed on paint for uniformity and aids in reducing flashing. If you are using more than 2 colors than I would not spray but roll.
Both methods have their plus and minuses. You need to decide withich is best for you. Spraying is not a DIY project if you have never used an airless sprayer before. You need to develop a feel for the process before you become adept at applying the paint so you don't get drips and runs. Spraying applies paint that when dry has a very smooth texture, not the ever so slight stipled texture that you get when you apply paint with a roller. That's OK if you are spray painting with flat paint, which hides wall imperfections just by the nature of the flat finish. When you spray with a semi-gloss, if you have wall imperfections, they are going to stand out with sprayed on paint. Rolled on semi-gloss will do a better job of hiding wall imperfections because with rolled on paint you get that very slight stipled look that comes from the roller. Keep this in mind: if you ever have to do some wall repair after you spray, you are going to have to spray again to get your wall repair to blend in with the rest of the wall. If you roll the first time, it's far easier to blend in that repair when you roll the second time. In essence, for the DIY'er, it's far easier to paint by roller than by sprayer, and potential wall repairs later are far easier to paint and blend in with the existing wall.
there is no correct answer, BUT, spraying should be left to the pros. a quality spray job is hard to do and the very nature of your question suggests you are less than a pro, (and thats not a put down, its just a semi difficult task to master. and spraying requires two peolpe)..
there is nothing wrong with taking a brush and roller and making your place look GREAT!
i would advise buying a quality purdy paint brush which will last you a life time for cut in, (and over the years that brush will become your friend), some cheap rollers of the correct nap, some quality paint, taking your time, and making your place look GREAT! yeah i said that!
spray paint is better ,my neighbor had hers spray painted it took less time ,and it looks really nice and less messy,then you can
touch up around the windows,doors,eaves with a paint brush.,that's the route i would take when i paint my house.
Rolling is always an option, but if you are going to spray you should roll it also. The reason for this being that spraying can leave an uneven coat and stripes in your paint. So if you decide to spray your paint you should always back roll it in with a good roller. This will ensure that your paint is covering equally and you don't have stripes when you are finished.
Like anything in life...it's all relative. I didn't catch whether you were painting inside or out which would come in to play.
Spraying pros and cons:
Can achieve a more uniform finish if done properly.
Less physically demanding.
Amazing speed with less wasted motion*
Sometimes easier to apply paint to irregular surfaces.
Material usage can be approx. 25% greater.
Inside your breathing a fog of atomized paint-
Outside...you may be painting your neighbor's house at the
same time, wind is not your friend.
Cost of reserving and renting equipment and having the weather cooperate simultaneously??
Awkward or careless movements with something putting out 1500psi can be a trip to the emergency room (it happens)
*Prep can be very time consuming and costly with rolls of plastic in the $25-35 range and blue tape at over $7/roll.
OVERSPRAY!!! Worth repeating...think of a nice little mist of your ';adobe sand'; drifting with the wind toward your roof, cars, landscaping or into your home theater room if inside.
Brush/roll:
Easier to ';roll up your sleeves'; and begin when ready to paint.
Less prep time and smaller chance of error.
Can look just as good as spray when done properly
Easier to touch up later due to the same method of
application being used as was the original project. (Texture
and light refraction)
Allows those who do things in spurts less demanding start up
and shut down
More physically demanding in application and motion of reloading your brush/roller.
One man with a large (i.e. 2-story, high pitched roof w/ dormers) house exterior needing to be prepped (washed, scrapped, spot primed, caulked, taped etc) and painted with a half-hearted helper; wife, son, friend (soon ex)...one word.....
fugidaboutit. You'll be finishing up through fall and the first snowfall.
Hope this may help. Good luck. After all it's not rocket science.
I painted my house last summer. Spray painting is way faster. I bought the Wagner pro spray kit for $200 from Home Depot and I painted the house in a day. It has a 30 ft hose and you can pour 1-2 gallons of paint in it.. I would practice on something that doesn't matter first. Also you need to finish painting 4-5 hours before sunset, because the dew starts forming and it won't let the paint dry and then you get sagging which is a nightmare. I experienced it the first time I used it. I about cried!!!
I do both, and it often depends on what the customer wants in the end result, IE: Trim work, the design of the house, accessibility to high, hard to reach areas, etc.
Both can end in the same result with regard to the look and thickness of paint applied. I use gas operated airless sprayers when I do spray.
Depending on skill level, prep work and cleanup time, both ways can take approximately the same amount of time as well. To spray, all windows and non paint surfaces have to be well masked. To brush and roll that may not be the case, BUT to spray, once everything is masked I've painted 6000 sq. ft. 3 story homes in 2 days.
As a DIY you should consider your budget and the design of the house as well as your safety, and skill levels. You may have areas that aren't easy to get to no matter what method you choose? Renting a sprayer, and or anything like a Lift or scaffolding can be expensive.
In the end it may also depend on how fast you want to get the job done,and how much effort you expend to complete it. A crew might spend 6 to 8 hours a day on a house, but be finished in 3 days. A DIY might take longer, but not strain to finish, and have a sense of self accomplishment, No matter HOW the job is done.
Steven Wolf
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