Reconditioned Wagner Power Products 0515000T Spray Tech 2,750 PSI Paint Crew Sprayer

I bought this unit to spray the walls and ceiling of a new garage I built, about 1000 square feet. I had no problem setting it up and it sprayed great. A nice pattern with the supplied 413 tip while spraying latex. A little overspray so use dropcloths. The tip clogged once but I turned it around and cleared it quickly. I sprayed 7 gallons of latex in 2 hours and completed the job saving me at least 15 hours using a roller and brush. A real time saver and the results were very nice. I am soooo glad I bought this unit. The cleanup took about 35 minutes. Let the pump push as much paint out of the bin using the ciculation tube pointed back into the paint bucket. Then wipe as much paint out of the bin as possible to speed the cleaning process. The rest is a breeze with very warm soapy water.

I have rented professional airless sprayers in the past. The Paint Crew worked equally well. 25 feet of hose is marginal for a big two story house. I had to move the unit almost every time I moved the ladder. Adding a swivel adapter helped with the problems of the stiff hose. After 5 hours and 8 gallons of use I had to clean the intake filter. The viscosity of the paint is critical to an even spray pattern. The unit does not have a pressure adjustment so viscosity is the regulator. I uas using a heavy body paint and added one cup of Flotrol and one cup of water per gallon for stucco. For Wood I added two cups of flotrol per gallon. ( It was a hot day.) Clean up: Wipe the pan clean; purge the pump; added a quart of water to the pan, purge the pump; Do it again: Add a quater of water again and spray it through the hose and gun. Keep doing this until the water is clear. Clean the gun. Oil pump and gun per instructions. Takes 30 min.

Although there was a little extra prep involved, it made the job not only finish faster, but it made applying the stain very easy and helped me give my new shed a great look! I see why they call it the paint crew, I LOVE this machine! Since I was using latex paint, even the clean-up was pretty easy.

The unit was pretty obviously a refurb, but it was in very good shape and for half the price of a new one, who cares! Thanks again Amazon.

I own Powerpainter plus. It does work fine till it breaks usually around or after 25 gallons of paint. You can rebuild it yourself and forgo sending it of for repairs parts are easy to find to rebuild piston pump which went even though all maintenance was followed. If you are a pro DON'T EVEN THINK OF THIS MACHIENE. Buy A spraytech model instead unless you just want to use it and chuck it plus 25 feet of hose is a joke.

Great product if you take the time to prep. Cleaning unit after project is time consuming. Have to remember to THIN out paint before using (didn't realize this); If not, filter will clog almost instantaneously. Hint: water thins out latex (didn't know this either). Still haven't learned the correct ratio of paint to water.