Wagner power painters, any good?
 

I need to do some painting on a property with a mix of clapboard siding and some rough surfaces. Using brush/rollers would be pretty cumbersome. Are those Wagner power painters any good? Any tips on use?

I've never used one but have not heard anything good about them.

Why not just rent a real sprayer when you are fully prepped and ready to use it?

Only guy I know that uses them, is when painting beam, that really doesn't need to look good up close. He figures the cost of a power painter into a big job, uses it on that job, and pitches it. Says they are too big of a PITA to clean.....

rent a real sprayer.

You might consider a power roller instead. They used to make a "cheap" version which had a switch with just 2 settings for the pump, slow and slower. It is used to fill the roller head with paint. Roll, press button, roll, press button.

This is not the expensive floor unit which holds a whole can of paint. And yes, the unit is a little bit of a pain to clean, it can be done. I painted my entire apartment building (4 story walkup) inside and out with a roller unit.

edit: the unit I'm talking about is battery powered with 4 "D" batts

The one I used was this: Wagner 949 Pow-R-MAX

Here is the lastest version

Where?

Right over there, next to the 6ft white rabbit.

yeah, they suck. Messy.

Get a real sprayer. If you want to wagner I have I'll happily send it to you cheap.

it's ok if you're doing a fence or something like that. it still blows a ton of extra paint all over, plus it's a pain to clean. i used it when i painted the walls and ceiling in my club flat black...worked fine for that, but that was hardly a precision job.

TurboRoll Battery Powered Paint Roller-0271008 at The Home Depot roller&storeId=10051

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NO. Rent an airless sprayer.

This white rabbit?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1331156748.jpg

That's clearly an 8' rabbit Sid.

6', 8'... Either way, still a big freaking white rabbit....

Both the Wagner and power rollers are a complete joke.

I used to do some commercial painting, and I will place another vote for "Go rent a real sprayer"

Any Parker Paint store (local to the Seattle area) has rental units that will run circles around a cheap "happy homeowner" piece-o-crap. If you want to own a sprayer, Parker Paint sells off their rental units at least every year. I bought one when I owned some apartment buildings, and it went through many many gallons of paint over several years completely trouble-free. I left it at the apartments when I sold the buildings. Sometimes wish I still had it. Wouldn't hesitate to buy another ex-rental.

The only good thing about a Wagner Power Painter: It helps you brush up on creative use of four-letter words.

No comment needed. He should get the point by now.

Larry

+1

You can find a rental store here:RentalHQ > Home

Hated my Wagner sprayer. Love my air compressor with quality air gun.

That's a new definition of the right way to do things.

I have seen more misuse of paint spraying equipment than any other single tool I know that exists.

This statement comes from a former union trained painter.

Google Krebs spray. I've painted everything (including myself with overspray) from a VW beetle to commercial buildings. Excellent.

LOL, when I painted the beetle I ran a power cord from the house and painted it on the footpath. The finish was incredible, it looked like a brand new car. Motorists were driving past and yelling out "Paint this one next would ya Mate". Little did they know I was painting their car right there and then.

I used one on my work trailer (metal frame and expanded metal sides) and it worked great! First an application of Ospho, then Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer, then Rustoleum. :)

I painted this using a Wagner
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1331181860.jpg

Very happy with the results

How much time did you spend sanding that though?

What the others have already said times two. Two being the two I bought, used and threw away.

Your right Sid, it's all in the prep. Lots of sanding, one coat of undercoat/sealer and two coats of gloss enamel. I built this racing console for my son back in 2005, it has a few small chips in the paint but generally it doesn't look any different.

The Krebs sprayer came with a viscosity tester. It was a funnel that had to drain within a certain number of seconds. When I mixed the car paint to pour through the tester it was just perfect and the paint looked like a factory paint job. Also the correct sweep with a sprayer too. Not you waving it from left to right but moving it at an even distance from the painted surface from left to right with the correct overlap. Not difficult.