Wagner 0515009C 3/8 HP 2,600 PSI Paint Crew Jr. Paint Sprayer

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Wagner Paint Crew Jr Paint Sprayer applies a variety of paints, primers, and stains, including today-foots thick exterior latex paints. This airless piston pump sprayer creates the same quality finishes as contractor units, but is designed for use by homeowners. Whether you are staining your deck, painting your fence, or priming your garage, the Paint Crew Jr provides simple, trouble-free operation and cleanup. The Paint Crew Jr uses standard reversible spray tips and comes complete with 15-foot hose, tip, and plastic spray gun. The 3/8 HP Motor provides 2600 PSI and a flow rate of .18 gallons per minute. On demand piston pump technology maintains spray pressure as needed.  The convenient carrying handle and lightweight design make movement around the job site a snap.  With simplified set up and clean up the Paint Crew Jr. completes both small or large painting projects fast and easy.  Consolidated controls simplify operation from start up to clean up.  Ideal for medium to large projects and the durable light weight spray gun has a full-size in line filter that accepts standard G-Thread accessories

Product Description

The Wagner Paint Crew Jr Paint Sprayer applies a variety of paints, primers, and stains, including today-foots thick exterior latex paints. This airless piston pump sprayer creates the same quality finishes as contractor units, but is designed for use by homeowners. Whether you are staining your deck, painting your fence, or priming your garage, the Paint Crew Jr provides simple, trouble-free operation and cleanup. The Paint Crew Jr uses standard reversible spray tips and comes complete with 15-foot hose, tip, and plastic spray gun. The 3/8 HP Motor provides 2600 PSI and a flow rate of .18 gallons per minute. On demand piston pump technology maintains spray pressure as needed.  The convenient carrying handle and lightweight design make movement around the job site a snap.  With simplified set up and clean up the Paint Crew Jr. completes both small or large painting projects fast and easy.  Consolidated controls simplify operation from start up to clean up.  Ideal for medium to large projects and the durable light weight spray gun has a full-size in line filter that accepts standard G-Thread accessoriesSprays unthinned latex, stains and oil based paintsOn-demand piston pump maintains pressure as needed2-gallon paint hopper increases spray time and convenience15 feet of spray hose includedIncludes 413 reversible spray tip providing a superior finish

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 22.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002VA5A6G
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 0515009C
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,626 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

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57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for some projects, not for all, July 5, 2010

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Indabluff (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wagner 0515009C 3/8 HP 2,600 PSI Paint Crew Jr. Paint Sprayer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I'll start with the major pros and cons:

PROS

-- Easily manageable. Don't let the high PSI scare you. It's like handling a garden hose sprayer so no muscle is required.

-- Painting is fast. It won't wear out your arms like rolling will.

-- Coverage is good. I would especially recommend this for textured walls/ceilings.

CONS

-- DUST, DUST, DUST! The amount of dust created is significant, particularly if you're painting ceilings as well as walls. You have to firmly cover every inch that isn't going to be painted so painting a Great Room (as I did for my first project) means a lot of prep time plus a ton of dust when you roll it all up.

-- Proper cleaning takes a long time. The instructions explain how to leave paint in the hopper for up to 16 hours but I do not recommend this. Some paint will still dry in the hopper and hose and that will just mean more work. The wetter everything is, the easier it cleans.

-- It uses more paint than rolling and there will be at least a quart that won't run through the sprayer (though it can be poured back into the can for touch-ups).

-- It's not for smaller projects. Due to the clean-up time and the amount of unusable paint in the hopper, it's really not the best tool for a project that uses less than a gallon of paint.

TOOLS

Some things to have handy before you begin are rags, a wrench, a spatula, an empty bucket, a roller, a baby bottle brush, a grounded electrical cord. And be prepared to spend a significant amount on tape, paper and dropcloths (FWIW-- I found regular masking tape to do a much better job-- and be much cheaper-- than the blue painter's tape).

TIPS

-- Read ALL the instructions before starting. They're somewhat intimidating because they practically make you think you're going to kill yourself by using this tool but I think that fear is good to ensure you always follow the proper procedure when turning the machine on/off in order to release pressure in the hose.

-- When I say everything has to be taped down, I mean EVERYTHING. You can't just leave a dropcloth on the floor because the air pressure will lift it if the sprayer gets anywhere close to it. I found what worked best was to get rolls of cheap paper from Home Depot and tape that to the trim and then to slide the dropcloths under the paper.

