Wagner Spray Tech Electric Power Painter

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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, 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: 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: 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: good learning experience/was able to return it
Cons: had to waste the time on it in the first place

I invested in a little power painter to paint some small exterior garage doors, not a big job, so I figured a little gun like this would do the trick.
There is nothing predictable about this gun.
it works fine one moment and then starts spitting paint
like an ostridge spits bile, Causing runs, inconsistent coverage and general frustration.
Go ahead and try to clean it, maybe that will cure these ails, oh maybe not, and the 30 minutes to clean it will compound once you've tried these prescribed recomondations(from the manual)more than once.
If your looking for a cheap way to easily paint some stuff,
look no further than a roller and brush.
and for wagner as a company, if a sales associate at home depot says "wagners not the best company"
you can be sure there's a dead fish in the water.

Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Does not work with Behr latex paint

I tried the Wagner 2400 PSI Pro Duty Power Painter[with the supplied 0.8mm wide angle tip] with Behr Exterior Latex Paint. Then I used the Behr instructions to thin the paint. [The Wagner instructions say to follow the instructions on the paint can] and finally using Flood Floetrol as suggested by the Wagner customer service rep. In all cases the sprayer spit and sputtered globs of paint for a few minutes then quit. The unit was cleaned and lubricated after each attempt. This product is a waste of money and time. I don't recommend this to anyone.

Pros: None
Cons: Messy, impractical,

Waste of money. I read the instructions to the "T" and encountered much frustration with the hoses not staying in the five gallon bucket and the gobs of paint sprayed on the wall. I even thinned the paint like it said.

FRUSTRATION@!

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: cheap price
Cons: lowest quality painter on the planet

Messy, noisy, nasty, unreliable, BAD! I don't know why any country on the planet lets Wagner sell this piece of junk to the public. It's a hassle to get running. Noisy, and leaks likes there's no tomorrow. Mine lasted for one use. On the second use (after cleaning) I could not get warm tap water to spray through this piece of junk. If you've got a little money it's much better to buy a Graco unit. After one use Wagner will leave you wondering why you didn't do your job using cans of spray paint.

Wagner is lousy. Don't waste your money on this product.

Pros: Hot line was very accessible.
Cons: Maximum of down time....forever taking it apart, cleaning and reassembling.

I was very frustrated by the Wagner 2400, which the box says was for use with heavy latex paint. The only thing I could successfully spray was water. We even diluted the paint to a 1 to 4 water to paint ratio and it still wouldn't work.

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: 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: The paint cup is great for watering house plants.
Cons: Cheaply made, falsely advertised, cloggs easy.

This is the absolute worst product that I have ever used. I had one room to paint, according to the advertisement - it cuts the time in half. I read the instructions loaded the paint and nothing but a loud noise. Re-read the insturctions, took it apart, cleaned it, and finally it sputters paint. I could have spit more paint on the wall. I cleaned it up and returned it to the store for a refund. I ended up loosing 2 days of work trying to get this to work. I ended up rolling the room. What ever you do, do not buy this product!! Matter-of-fact run when you see a wagner disply.

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!

Pros: When it worked, it was handy.
Cons: Piston breaks when you use the gun.

Used it one time and half way through the small job (20min) it would not work. Took apart to clean and the magnet (piston) was broken into several chunks. I called Wagner and was told that I need to release the trigger at the end of each pass or the piston will break!

I new piston is $22.50 (whole usit was $70 at Home Depot). I complained and was told they would send me a free piston as a one time offer but I needed to understand that I broke the piston.

I returned the sprayer to the store for full credit and the store is doing a RTV (return to vender)!

Pros: You can take it back! Give Wagner back the 'thing' dried.
Cons: CONS: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! Everything is a CON with this thing!

If you are thinking of trying any Wagner Power Sprayer, three words of advice: Get psychiatric help!!

I am completely nutty after using it!

Everything sucks, and blows with this thing! Messy, real Messy. Globs of mess (on the wall, on the floor, on me, on wife, and on the thing itself...). Drips like crazy too! Crap, I am really BURNED UP!

It takes twice as long as a roller and a brush, no kidding! But then again I quit the job before finishing.

The mess is Completely Ridiculous! If I can only get me hands on a Wagner Rep... They better hide for a while, perhaps for a year or two, till I cool down! I may take a job at a paint store, just so I can get me hands on one! I have never ever seen anything like it.

Wagner's tag line should be: Never give a sucker an even break!

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: 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: It'll make a job go quicker if everything works exactly right.
Cons: Warranty: limited. Customer service: unsympathetic. Replacement parts: expensive. Hassle factor: huge.

I bought a Power Painter at Ace Hardware for $64.99 because I have bad shoulders and couldn't paint my fence with a brush or roller. I was prepared for lots of assembly, disassembly, cleaning and thinning. I followed the directions exactly, lubricated the mechanism first, tested the spray pattern, thinned the paint, stopped if it clogged. After twenty minutes and 10 feet of fence, the piston broke into 3 pieces and guess what? It is not covered under warranty, because of "normal wear and tear". After 20 minutes? Customer service was less than helpful, saying I must have "dropped the piston or done something else wrong."

A new piston costs around 16 bucks, and if I have to replace it every time I use the sprayer, it'll be cheaper and easier to hire a kid from the neighborhood to paint the fence.

Pros: I still have the reciept, so I'm not stuck with it.
Cons: Blotches of paint, impossible cleanup, LOUD, Doesn't work.

I bought a Wide Shot Power Sprayer 2400 at HD to paint my house. I will not work. It sends globs of paint, is noisy, is impossible to cleanup (especially if you try the suction tubing), and, did I mention, it doesn't work?

I even went back to HD after reading other reviews and bought some latex paint conditioner hoping that would help it work...no luck.

IF you get it to work, you'll spend more time cleaning it up than using it.

Pros: Few of them.
Cons: Siezed piston.  Spits paint.

I bought the high-end, 2500 psi version for $100-plus.  The piston siezed relentlessly, even with thinned paint.  The thing spits and sputters when not siezing.  Unfortunately, I threw the box away and can't return it.  DO NOT BUY THIS SPRAYER.