"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
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Wagner has this new model, which I saw at Costco for $220:

http://www.wagnerspraytech.com/porta...01719,747.html

Home Depot sells a Graco Magnum DX


http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...000003+9 0067

The user reviews for the latter give it 4.8 out of 5, but are there any
comments from people on this ng who have used it?

I know some people suggest renting a heavy-duty machine, but all I see at
our local rental place is a Graco for $110/day, and I don't know how long
it's going to take me to do the whole outside of a house --
learning curve and all that. IAC, the machine available for rent seems to
be a sprayer only, and I think (but I could be wrong) that a roller might
work better for the grooved plywood siding we have -- and a roller might
be easier not to make a horrible mess with.

Perce

I bought a Graco XR7 on ebay for $250. It was used, but only slightly. I
have used it to paint house interiors, exteriors, stucco walls, and block
walls. A good airless is the cat's meow. BUT not for everything. You have
a ton of overspray, so spraying during construction or spraying outside is
about all you can use them for. They will put paint on fast, and it is good
to have someone with a thick nap roller to backroll at the same time.

Save your money on a Wagner. They are a toy that will soon wear out or just
quit.

My Graco wouldn't work. I disassembled the pump myself and discovered that
over time, layers of paint had hardened in the inside. I cleaned it out,
and it works like a charm. I don't think Wagner even has any use
serviceable parts.

Buying a pump roller may be okay if you were going to do a lot of it. I
investigated it, and found out that I could actually do it with regular hand
equipment in about the same time and for a lot less. And waste less paint.

YMMV

Steve