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This is a review of the new Wagner "Control Spray" hvlp handheld paint
sprayer. I also own a professional HVLP turbine setup, conventional
sprayers, and a professional airless set up all of which I have a lot of
experience with.

This is NOT the same as the Wagner "airless" handhelds we love to bash
here on the net.

I purchased mine at HD for $69.00. I had seen them first on a infomercial.
The infomercial price was higher but came with more accessories.

The one I purchased at HD came with a 1 qt. cup and a 1 1/2 qt cup, but no
lid for either (If you wanted to store paint in one) It also came with a
viscosity cup.

I bought the sprayer to paint a few interior doors and to touch up paint
on stucco.

Glancing at the instructions I did not see the thinning specs were for
latex paint so I thinned the paint to a little thinner viscosity than I do
for my professional HVLP turbine setup.

I thoroughly stirred the thinned paint and poured it through a strainer
into the Wagner cup.

When you pull the trigger the turbine motor turns on and there is a slight
delay before paint comes from the tip. This takes a little getting used to
if you are used to releasing the trigger at the end of each path.

The spray pattern is very similar to my professional unit but not quite as
fine.

I first sprayed a door. At first glance it had too much orange peel but
this evened out nicely as the paint dried. The temperature was around 106
when I was spraying so it may have flowed out even better in cooler temps
or if I had added flotrol.

Next I mixed some paint to touch up stucco. This batch was a little too
thick so the volume of paint coming out of the gun was pretty low. After
thinning further it worked fine

This Wagner unit sprays a little bit slower than my professional rig.
$69.00 vs $400.00

Clean up was very easy taking under 5 minutes.

I will soon be spraying shellac and a water bourne poly through the Wagner
and will report back with the results. I plan on using this as much as
possible and will report back on its durability.

I have no association with Wagner. I am a handyman and a restorer of
vintage travel trailers.

www.arizonavintagetrailers.com

Craig McCormick