3 Best Airless Spray Guns for Roof Painting in South Africa

spray guns for roof painting

We offer a round-up of the best airless spray guns for roof painting in South Africa. These electric paint sprayers are also ideal for fast, effective coating of walls, tanks, equipment and more.

If you need to paint a wide area fast and professionally, an airless sprayer is the way to go. It’s ideal for applying thick, even coats of paint, reducing the required number of applications.

For construction and building companies, airless spray guns can massively improve efficiency – saving time and money – while ensuring professional results. For home users, this type of spray gun can also rapidly pay for itself.

For answers to some common questions about airless spray guns and their use for roof and wall coating, see our FAQ below.

Our best-rated airless spray guns for roof painting

Below we offer more details about each of the three airless spray guns, including what makes them best in their categories.

Graco XTR-7 Airless Spray Gun

BEST FOR: Applying tough protective coatings

The Graco XTR-7 Airless Spray Gun has a rugged design and is made specifically for applying roof paint and other tough protective or high-solids coatings.

Graco XTR-7

Graco XTR-7

It’s compact and has an EasyGlide swivel feature, making it easy to spray in tight areas.

It’s also easy to use and maintain, with a lightweight, four-finger trigger pull and an easily removable filter.

Graco FTXpress

BEST FOR: Fast, affordable wall and roof painting.

The Graco FTXpress is a robust, airless spray gun, designed for architectural painting and coating. It’s available at an affordable price, making it a competitive option for both contractors and home users in South Africa.

Graco FTXpress

Graco FTXpress

The Graco FTXpress has design features that minimise paint waste and prevent clogging. These include:

  • an enclosed needle design (eliminating exposure to fluid)
  • a seal that quickly shuts off the needle and reduces spitting when fluid flows
  • a spring located outside the fluid path.

Berizzi B2000

BEST FOR: High-quality finishes and high transfer efficiency.

Made in Italy, the Berizzi B2000 is an airless, high-pressure spray gun, with maximum pressure of 250 bar. It has an easy-to-use, four-finger trigger and weighs 480 grams.

For contractors and construction or architectural businesses, it offers a good balance – it’s affordably priced but made to high quality standards. It ensures results that are fast, even and professional.

 

Berizzi B2000

Berizzi B2000

The Berizzi B2000 manual spray gun is ideal for industrial wall, ceiling, roof and garage door painting or coating.

It’s also a good choice for spray painting agricultural equipment, tanks, furniture and other items, for use indoors or out.

FAQ: Best spray systems for roof painting

Below we offer answers to some common questions about roof spray painting systems.

Why invest in airless spray guns for painting/coating work?

  • High paint transfer rate
  • Very fast job completion
  • Professional, even results

Should I get an airless or air spray gun for roof painting?

Airless spray guns are a good choice for applying roof paint and medium- to high-viscosity protective coatings. These spray guns use hydraulic pressure to force paint out the nozzle and into a fine spray.

The main advantage of an airless spray gun for construction and architectural painting is that it produces a comparatively thick (although even) spray of paint.

This reduces the number of coats needed, making jobs faster to complete. It can also help seal pores in surfaces such as concrete.

By contrast, an air spray gun mixes the stream of fluid with compressed air and produces a finer spray. It’s ideal for achieving high-quality finishes but less paint is transferred at a time. Air spray guns also tend to be less suitable for higher-viscosity paints and coatings.

Should I get a manual or automatic spray gun for roof painting?

Automatic spray systems offer higher production speeds than manual paint sprayers. However, they’re also generally more expensive.

Both automatic and manual spray guns can produce excellent, even results.

Factors like the volume of painting/coating to be handled and your budget will help determine which category of sprayer best meets your needs.

For more information about the best airless spray guns for roof painting – or for help in deciding which spray gun or system best suits your needs – please contact us at SCT.