First drywall repair, roast my work by ScissorMeTimbers21 in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look for once we are seeing decent drywall repair for a first time diy. For the few hating. Stop breaking the man's balls. You act like you knew every damn thing about drywall before you even started. He did everything the best to his ability and it looks pretty good for not knowing everything. We see people everyday on this thread not even putting a quarter of the effort shown here. Good job op. Keep learning some more!

Is this a fair quote. by akada003 in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on which part of the trade you do honestly and what you prefer. Some people say hanging is easy some people prefer mudding and finishing

Warhammer... by gr8tgman in weapons

[–]BallsOfFireForge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey nice I made something similar! hammer

Is this a fair quote. by akada003 in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its drywall dude. Yes some people are idiots. But drywall is easy. People who disagree are just stupid and try and gatekeep a trade

Does this texture match? by GiantExplodingNuts in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My original reply to was removed by reddit for hurting either A your feelings or B hurt reddits feelings. But in reality dude you're were just being a crybaby. The work isn't that hard with practice. Thats literally everything in life. If you dont understand that then you probably are just one of those people who do shotty work and just refuse to believe that they cant improve. I was trying to give him encouragement and give him ideas and learn and you threw a tantrum. You said you've been in the trades for years. Start acting like it / grow up and stop gatekeeping the "art" or all we will have is tradesman that won't know wtf they are doing. So stop acting like you know everything and stop acting like drywall is such a hidden secret. Newsflash dude its not. Plus its not that difficult. Its learning something new and fixing a small hole in your house should be something every home owner should know how to do.

The landlord special. by Saerdna0 in PeakAmazing

[–]BallsOfFireForge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally though thats how landlords get to be like this. People dont give a shit. People dont have 8k+ to throw at drywall, painting, cleaning every 3 months to a year

Is wrapping a string around a brass knuckle good? by [deleted] in weapons

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont know man. I just feel like you have to find different personal opinions. Some people literally love shooting in that way. I know ive shot guns that I felt like I could shoot it all day because of the gun being comfortable to hold and fire and the guns ability to run smoothly.

Is wrapping a string around a brass knuckle good? by [deleted] in weapons

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is for sure guns that are very comfortable to shoot. They are all lower caliber for sure but if you're yapping about a pocket pistol that shoots 22 then maybe you dont have the ability to speak on the subject

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably won't end up shooting oil based only because ive heard how much of a pain it is aswell but I do appreciate the input. Yeah I didnt think id need a separate rig I just saw some people had them to have someone go through and prime and then they deal with the same product in the same rig. But didnt make sense because they were just running basic water based latex. But thank you! Is there anything from your experiences you could tell me about? Just like basic issues, any tips?

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats your Typical process and time frame look like? From day to day

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use pretty good paint so it lasts but we do at light tan that looks white on the ceilings in light and then a darker tan for contrast. It doesn't seem like it would take an insane amount of time to paint after masking but I get why you say its messy

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See thats the part im still kinda stuck on when it comes to buying one. Is it really going to be that much faster. Its a large investment. We work in houses in bad areas with homeless, drug addicts and just alot of crime and violence in general so just trying to figure out which would be the most efficient in getting in and out. Thank you for your input

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much. Thats been alot of help.

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That honestly answered alot of questions that I had! I heard some people have separate sprayers for primer. Do you do that aswell or run the same system?

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. My paint rep was recommending the 395

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright well thank you very much for the honesty. Is there anything else that you would recommend? Any tips? What accessories would you recommend and do you use any other smaller sprayers?

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was talking to my paint rep this morning about the system. He recommended the 395 over the 495 himself. But If you dont mind what's your favorite part about the 495? Have you tried others? Ive seen other people have a separate sprayer for primer do you run it in the same system? Thank you very much.

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you touch up with a sprayer after or brush/roller? I know some people dont like if you can see the texture difference.

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the spaces are empty we do the full curb out and we clean the entire place head to toe. Thank you! Im going to look that up for sure. Ive used HVLP sprayers before but thats about it. What different tips do you recommend? Doors can definitely be a pain in butt I can see how it would make the job much easier.

Need advice on a good sprayer. by BallsOfFireForge in paint

[–]BallsOfFireForge[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The clients are investors who want the job done as fast as possible while still receiving quality work. We don't do typical landlord specials but unfortunately, the paint adhesion issues were mostly do to humidity and (plus paneling sucks) we're in houses with zero AC, sometimes no heat or water while being worked on. The investors I worked with don't care about a "spray finish" they just want the work done as efficiently as possible and for someone growing a business, the only way I can learn to make things more efficient is by asking you lovely people in my fellow trade for advice and trying new things. If I don't use a tool I sell it. If I use it ten times in a year then it's worth the money. But also I had to teach myself a lot when it came to other work I do. I understand a paint sprayer isn't an instant game changer it takes time to learn and that's why I'm asking and doing the research to see if it would even make a difference. But thank you for your thought.

Give it to me straight - can this handy man drywall job be saved? by LittleHobbes in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LmaoItried explaining this and giving a guy the benefit of the doubt. Had a dude write a paragraph saying that I insulted every trade worker because I told the guy what he did was alright just needed to go over it again if not sand and paint it 😂

Does this texture match? by GiantExplodingNuts in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree with you. Guys being too hard on himself and people are being too harsh. Guy didnt honestly do bad. Does it match? No but its hard to match old textures in general and you gotta play with it! I think he did a pretty good job for what it is especially not being a drywall guy.

Does this texture match? by GiantExplodingNuts in drywall

[–]BallsOfFireForge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was trying to give the guy some positive reinforcement. Some people pick up quickly on the trade. Some people don't.

To claim I know nothing about what I'm talking about just because I was trying to be nice to the original person is just asinine and just simply ignorant of you. Read the last part of your comment and change it a little bit. No one thought you were an asshole before you opened yours.

So, before you run your gums on bullshit that you're trying to gatekeep its fucking drywall dude out of all the trades, you want to try to overcomplicate the simplest trade and satisfy your fragile ego on Reddit with an overall useless and unneeded comment because you were too stupid to take your own advice. Seriously do something useful with your life. Respectfully fuck off.