curbs

Anybody know any magical procedure that would enable this humble striper to paint curbs without painting the sidewalk or pavement? Oh Yeah... most of the curbs are CURVED. Some architect's idea of a sick joke!

lotmarker, if you can paint a radius curve on pavement, you should be able to handle the curbs. The procedure that we use is adjusting the gun and doing two passes. The first on the top, pushing the machine along the sidewalk and just taking our time, getting about 1/2 to 2/3 of the curb. The last part going back the opposite direction and painting the bottom of the curb folling the radius of the curb. Just take your time. Domingo.

Two passes here also, but I paint the bottom first. If you do the top first and the paint hasn't dried yet when doing the bottom it will splatter the paint onto the sidewalk.

OldGuy, are you using water based or oil based? We use the oil base red from SW and by the time we get back to doing the second pass, no splatters. (I am in an area where the temperatures have been 95 + for the past couple of months), the paint dries quickly. Domingo

try smaller tip 2-17 turn pressure down (750) put gun to back wheel and go slow.

thanks for the tips guys - nothing radical or groundbreaking but it makes me a little more comfortable doing what I had already decided to do - about what you said Cheney Nice to see somebody older than I am still slinging the paint OldGuy!

We mostly use latex paint because most of our painting is over fresh seal coat.

We spray the sides first and then the top. Every now and again we have to had spray a few spots for changes in curb height. On larger curb jobs, I will have a guy with a 4" roller and a bucket of red follow the machine to get corners on islands or missed spots, this method can save a bunch of time, and also will help with runs, if you use a runny paint.

Try to put as little paint as possible and still have good coverage. Too much paint and sooner or later its gonna crack and peel like crazy. 217 tip works for me.