11 replies to this topic

[lrostoke]

Any tips on spraying the roof, its a pretty big area and I seem to find that you obviously can't reach all the way across, so keeping a wet edge going seems difficult .
You start on one side and get round to the other you are then getting over spray on the shiney bits.

[Shifty]

Panelbeaterpeter did a sketch about this a while ago.

His technique was to paint the front left 1/2 and then the front right 1/2 followed by the rear left 1/2 and then finally the rear right 1/2.

I've never tried this, but cannot doubt him(ps left me know if it works for you!!)

[lrostoke]

Sounds like a plan
Its either that or tip it on an angle

[Senile Old Git]

Spray around the gutter first.

Then spray left to right or right to left ( depends if you a kak handed) from the side above the side windows, once you have got to the middle run around to the otherside and start from where you left off. This prevents the paint "drying" in the middle and allows time for the paint to "flow" out

[akaflash]

use a slow thinner then paint stays wetter longer

[Scallywag630]

Or you could rig up a harness and suspend yourself from the ceiling.....lol

[Senile Old Git]

Or you could rig up a harness and suspend yourself from the ceiling.....lol

Have you been for early doors ?

[lrostoke]

Mission Impossible Tom Cruise style that was mentioned ha ha

[panelbeaterpeter]

I'm not sure what I was on when I posted that, for a big area that's the best way, and I guess if you're not too confident it would still work, but you can quite easily paint the roof without getting dry areas by painting from the outside in, then go round and carry on from the middle to the outside. Always do the gutters first, but only do inside them once, or you'll get run around the edge as it'll build up and cause runs. I can reach about three quarters across the roof from standing on one side, I am quite tall, but there's no reason why you couldn't do the same if you stood on something. Shifty's shoulders, maybe.

Edited by panelbeaterpeter, 25 April 2010 - 06:28 PM.

[Shifty]

I'm not sure what I was on when I posted that, for a big area that's the best way, and I guess if you're not too confident it would still work, but you can quite easily paint the roof without getting dry areas by painting from the outside in, then go round and carry on from the middle to the outside. Always do the gutters first, but only do inside them once, or you'll get run around the edge as it'll build up and cause runs. I can reach about three quarters across the roof from standing on one side, I am quite tall, but there's no reason why you couldn't do the same if you stood on something. Shifty's shoulders, maybe.

I'm sure you'd need something a bit bigger than me!!

[lrostoke]

Well I'm 6ft, bro in law is probably 5'7 so think we can get away with that

[mick black]

use a slow thinner then paint stays wetter longer

i must have read it wrong did you mean slow activator caus the thinners is standard thinners