Spraying Stain on Wood Fence
We had a pressure treated wood fence installed last fall. We are ready to stain it (the wood has dried out as recommended by the fence installer). We used a Cabot deck stain for our deck and liked that except we used a brush which took forever. We would like to use a Cabot fence stain to match our deck, but want to apply it with a sprayer. Anyone have a recommendation on what type of sprayer to use? HVLP or Wagner Airless or ? I'm concerned with picking the right sprayer. Help please! Welcome to the forums! What type of fence is it?... rails? stockade? shadow box? Is it feasable to spray the fence and controll the overspray? Spraying doesn't save any time if you have to clean up overspray - especially off of a neighbors car HVLPs don't put out a lot of material - you would need to check the stain's specs to find out if an HVLP will spray the stain ok. I've always sprayed fences with an airless..... but the pro models, I've never used a wagner. You can rent an airless at most rental shops and some paint stores. If you spray the stain on, it is still a good idea to back roll or back brush the sprayed on coating - this helps to push the stain into the wood, coating it better. A sprayed and back rolled job will usually look better than spray only and will last longer It's a Kentucky 4 Board Fence. Basically 4x4 posts every 8'-10' and 1-1/4x8 boards in 4 rows. Someone told me to put a plastic drop cloth behind the side of the fence I am spraying to help control the overspray. Not sure if that is helpful or not, but it sounds like it might be. The back brushing does make sense to work the stain into the wood grain. I checked Sunbelt Rentals on the internet and they have some sprayers but I couldn't tell if they were good for stain or just paint. There's a Sunbelt Rental store next to our local Lowes. I also emailed Cabot Stains asking them for advice on the proper spray equipment (or adequate in the case of the Wagner). Originally Posted by marksr Welcome to the forums! What type of fence is it?... rails? stockade? shadow box? Is it feasable to spray the fence and controll the overspray? Spraying doesn't save any time if you have to clean up overspray - especially off of a neighbors car HVLPs don't put out a lot of material - you would need to check the stain's specs to find out if an HVLP will spray the stain ok. I've always sprayed fences with an airless..... but the pro models, I've never used a wagner. You can rent an airless at most rental shops and some paint stores. If you spray the stain on, it is still a good idea to back roll or back brush the sprayed on coating - this helps to push the stain into the wood, coating it better. A sprayed and back rolled job will usually look better than spray only and will last longer Those little $10 garden sprayers that you pump to get pressure work just fine for a fence. The KEY is to backroll it!! A pump up garden sprayer will work on the thinner stains/sealers but if the stain has any body it may not spray well thru a garden sprayer.
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