Turn Any Paint Into Spray Paint!

Hello!

Like many of you, I love painting – whether it’s a wall or a piece of furniture, paint really has the power to breathe new life into just about anything.  As a result, I’m always on the lookout for new tools to make the painting process a little easier.  So, when I stumbled upon this product at Sherwin Williams, (for less than $12), I was intrigued.

A portable sprayer?  Where I can turn any paint into spray paint?  Yes, please!

I love the finished look that spraying gives, and while my HVLP spray gun of awesomeness is one of my all-time favorite tools, sometimes I don’t feel like dealing with the hassle of lugging out my air compressor, and cleaning up the mess.  I’m thinking for smaller jobs, this little tool could come in handy.

And I just so happen to have a little project to put this baby to the test.  

This table was a garage sale find awhile back.  This is where it started.

I transformed it once, ala the power of paint.

And it found a place in my son’s room.

While I still like the table, now that we’re changing things up in his room, it doesn’t quite fit.  I love Benjamin Moore’s Advance paint, and use it for the cabinet makeovers, so I figured it would be a great one to use in my portable paint sprayer.  Plus, I had some on hand, which was a bonus.

The key to using this tool is thinning the paint.  I thought that I had it thinned enough (with water, per the directions) when I attempted to use it the first time, but I was unsuccessful.  I got a teeny little whiff of paint out of the thing, got frustrated and used a brush for the first coat.  (FYI – I did prime this table with regular spray paint, just didn’t show it here).  The color is “Gray” by Benjamin Moore.

I decided to give it another whirl with my portable paint sprayer, and thinned it like crazy the second time.  MUCH better.  It still isn’t always consistent in terms of delivering a constant flow of paint, but good enough to where I could deal with it for this little piece of furniture.

Much better finish, yes?  This was right after I painted it, so the color looks lighter than the finished look.

Once it dried, I jazzed it up with a fun orange stripe, since that’s the accent color I’m using in my son’s room.  I had orange spray paint on hand for this, so I didn’t put the sprayer to task for that part.

I’m having a hard time getting this gray to read right in the photos – this first one is probably the most accurate reflection of its true color.

Not bad, and kind of nice to use paint that I already had on hand vs. buying gray spray paint in order to give this table a new look.  I have more pieces that need some love, so I think I’ll be using it again!

13 Comments

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    marty (A Stroll Thru Life)
    February 3, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    What a great gadget, I love it. Hugs, Marty

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    Cyndy Aldred
    February 3, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Wow!! I had no idea that this product even existed girl! Leave it to you to find it and the finish looks perfect. Ok, I have to get me one (or three!). Thanks for the info and tutorial!

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    wyplash
    February 3, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    I can't wait to try this. I have a ton of different colors that could be used on multiple projects. What a great idea and cost saver.

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    Lisa @ Shine Your Light
    February 4, 2014 at 1:01 am

    Ooooh I love how the table came out this time around, Jenny! The off center stripe is so fun, love the punch of color too. I will have to look into this tool, my spray gun does not need a compressor and it's easy to clean up so I use it frequently, but friends ask me all the time about how they should do small jobs. I'll definitely tell them to read this post!

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    pam {simple details}
    February 4, 2014 at 2:08 am

    Interesting!! That would be a great way to use up all of my little 8 oz. paint samples!! Love your table with that fun orange stripe!

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    Carol
    February 4, 2014 at 2:41 am

    Was it hard to clean? How did you get strip of orange so straight and not any overspray on the rest of the table?

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      Jenny
      February 4, 2014 at 2:50 am

      Not hard at all to clean! I just flushed it out with water and was done! As for the stripe, I taped it off with frog tape and newspaper so I didn't have an overspray issue.

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    Kris @ Driven by Décor
    February 4, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    Thanks for the tip on the sprayer – anything that makes a paint project quick and easy is great to know about! I love how your table turned out – very fun!

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    julie
    February 8, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Love the table. I have an old wooden headboard project I need to tackle. Nice blog! I'm new to it and I will be back.
    Julie
    http://www.franklysouthern.com

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    Rtra Patr
    July 23, 2015 at 6:43 am

    The cheap airless paint sprayer is an advanced painting tool to help you do painting jobs in several ways. PORTABLE PAINT SPRAYER.

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    Rtra Patr
    July 30, 2015 at 8:14 am

    Thank you so much for giving such valuable information on your blog. I will have to look into this tool, my spray gun does not need a compressor and it's easy to clean up so I use it frequently.PORTABLE PAINT SPRAYER.

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    Ian T. Anstett
    September 11, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    How can I not know about this! This paint sprayer is perfect for my next project – painting my old dresser. Thanks so much for let us know about this.

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    Prosser
    April 13, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    Great product! We’ve been using the sprayer this entire time – make sure to clean it thoroughly after every use.

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