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Spraying Around Fixtures and Safety Practices

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What happens here

When painting around objects like fluorescent lights, proper control of the spray gun is essential to avoid overspray. The painter previously opted not to use the gun extension for these areas to maintain better control, even if it meant more ladder climbing. He stresses the importance of always wearing a respirator to protect against inhaling paint fumes and droplets. He prefers RZ Respirators for comfort and effectiveness.

Goal: Maintain control around fixtures and ensure personal safety during spraying.

Tools and materials

  • Airless Paint Sprayer Graco — Applying paint
  • Respirator RZ Respirator — Protecting lungs from paint fumes and particles
  • Spray Gun — Directing paint
  • Paint Injection Card — Providing medical information in case of accidental paint injection

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rare rare times i don't use a gun extension because i needed more gun control when i was spraying around the they had these um you could see the lights the um the fluorescent lights or neon lights whatever you call them i needed to make sure i had really good control around those lights so i wasn't using a gun extension then which means i had to climb up the ladder a lot more and at the end of the day i went to the gym had a squat and my legs were pretty tired from all the climbing up and down ladders it's really about just you know being a more effective more efficient painter uh using you know these type of tools you're having these tools make your job faster more efficient you can get on to the next job sooner make more money and ultimately get more customers which means you'll be able to email more customers out the work that you did remind them you know what you did who you are you know when times get slow but i'm a huge fan of gun extensions and i guess what we call painting lazy because i'm not climbing up and down ladders nearly as much when i got a gun extension so that's some people might wonder what that sure does all about that i had made paint lazy that's what it's all about but up here i'm looking down you know at these voids that i you would never be able to see from down down below but you never know when the customer is going to climb up a ladder hang christmas lights or whatever you know and just see these light spots and this will help seal everything good and tight tip to spray this stucco i've gone through like 22 gallons now tip is starting to get pretty blown out but being on stucco it doesn't matter but you just end up wasting more paint you'll start to get more overspray you know if you try to use your tips too long today i just see i got um my extend climb ladder i know a lot of guys don't like these ladders i absolutely love them because i can just throw it in my back of the truck i don't have to have a big van to carry an extension ladder and i actually feel very comfortable and safe on them i know a lot of people don't at least i hear people on my social media that aren't comfortable using them just got to be careful not getting overspray on the [Music] um i guess the side rails otherwise they um won't function properly so i if i'm gonna be doing a ton of strand i wouldn't be using the ladder for this but i'm just doing touch-ups right now so i'm not concerned about it i've almost got this side done touch-up-wise and then i'm…

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