Subject: Re: Paint Sprayers by BillH on 2009/10/21 17:22:48
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SpectatorRacing wrote: Thanks again for the information. For my immediate needs (spraying my deck with an opaque stain) I'm sure a cheap-o Wagner unit would suffice. If it's uneven I can just spray again; it's a flat, uneven surface so I'm not worried about runs or a perfect finish.
But if I'm going to spend $70 on one, seems like it might make sense to spend $70 more and get a good one that I can use on other projects.
What Tom said on the airless.
You're right about the extra $70 making sense. Buy the buzz box for $70, get pissed, try in on an interior wall, get really pissed. This hand held puts out a cloud of paint, this cloud collects on the plastic basket that sourrounds the nozzle and drips all over the place. When this type of gun runs low, it will suck air. Then it picks up a little paint from the container and spits a big blob out. When the airless runs out, it just needs more paint and the next time you pull the trigger, you get a good pattern.
The cleaning, like I said is 15 min. What the book doesn't instruct you to do is pull the pump valve (where the hose goes into the base in the pic). Clean it with soapy water and a tooth brush, give it a shot of oil and cycle the motor for a second. When you go to use it the next time, it will work fine.
If you had a chance to shoot with both, you would immeadiately understand. I only pull mine out once in 5 years but am really glad I spent the extra $$$.
