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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: koolmoecraig on September 21, 2008, 01:41:12 am
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I have never in my life heard anything good about these things yet they are still around.
Has anyone actually had any positive experience using a Wagner power spray painter?
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I have a Wagner Paint Crew (the old one, not the Plus which looks like a pressure washer), and it's actually pretty decent for how much I paid for it - $200. Sure, it's crap compared to contractor grade stuff, the sprayer is pretty cheap, the hose doesn't have a swivel, etc., but again, you get what you pay for.
The hose/sprayer/tips/etc are all standard size, you can easily augment the kit with some better gear if you want to. Biggest limitation is that the hopper only holds about 2 gallons IIRC. The pro gear connects directly to 5gal cans of paint so no pouring and longer spraying between changes.
I painted the outside of my entire house with one a few years ago, and other than having to replace the spray tips a few times, the system performed admirably. I also used it to paint my living room with vaulted ceilings, and a few other larger areas of the interior of my house.
If I was going to do a LOT of projects, I'd buy an entry level contractor sprayer, but for occasional jobs, it's fine.
I have ZERO experience with their smaller units or any of their other gear.
This is the one I have:
Paint Crew (http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200336763_200336763)
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I have ZERO experience with their smaller units or any of their other gear.
I bought the smaller one at Best Buy. The Wideshot or something like that. I was using it to paint my ceilings (it was those popcorn ceilings). The things were awful. I bought it at Bestbuy and kept exchanging it. It would last about 1 room and then quit. I had to thin primer to get it through. All I used it for was priming and the ceiling. It took me 8 guns to get through my home...
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I bought this one and I've been very pleased with it. As far as thinning paint, that's as simple as adding a very very small amount of water.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=133756-97-0500013&lpage=none (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=133756-97-0500013&lpage=none)
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The Wagner thing always ruins my project by randomly taking a dump. I hate those things.
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They're decent for projects where the finish isn't a major concern - fences, house siding, etc. Have to consider the quality about the same as a Harbor Freight tool, though. It's not going to last in heavy use.