# Anybody have any experience with paint sprayers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experience-with-paint-sprayers/237197>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 29, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experience-with-paint-sprayers/237197 "2004-03-29T23:54:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![caymus28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@caymus28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caymus28)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experience-with-paint-sprayers/237197/1 "2004-03-29T23:54:18Z")

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I have an air compressor, and would like to use it for painting. I will be using it mostly for priming large areas, as well as spraying latex on larger projects. The [compressor I have](http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00916731000) can handle it, I was told, as far as SCFM. I need advice on the actual sprayer. Have you used a pressure pot (that’s what my friend called it)? Any recommendation will help.  
Thanks in advance! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Blown\_Injected](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@Blown\_Injected](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blown_Injected)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experience-with-paint-sprayers/237197/2 "2004-03-30T01:29:36Z")

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SCFM wise, the compressor may not like to do “large areas” but my experience is with cup guns.

Oh well, at least you get a bump TTT