Wagner Power Products 0417005 HVLP Control Sprayer

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This Wagner power paint sprayer uses HVLP air technology to spray thin materials with maximum control and lower overspray than traditional sprayers. Pattern shapes can be changed from vertical or horizontal fan patterns for larger surfaces to round patterns for more detail work. Material size and flow rate are adjustable at the trigger. Sprayable materials include deck stains, clear wood sealers, waterproofers and enamels. Great for deck railings, yard play sets, kids toys, and yard furniture.

Product Description

The Wagner Control Spray HVLP paint sprayer uses HVLP technology to spray thin-bodied enamels and transparent stains with much more control than aerosol sprayers. Paint Capacity (gal.): 1/4, Wheel Size (in.): No wheels

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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.
• ASIN: B000DZBP60
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 417005
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,405 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #27 in Home Improvement > Painting Supplies & Wall Treatments > Paint Sprayers

Customer Reviews

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83 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works very well for me - even with latex enamel!, August 7, 2006

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R. Lemieux (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner Power Products 0417005 HVLP Control Sprayer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I've never owned or used a paint sprayer before, but I wanted to try one for repainting our kitchen cabinet faces, doors and drawer fronts as part of an extensive renovation. This model was recommended to me for small-scale jobs where accurate control is important. Long story short - it works great for that purpose.

The sprayer is easy to set up for use - just a few simple parts that go together with no problems. The feed tube in the material cup can be angled in any direction, which allows you to tilt the sprayer as necessary to work on horizontal or vertical surfaces.

If you've ever used aerosol can spray paint, you can get comfortable using this sprayer in just a few minutes. It has two controls: one to adjust the spray pattern (I used the horizontal pattern exclusively) and one to adjust the volume of paint going through (about mid-point worked well for me). The spray pattern is very precise, allowing you to achieve almost brush-like control with minimal overspray. I disassembled my doors and drawer fronts and worked on them horizontally. The only limitation I encountered is that the whole assembly is kind of large, which limits how close you can get to horizontal material. I had a tendency to bump the paint cup against the work quite a few times before I got used to it. Vertical surfaces present no problem.

Clean-up is also very easy, at least with water-based paint. The clean-up instructions are described in detail in the manual, and it took me less than 20 minutes to get everything spotless and ready for the next job.

Now a couple of important points: First, the sprayer does indeed work with water-based latex enamel. The key is to thin the paint. Wagner sells a product for this purpose called 'Paint Easy'. I got a 32-ounce bottle, which is enough to thin about two gallons of paint, for a few dollars. The viscosity measuring tool included with the sprayer wasn't much help for me, but I just played it by ear and thinned the paint until it obviously flowed much easier. Second, it might take anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds after you press the trigger for the paint to actually start flowing out of the nozzle. Not knowing this the first time around, I almost gave up when I saw no paint coming out, thinking the sprayer didn't work. Be patient and allow plenty of time for the flow to start. If nothing happens after 30 seconds or so, you'll probably need to thin the paint some more. And whenever you let go of the trigger, the paint retreats back into the cup, so you'll have to allow for this start-up time after any significant pause in your work.

Now that I know how to work with this sprayer, I'm very happy with it.

124 of 139 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tricked by Wagner into buying this!, May 13, 2006

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Rand Chilton (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner Power Products 0417005 HVLP Control Sprayer (Tools & Home Improvement)

What a waste of time! I saw Wagner's infomercial and the sprayer looked like just what I wanted. I have a screen porch, some eaves and some furniture to paint. I purchased the sprayer and got ready to start painting and guess what. You can't use latex paint with this sprayer. I called their 800 service number and was told by a service tech that it wasn't powerful enought. I don't use oil based paint only latex. The infomercial never said it wouldn't spray latex and the box doesn't say anything either. In the instructions it mention latex when talking about clean-up...even though you can't use it. I feel Wagner has been less than truthful in their ads. The certainly wasted a full day of my time.

71 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Guess what ...you really can't use oil base paint, either!, May 23, 2006

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Tom Sanders "Tom Sanders" (Lansing, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner Power Products 0417005 HVLP Control Sprayer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I thinned and thinned my oil base primer until it would finally spray and using it on some bare wood new eaves, I could have put ten coats on to get good coverage...worse yet, the oil base paint was next to impossible to clean out of it without a big tank of Mineral Spirits or something. There is no possibility that I was able to clean it well enough to use any other color than the white I started out with. I bought an extra front end for it, too! Might as well have thrown the money away...no wonder you see so many Wagner sprayers in Second Hand stores!
Avoid this product unless you want to use it for stain.