I would not give a plug nickel for ANYthing that has the words Wagner on it.
The Graco magnum is a quality piece of equipment. Total apples to onions
comparison.


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"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