If, in the past, painting the walls of a home was a job done exclusively with rollers and brushes – at the cost of time, resources, energy and considerable disruption to the rooms – recent innovations in painting have seen spray wall painting grow steadily in popularity.
Let’s find out what spray wall painting is, the airless method behind it, and the advantages it guarantees when painting walls with wall enamels, washable paints and distempers, including fire-retardant ones – a job that should be carried out periodically in any property.
Spray wall painting with the airless method
Spray wall painting is made possible today by a method called “airless”: a spray painting technique that uses a high-pressure pump to lay the product onto the surface being painted.
The term “airless” means “without air”: this process differs from compressed-air systems, in which the product is atomised and spread onto the surface using air, because it is completely air-free. It is a subtle but very important difference: the use of compressed air causes the creation of mist (overspray) and the resulting waste of material, plus the risk of accidentally hitting surfaces adjacent to those being painted. By contrast, spray wall painting with the airless method prevents mist formation and allows most of the product to land on the surfaces, minimising material waste and the chance of error.
Furthermore, unlike traditional painting methods, in which wall paint is applied with an ordinary roller or brush, spray wall painting with the airless method delivers flawless, uniform results, free of streaks, unevenness or visible defects on the treated surfaces. You can learn more about this innovative, versatile technique on the Tecnover website.
One of the main characteristics of the airless method is its ability to paint even large surfaces quickly and uniformly. Thanks to the high-pressure pump, the wall paint is sprayed forcefully onto the walls, guaranteeing a homogeneous, precise result without the need to go over the same area again and again.
The precision and practicality of airless pumps make them perfect not only for painting the walls of your home, but also for painting ceilings and very high or extensive surfaces, in a way that is far faster, more precise and more practical than traditional painting techniques: the sprayed paint is distributed evenly even on the hardest-to-reach supports and corners, guaranteeing perfect results in every room of the house.
The advantages of spray painting your home
The technique of spray painting for domestic decorating brings several objective advantages over traditional methods:
- Time savings: spray painting covers large surfaces quickly, reducing the time needed to complete the project. Thanks to advanced airless machines like those offered by Tecnover, wall paint can be sprayed onto walls and ceilings in far less time than would be needed with ordinary rollers or brushes. This is a considerable advantage especially for those short on time, or on large projects.
- A homogeneous, uniform finish: thanks to the even distribution of the product, spray painting with the airless technique guarantees a uniform, precise finish on all surfaces. The final result is impeccable, free of the streaks or imperfections that are fairly common with traditional painting techniques.
- Complete coverage: spray painting easily reaches corners and surfaces that are difficult to treat with traditional painting tools. The result is therefore not only perfect but also complete and uniform, covering even the narrowest, most hidden areas: unpainted or poorly painted patches are ruled out.
- Material savings: as explained above, the mist-free nature of airless spray painting significantly reduces material waste. Moreover, the uniformity and precision of the spray make the most of the wall paint, avoiding the product loss normally associated with roller and brush techniques. Greater material savings, of course, also mean greater financial savings.
- Versatility: the airless method also enables the effective spraying of higher-viscosity products, ideal for uniform painting even on rough surfaces that are difficult to treat.
Tecnover machines for airless spray wall painting
Tecnover is a leading brand in the design, manufacture and sale of machines and systems that meet every spray painting need. Constant investment in Research and Development, combined with the deep know-how the company has built over more than thirty-five years, makes Tecnover solutions the benchmark for the most diverse applications, thanks to the full synergy of performance, reliability and value for money.
The top-of-the-range flow rates and high operating pressure typical of Tecnover airless painting machines translate into extraordinary speed of execution. The available series, called Testarossa, boasts a reach ranging from 30 metres on the Superquattromila model to 90 metres on the Superventimila, both horizontally and vertically, eliminating the need to move the machine frequently during painting operations.
What’s more, the Testarossa series airless pumps are extraordinarily versatile and suited not only to wall painting, but to a wide range of applications: exterior waterproofing, filler application, Eternit (asbestos cement) remediation, antifouling paint application in the marine sector, and painting work in steelwork, joinery, DIY, construction, industry and much more. The machines flawlessly support the spraying of a variety of products, such as enamels, paints, primers, distempers, washable interior paints, siloxane and quartz exterior paints, asbestos encapsulants, intumescent paints, two-component products, epoxy resins and more.
Finally, it is worth remembering that the most powerful airless pumps can be equipped with a 30-litre stainless steel gravity-feed hopper, ideal for spraying even high-viscosity products such as fillers, waterproofing membranes and thixotropic products.
Tecnover’s consultants are always at your disposal to help you identify the equipment best suited to the work you need to do: get in touch with us to tell us about your project, and we will propose the solution that meets all your needs.