-- Don't panic when you spray a coat and your wall looks like some disastrous quilt. You'll be amazed at how evenly it will eventually dry. So don't try to fix the coverage while it's wet, just wait until it's dry and then spray your touch-ups or another coat as needed.

-- You should only hear the motor when you pull the trigger. If the motor remains on when you release the trigger, that usually means you need to add paint to the hopper so don't continue spraying or you'll get some messy streaks on your wall.

-- Make sure the machine is always on several layers of dropcloths. I had one incident early where some screws loosened and paint leaked out.

-- You can get decent coverage with one coat of primer (tinted the same shade) and one coat of paint but I recommend using a light touch on the trigger and doing two coats of each. After completing a wall, inspect for any areas that are dripping and use the roller to even those out.

-- Use the spatula to poor the excess paint back into the can and to assist with cleaning the hopper.

In conclusion, I'd say the sprayer does what it's supposed to do though it could be designed a bit better. One reason I gave it a three is because I've been unable to loosen the screws to clean out the filter in the hose and if I'm never able to do that, I suspect this machine won't be usable for long. Also, it has this bizarre little cord that's about five inches long that makes it difficult to even plug into a decent electrical cord. It's also unfortunate that so much paint goes unused in the hopper and that the hopper can't be removed for cleaning.

Compared to rolling, I'm sure it's significantly faster for an outdoor project but it's about the same for an indoor project when you factor in the prep and clean-up. However, it's much less demanding physically so I certainly recommend it over rolling for a person who's painting solo. And as long as you even out drips, keep the trim firmly taped and are willing to use plenty of product (two coats primer, two coats paint) it really can be on par with a professional paint job.

I probably won't return to answer any questions so I hope this helps!

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised!, March 21, 2010

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P. Gaede - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner 0515009C 3/8 HP 2,600 PSI Paint Crew Jr. Paint Sprayer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought this when it was a gold box item and was hoping it would be a bit better than my last experience with an airless sprayer. Wow, this is so much better than my old cheap Wagner from years ago. The old Wagner was the type with the screw on bottle that held the paint. Always a pain because the uptake tube clogged, it had a limited capacity and was a chore to refill the hopper. This Wagner is a breeze to refill and holds at least 2 gallons (it holds a bit more but that's all I loaded at one time).

I received it yesterday and went to Home Depot and bought two gallons of exterior stain for my fence. The only problem I had was starting it for the first time. I was looking forward to getting started right away so I quickly read the instructions and dumped the paint in. I could not get the unit to prime or pump anything. Not exactly sure why because the motor was working fine....so I removed the paint and filled the hopper with water and then the unit primed and sprayed ok....so I put the paint back in and it worked flawlessly. I painted one gallon of one color, cleaned it out and painted the other gallon of another color without any issues. I did not thin out the stain....used it full strength straight out of the can.

I would not recommend painting small jobs with this sprayer (less than a gallon) because the hopper is rather large and once the level of paint gets low it starts sucking up air and the spray operation stops. You'll waste a fair amount of paint...or have to brush on the paint that's left over in the hopper if you only put a little bit of paint in the hopper.

I went this morning and bought 5 more gallons of stain and fired up the unit again today. It started spraying immediately and continued without any problems until I finished the job. It was just so fast and easy compared to my last experience with an airless sprayer. Using a roller would have taken me much, much longer. Using this gun made the painting kind of fun.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not good, March 25, 2010

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Nancy S. Miller "painter person" (Kent, Oh USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner 0515009C 3/8 HP 2,600 PSI Paint Crew Jr. Paint Sprayer (Tools & Home Improvement)

We bought the paint sprayer to paint our basement. We followed the instructions and started spraying the ceiling. We used a gallon of paint and started on the second gallon. When we were about half way through the second gallon, the paint sprayer quit spraying paint. The machine was not building up enough pressure to spray the paint. We kept priming the unit to try and get it to work. We poured the paint out of the unit and cleaned it, poured the paint back in and tried again and it still did not work. What a disappoinment. I thought we were going to get our basement painted with little effort. We eneded up using a roller to paint the ceiling which took forever. When the unit worked for the first 20 minutes, it was great but it didn't work long.