How good are the paint sprayers, such as Wagner or any others? I'm looking
for something fairly inexpensive but good enough to paint odds and ends such
as fences and interior walls.

Thanks

On Jan 9, 2:42*pm, "SBH" wrote:
How good are the paint sprayers, such as Wagner or any others? I'm looking
for something fairly inexpensive but good enough to paint odds and ends such
as fences and interior walls.

Thanks

I have a wagner, paint crew I think it is called. Bought it about 2
years ago for something like $120 IIRC. I like it, have found it to
be a very fast way to paint large areas. There are two downsides
(which probably apply to any sprayer). Firstly, cleaning the sprayer
when the job is done can take 30 minutes or so. Not a huge amount of
time, but more than rollers/brushes. Secondly, you have to be real
careful with overspray, and the thing does create a fine dust that
will travel from one side of your house to the other if you don't tape
off. Because of these things, I am usually a little reluctant to use
it except on large jobs. I just used it to prime my new bedroom suite
(I would guess around 2000 sq feet of wall and ceiling) and was amazed
how quickly I got it done. Around 60 minutes of actual painting
time. Even with the clean up, that is way way quicker than a
roller.

Never tried it outside, but it should work as long as there's not much
wind. I don't generally use it for top coat. Primer, sure, ceilings,
yep, but for walls I prefer the slightly textured finish you get from
a roller. I probably need to try it next time to give it a chance.

"cubby" wrote

Never tried it outside, but it should work as long as there's not much
wind. I don't generally use it for top coat. Primer, sure, ceilings,
yep, but for walls I prefer the slightly textured finish you get from
a roller. I probably need to try it next time to give it a chance.

reply:

ALWAYS BACKROLL AIRLESS! (Unless it is block or somewhere you want paint
really thick.)

Have someone follow you with a 3/4" or bigger nap roller to even it out and
add stipple. Very simple.

Steve

On Jan 9, 2:42*pm, "SBH" wrote:
How good are the paint sprayers, such as Wagner or any others? I'm looking
for something fairly inexpensive but good enough to paint odds and ends such
as fences and interior walls.

Thanks

Historically Wagner has been a bit of a joke, but lately some of their
offerings don't look too bad, though overpriced. For around $20 and
even less, Harbor Freight has some decent offerings. I have some
professional spray guns for big stuff, but the odd jobs are done just
fine with the collection of HF guns on the shelf. Stick with your
paint roller on interior walls. The hassle with airless and taping is
not much fun. The pros use those and paint an entire new house in less
than a day. And the cleanup takes another half day.

Joe

On Jan 10, 2:04*pm, Joe wrote:
On Jan 9, 2:42*pm, "SBH" wrote:

How good are the paint sprayers, such as Wagner or any others? I'm looking
for something fairly inexpensive but good enough to paint odds and ends such
as fences and interior walls.

Thanks

Historically Wagner has been a bit of a joke, but lately some of their
offerings don't look too bad, though overpriced. For around $20 and
even less, Harbor Freight has some decent offerings. I have some
professional spray guns for big stuff, but the odd jobs are done just
fine with the collection of HF guns on the shelf. Stick with your
paint roller on interior walls. The hassle with airless and taping is
not much fun. The pros use those and paint an entire new house in less
than a day. And the cleanup takes another half day.

Joe

I've tried the El Cheapo ($20? on sale) HF unit and it sucked.

It splattered globs of paint all over the surface.

A friend gave me his Wagner - I don't know the model number - because
it did the same thing.

I'd blame it on the operator (at least in my case) but I've worked
with my friend while he used a "professional" sprayer (all fancy
stainless steel, etc.) and his huge air compressor and did a
phenomenal job priming and painting a large and extremely odd shaped
item. Not a single glob to be seen.

On the other hand, a co-worker kept raving about the Wagner he used to
paint his house last summer. Again, I don't know that model number but
he was quite happy with the result.

I'll see if I can model numbers and post back.

One of the first things I had done to my house when I moved in was had it
painted and the pros did use the spray technique which was done in a day and
a half. Man was I impressed. I think the first day was mainly taping and
covering and the second day was painting. Regardless, it was done in two
days. Ever since, this prompted me to think about spraying for paint jobs.

"SBH" wrote in message
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One of the first things I had done to my house when I moved in was had it
painted and the pros did use the spray technique which was done in a day
and a half. Man was I impressed. I think the first day was mainly taping
and covering and the second day was painting. Regardless, it was done in
two days. Ever since, this prompted me to think about spraying for paint
jobs.

I own a Graco XR7, a midsized sprayer. I have used it on several projects.
As you say, prep is critical, but then that can be said of any proper paint
job. Overspray is a big deal, too as has been stated. But, if the
conditions are right, spraying is a very quick way to get a very even coat
of paint on, or even two. Airless sprayers tend to put a lot of paint on a
surface, and that is better than a thin wimpy one.

Steve

On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:02:29 -0500, "SBH" wrote:

One of the first things I had done to my house when I moved in was had it
painted and the pros did use the spray technique which was done in a day and
a half. Man was I impressed. I think the first day was mainly taping and
covering and the second day was painting. Regardless, it was done in two
days. Ever since, this prompted me to think about spraying for paint jobs.

Craco airless sprayers are the cat's meow. Keep an eye out on
Craigslist for a used one. The better one has SS ball in the pump
instead of a plastic bal (check the web site for model)l. If you have
just one big job you can rent one. Cleanup is not terrible. HD carries
them, along with extension wands, repair parts, various tips for
patterns, etc...

Avoid any of the "atomizer" sprayers (Wagner). I call them "bumble
bees" (quart cups). You get most all the paint in the air than on any
surface. They also do not work with some paints brands (Be hr is one).
They clog to beat the band...

My experience, anyway...