In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
> ANYTHING?
>
Sure, if you don't mind spits and drips. :-) I tried one several
years ago, the only way I found to make it work was to thin the paint to
almost the consistency of water -- made me wonder just how long my 15
year paint was going to last going on that thin. I finally gave up and
got an air gun for my compressor and finished the job without having to
thin the paint. When I built my first shop, I rented an airless sprayer
-- those are the real deal and do the job as it is meant to be done.
When I moved, I got a good deal on a real airless sprayer of my own.
Even if I didn't own one, I would rent an airless sprayer before ever
resorting to that 90dB+ humming, spitting Wagner monster.
> "Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to
> > spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even dispersement of
> > it on furniture.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sam
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
"Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to
> spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even dispersement of
> it on furniture.
>
The Wagner spray gun is the worst scam ever foisted on the public. Stay far
away from them.
Ed
Stephanie and Tim wrote:
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
> ANYTHING?
Yes. You have to have patience. Five minutes spraying, two hours dicking
around with the stupid piece of crap machine, five minutes of spraying...
They do absolutely, utterly SUCK!!!!
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I also have a Wagner Power Sprayer Pro.
Used it to paint my grandparents garage. Had to thin the paint (thick latex).
The first side of the garage needed a second coat...first time I used the gun so
I went light. On the other three sides - day 2 of the project - I thinned the
paint a little more (less dripping from the gun) and then went a little slower
movement and got the feel for how to use the gun...these three sides only needed
one coat.
All the sides look fabulous. The only place you see brush strokes is on the
trim that was painted with a brush.
I did come out with speckled clothes, goggle and respirator but I think that may
be normal for someone who's never used a paint sprayer before.
Instead of taking 2 days by hand, it only took about 4 hours using the spray
gun.
It's not perfect but it does the job.
BRuce wrote:
> i have one and I have successfully painted 2 rocking chairs, shutters,
> one end of my garage, and the inside of a shed (thompsons sealer). the
> garage looks exactly like the painted sides do, the rocking chairs have
> no runs and still look good 2 years later (they sit on a covered porch).
> the shutters look similar to 3 sets of plastic shutters that they were
> supposed to match.
>
> I will say that you use more paint due to overspray, you cover plants
> and everything else if you are not careful AND it probably takes more
> practice and technique than a good spray gun. If the paint is thinned
> correctly and you don't let it run out of paint, it works. Is it the
> best, no, but it is quick and affordable. Mine sits on the shelf all
> cleaned and oiled waiting for the next outside paint application that
> doesn't have a lot of expensive plants close by.
>
> Would I buy another, no, I have one already. :-) I would buy an HVLP
> system for use in the shop.
>
> BRuce
>
> Stephanie and Tim wrote:
> > I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
> > ANYTHING?
> >
> > "Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>Hi Everyone,
> >>
> >> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to
> >>spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even dispersement of
> >>it on furniture.
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Sam
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> ---
>
> BRuce
I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
ANYTHING?
"Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to
> spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even dispersement of
> it on furniture.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
>
>
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Umm that is combining two bad products IMHO..
>
> You don't need a sprayer if you use a decent stain product.
Agreed - and I do not use Polyshades - tried it once . . ..
just once.
Jums
"Jim Mc Namara" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Agreed - and I do not use Polyshades - tried it once . . ..
>
> just once.
>
> Jums
>
>
>
I tried Polyshades on several projects, a few turned out good, others
bad. It is a pretty useless finish really, it is hard to get
good consistant results with it. The best looking results I achieved
were done by spraying it. The crap takes way to long to dry in my
location, so if you do not have a "clean room", it will collect all
sorts of dust before it ever hardens. There are just too many better
ways to finish, than using this stuff in my case. If a person lived in a
dry arid environment, I could see the polyshades being good for spraying
some pine projects with, like childrens toys and the like, but for fine
furniture, forget it.
Kruppt
"Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Yeah I went back and looked at my test results in the sun and they
> weren't the best finish.
>
> Sam
>
>
I was using a conventional sprayer when I DID get good results.
