Wagner Spray Tech Electric Power Painter

Pros: Three spray patterns. Very even distribution. Good instructions. Fast and simple.
Cons: Must make sure you mix the paint properly. Messy cleanup.

Purchased at Home Depot for $69.00. I had a set of cast iron patio furniture to paint. I did not want to go through the hassle of buying umpteen million cans of spray paint because I had 6 chairs, large table and glider to do. Thought I would give ...

Pros: User friendly, VERY fast, Easy one handed operation, good coverage, easy cleanup
Cons: NOISEY!!!!!, detailed cleaning, lots of overspray yet easily controlled

The painter is a VERY good investment. I had yet another room in my home to paint (been renovating over 2000 square foot for a year now) I decided to bite the bullet, and buy a Wagner after I realized I would have to paint the ceiling and walls in the ...

Pros: Quick shingle painting, not need to thin out paint
Cons: my arms are sore!

After reading alot of reviews I was a bit nervous about trying this. I have a raised ranch with alot of shingles I wanted to paint 2 coats, so I bought the 3 speed wagner powersprayer at Home Depot for 100.00. I feel that those who had bad experiences ...

Pros: Inexpensive, covers quite well, back saver
Cons: Noisy, messy, difficult cleanup

We all know the commercials. You know, the ones where the guy is spraying his house and his fence and other stuff. There has never been a bigger case of false advertising.

I purchased this unit expecting it to take the hassle out of painting....

Pros: Inexpensive, and faster than a roller and brush
Cons: Very bad coverage, messy, noisy, time consuming (unsuccessful) cleanup.

My dad has one. I went over to borrow it, got it home, read the directions, spent a half hour trying to get paint to flow through it to no avail. I figured maybe dad didn't clean it right or something. So I looked them up, saw that they didn't cost too ...

Pros: There are no pros......
Cons: Paint in nose, noisy, messy, does not work, cleaning time, waste of time.

I purchased this sprayer thinking, I only had a small room to do, I didnt need anything that serious.  I've used larger industrial paint sprayers from a rental store before in another home, and had great results. We have all seen the ...

Pros: if it works it saves time
Cons: noisy, leaky, inconsistent, hose falls out, takes to many people, very frustrating

Bought this to save time painting. First use leaked about as much as it sprayed. Tried again by thinning paint slightly-worked fairly well; spit some. Was usable. Third time same procedure as second time. The thing spit, spattered and leaked so badly we ...

Pros: Lots of power. Great coverage. Optional bulk container makes big jobs easier.
Cons: Trial and error thinning. The "drip cup" that once made that easy not included.

My second Wagner. Purchased at big box store. Excellent results out of the box. Key was careful assembly and thinning paint adequately. Just finished painting a 26 x 28 garage (exterior latex) without problems. Most important thing about using a Wagner, in my opinion, is proper thinning of paint. Takes patience but once that is resolved, unit performs very well.

Pros: easy to follow instructions, easy cleanup in about 20 minutes, $99 was well spent
Cons: goes through paint rather quickly so you have to stop and refill bottle frequently

I bought the Wagner wide shot pro 2400 psi yesterday, today I did 24 feet of lattice on my deck in less than 30 minutes, it worked great. I followed the instructions and thinned the latex paint with Flood brand thinner according to directions. Cleanup was easy, I'm waiting for inside to dry so I can do the outside. I found the high setting worked the best,

Pros: Covers large areas quickly
Cons: Hard to determine the thinning ratio.

Its not as bad as people let on. Once you figure out how to thin your paint brand (all of them differ apparently), its a breeze. I sprayed Behr exterior flat latex through mine, and I followed Behr's directions on the can. Basically I had to double the amount of water Behr recommended to get it to flow through the Wagner without spattering.

Breakdown and clean up are very easy. That seems to be a common complaint with all Wagner spray gun users. Listen - anyone who gets frustrated breaking down and cleaning a tool as complex as an airgun (with only 8-10 parts that need cleaning) probably should avoid home improvement in the first place.

Pros: Excellent paint coverage and cheap. Excellent value.
Cons: A little messy and hard to setup initially

I purchased a 2-speed wagner Power Sprayer from my local Big Lot's store about six months ago for $25.00. I figured the worse that could happen would be that I wasted $25.00. After initially using this sprayer with Primer, I was very concerned. I had a lot of trouble getting the sprayer to work, it would spray unevenly and refuse to suck paint from the 1 quart paint container. I spent a little bit of time working with the sprayer, about three hours, and found that the real usefulness of these sprayers is in knowing what speed and "dial" setting to have them at. I recently purchased two additional sprayers and painted my house (3500+ square foot, three story early 1900s Folk Victorian) in only a couple of days. Once you understand how these sprayers work, they are absolutely fabulous, ever bit as good as they show on the commercials. These units are very simply manufactured and are easy for the consumer to take apart and repair in the event that it becomes clogged with paint.

Pros: Works, saves time
Cons: spill more paint than with rollers; hard to read instructions but doable

I felt real trepidation about using the 2200 psi sprayer given the reviews and returns. But I have a garage with rough walls that resisted a roller treatment (which also soaks up more paint than the sprayer) and spent the 80 bucks. I appreciated the reviewer who said, Read the instructions. If you do you can succeed with this device. Some tips: remember to tilt the sprayer up to discharge the paint in the bottom; it reduces slightly the number of refillings. And it makes it easier to maneuver for refilling if you unplug the sprayer from the extension cord. I found I spilled more paint than with a roller because of misjudging the size of the plastic jar. and I needed to wipe the edge of the jar so that it would twist on easily. Clean up took about 20 minutes tops. I found I didn't need to dilute the paint. For rough surfaces -- I used about 2 1/2 gallons --it really saved me time and aggravation.

Pros: Yet to be discovered
Cons: cheap, noisy, poor performance with latex paints, parts wear out incredibly fast.

As already mentioned, I also thought this sprayer would take the hassle out of painting jobs, but I couldn't have been more wrong. This unit is not made for the long haul, very cheap in build quality, in fact, on about my fifth use, the motor locked up, thats after cleaning it every prior use and oiling. Its noisy, oversprayes all the time, and the paint has to be perfect-viscosity ect. I have used a airless sprayers before and this is junk!

Pros: Fast, easy to setup
Cons: Loud, Spatter, cleanup

Bought for 100, sold for 30 online the next week.

Numerous problems would be forgivable if it did what I bought it for,
painted better than a roller. 

Fast? yes, but only without needing to go over everything with a roller afterwords if you don't want paint spats every 5 seconds.


(other would-be forgivable problems include; too short cord, requires extension cord, making cleanup even more of a hassle, cleanup takes forever compared to paint time, (Unless you have a hose, and therefore not winter) noisy, messy, and spatter requires full room masking.

Pros: Claims some good features
Cons: Noisy, overpriced, and unreliable.

What a complete piece of junk! I bought one at Home Depot to paint the exterior of my house. I followed the instructions to the letter, but nonetheless the unit spit globs of paint, kept losing its prime, and after a total of around six hours of use, the piston seized completely. I exchanged it for another, assuming the first to be defective. The replacement was even worse, it began spitting after less than a minute of use, and after around five minutes it could no longer suck *thinned* paint from the backpack unit! I wasted more than a full day dealing with this problem; in retrospect a roller would have been faster and given a more even coating! My recommendation: DO NOT BUY A WAGNER SPRAYER!