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[Sir Tigger KC]

I'm thinking about giving my kitchen a cheap and cheerful makeover by painting the pine doors, fitting new handles, new worktops and a new tap. 

Rather than brush painting the doors I'm thinking about spraying them and I'm wondering about these cheap and cheerful electric spray guns.  I guess like all tools you get what you pay for so I wouldn't mind paying a bit more, but I don't really want to go to the expense of getting a compressor and all the kit for a one off job. 

Any thoughts? TIA! 

[KSR]

I'm thinking about giving my kitchen a cheap and cheerful makeover by painting the pine doors, fitting new handles, new worktops and a new tap. 

Rather than brush painting the doors I'm thinking about spraying them and I'm wondering about these cheap and cheerful electric spray guns.  I guess like all tools you get what you pay for so I wouldn't mind paying a bit more, but I don't really want to go to the expense of getting a compressor and all the kit for a one off job. 

Any thoughts? TIA! 

Have ago hero! 

to be fair. if its cheap and cheerful why not?  if its crap just bin it.


Just practice on something first otherwise youl have patches everywhere if your not used to spraying 

[Gaffers]

Why not take the easy route, a tin of paint and a firecracker?

I mean, what could go wrong?

[STEMO]

If you overspray you'll get runs everywhere.

If this happens, and you make a complete balls of it, please post some pics. I could do with a laugh.

[KSR]

If you overspray you'll get runs everywhere.

If this happens, and you make a complete balls of it, please post some pics. I could do with a laugh.

 

[Terbs]

Be careful, Steve...remember, household paints do not flash off like car paints do.
What might look nice to start with, could sag like the clappers. 
If they are flat doors, why not get a small foam gloss roller and roll them out. If they are the usual four or six panelled, I personally would stick to a brush.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Thanks Tony, I knew I'd get a sensible reply from you! 

The doors are paneled and what gave me the idea was when I was at my mates in Houston in the summer he had the decorators in, and they spray everything there.  It took a day for them to mask everything up!    but once they got painting it was very quick and the finish is great! 

Experienced guys though....    My spraying experience is limited to minor bodywork bodges with rattlecans!    As KSR says I should practice on something else first! 

But what about these electric spray guns?  Anygood? 

[Terbs]

I assume you are talking about the unit doors 
Are you going to gloss them or satinwood. Replicating those high gloss doors available now is difficult due to the materials they use. Obviously spraying eliminates brush marks, but I would be wary, Steve of delving into something you are not skilled at.
I have electric guns, and air guns. Electric guns (supposedly) give you 'non overspray' area as you spray. I have only used mine for respraying the garden fence panels.
Others may say different, mate, but even after being in the paint/spraying trade for over 40 years, I would not be doing my kitchen with a spray gun I will say my electric guns are old, and I have not looked yet as to what is on sale nowadays.
Sorry to be pessimistic mate, but I would not like to see you make a mess of it, if you are uncertain.

[zirk]

Mr Bean seem to manage it in his living room ok, and he only used 1 tin of paint.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Sorry to be pessimistic mate, but I would not like to see you make a mess of it, if you are uncertain.

That's why I'm asking the OOF experts!      I'm still tempted to buy one of those cheapies and have a play with an old door or something that dosn't matter if I balls it up. 

I guess otherwise I can do the flat bits with a roller and brush around the recessed bits and edges.  I've painted flat slab type kitchen doors with rollers before quite sucessfully! 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Mr Bean seem to manage it in his living room ok, and he only used 1 tin of paint.

He's probably more practical than me!   

[Terbs]

Sorry to be pessimistic mate, but I would not like to see you make a mess of it, if you are uncertain.

That's why I'm asking the OOF experts!      I'm still tempted to buy one of those cheapies and have a play with an old door or something that dosn't matter if I balls it up. 

I guess otherwise I can do the flat bits with a roller and brush around the recessed bits and edges.  I've painted flat slab type kitchen doors with rollers before quite sucessfully! 

Steve...you won't find out without personal experience. If you fancy a go, and the expense is not large, try it. Nobody ever learned anything without trying
Was not trying to put you off, mate, just putting worse scenario

[EMD]

I used one similar and it kept clogging up .. bastid thing 
An like what's been said its easy to make sags in the paint if its not
thinned down enough .

[hercules]

have you a garage if so take the doors off and lay them flat to paint

[05omegav6]

Make sure the panels are spotlessly clean/grease free... Would help to scuff the surfaces up with some coarse paper first too...