I did not read further up the thread to see you are using an airless.
Kruppt
"Stephanie and Tim" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
> ANYTHING?
>
Sure, your wheel barrow, kids wagon, swing set, etc. LOL!
Kruppt
Umm that is combining two bad products IMHO..
You don't need a sprayer if you use a decent stain product.
"Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to
> spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even dispersement of
> it on furniture.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
>
>
Nevermind. I just read reviews on epinions.com and the wagners rank
HORRIBLE.
"Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to
> spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even dispersement of
> it on furniture.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
>
>
Yeah I went back and looked at my test results in the sun and they weren't
the best finish.
Sam
"Kruppt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Jim Mc Namara" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > Agreed - and I do not use Polyshades - tried it once . . ..
> >
> > just once.
> >
> > Jums
> >
> >
> >
>
> I tried Polyshades on several projects, a few turned out good, others
> bad. It is a pretty useless finish really, it is hard to get
> good consistant results with it. The best looking results I achieved
> were done by spraying it. The crap takes way to long to dry in my
> location, so if you do not have a "clean room", it will collect all
> sorts of dust before it ever hardens. There are just too many better
> ways to finish, than using this stuff in my case. If a person lived in a
> dry arid environment, I could see the polyshades being good for spraying
> some pine projects with, like childrens toys and the like, but for fine
> furniture, forget it.
>
> Kruppt
>
Give me a good case of diarrhea and I'll out finish a wagner on any piece of
wood you got.
--
JC from Gnat Flats, Texas
Home of the Notso OK Corral
"Dave - Freedonia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I also have a Wagner Power Sprayer Pro.
>
> Used it to paint my grandparents garage. Had to thin the paint (thick
latex).
> The first side of the garage needed a second coat...first time I used the
gun so
> I went light. On the other three sides - day 2 of the project - I thinned
the
> paint a little more (less dripping from the gun) and then went a little
slower
> movement and got the feel for how to use the gun...these three sides only
needed
> one coat.
>
> All the sides look fabulous. The only place you see brush strokes is on
the
> trim that was painted with a brush.
>
> I did come out with speckled clothes, goggle and respirator but I think
that may
> be normal for someone who's never used a paint sprayer before.
>
> Instead of taking 2 days by hand, it only took about 4 hours using the
spray
> gun.
>
> It's not perfect but it does the job.
>
>
> BRuce wrote:
>
> > i have one and I have successfully painted 2 rocking chairs, shutters,
> > one end of my garage, and the inside of a shed (thompsons sealer). the
> > garage looks exactly like the painted sides do, the rocking chairs have
> > no runs and still look good 2 years later (they sit on a covered porch).
> > the shutters look similar to 3 sets of plastic shutters that they were
> > supposed to match.
> >
> > I will say that you use more paint due to overspray, you cover plants
> > and everything else if you are not careful AND it probably takes more
> > practice and technique than a good spray gun. If the paint is thinned
> > correctly and you don't let it run out of paint, it works. Is it the
> > best, no, but it is quick and affordable. Mine sits on the shelf all
> > cleaned and oiled waiting for the next outside paint application that
> > doesn't have a lot of expensive plants close by.
> >
> > Would I buy another, no, I have one already. :-) I would buy an HVLP
> > system for use in the shop.
> >
> > BRuce
> >
> > Stephanie and Tim wrote:
> > > I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
> > > ANYTHING?
> > >
> > > "Sam Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > >>Hi Everyone,
> > >>
> > >> I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun
to
> > >>spray Minwax's polyshade product so that you'd get an even
dispersement of
> > >>it on furniture.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Thanks,
> > >>
> > >>Sam
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > ---
> >
> > BRuce
>
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > I was wondering if it was possible to use a wagner paint gun to spray
> > ANYTHING?
> >
>
> Sure, if you don't mind spits and drips. :-) I tried one several
> years ago, the only way I found to make it work was to thin the paint to
> almost the consistency of water -- made me wonder just how long my 15
> year paint was going to last going on that thin.
Exactly. Good paint crews will actually paint a house 2 times on seperate
days if they are going airless.