Paint/Stain Sprayer

[student]

Has anyone ever used a sprayer for painting or staining? Do they work well? Are they difficult to clean? Are they worth the money? Any recomendations will be appreciated.

[fishyspringer]

I have used one a couple times to spray both my house and garage. I think they are great! The only thing that can be a pain is that you have to tape off or cover anything you dont want to get paint on. The end result is way worth it. Much faster too than using a roller or brush, etc. The sprayer I used was made by wagner, it was a airless with a hose and you put another hose right into the can of paint let it pressurize and off you go. I dont know the model but it was contractors gold series. To clean I just ran a lot of water through it and took the nozzle apart and cleaned that out well. In the future I dont see me using anything else.

[eurolarva]

I had almost 200 yards of ceder privacy fence to stain. Try doing that with a brush. My wagner sprayer allowed me to get it done in about 3 hours. My arm was sore from holding the sprayer but if I used a brush I would still be staining. I have used it on acustic ceilings as well. The biggest problem is the paint vapor can get on other things.

[sparcebag]

The Wagners refered to work great for there purpose,they dont last too long a special insert wears out fairly quick but for latex,oils they work fine if you want a sprayer for enamels,laquers etc. a cup gun is best for fine work,a pro set up airless is fairly cheep now days 200 bucks gets a good one.But it all gets down to how much you'll use it and what application.

[student]

Sounds great, I have been looking at the Wagner series. I think I will be getting one of those. Thanks for the comments.

[IFallsRon]

I had a cheap Wagner and it worked great for what I needed it to do.