Would you have to thin out a regular latex based paint when using this sprayer?
226004
Yes. For all sprayers you need to thin paint. I used this sprayer to do a fence in solid stain and that had to be thinned. It worked great once I got the right viscosity which was easy to accomplish with the provided measurement bucket and viscosity cup. Also, check the paint manufacturer's ratio for thinning which should be on the can.
226005
YES! This is really a thin paint or stain sprayer! It will spay latex but it seemed faster to just roll it on unfortunately. Well built gun though!
1879340
You certainly can. Just make sure you use the proper tip and filter. Also make sure, if you have ever used the sprayer for latex, you clean it extremely well with water, pump the water out of the system, then flush the entire system with laquer thinner. Otherwise the laquer thinner will turn any residual latex into a gummy sludge. The best bet is to have seperate sprayers for latex and laquer, or at the least change hoses between.
1390835
As long as it's latex paint (not oil based) you'd be fine. As detailed in my review of this product, my experience with this device was not a good one. The unit is okay I guess, but the rollers for it are expensive and of poor quality, which lead to dissappointing results. For consistent results, I'd really recommend you just use regular pans & rollers.
1266468
Nope. In my experiance with It it won't spray anything thick. Even just regular paint. Not unless u thin it with a ton of water.
1337100
I had no issues at all using this sprayer with latex paint right out of the can. Worked great.
1266467
I doubt it will work very well with a thick paint or stain. I have used it with "normal" viscosity water-based and oil-based paints and I still had to thin the paint to achieve the recommended viscosity. If the paint is too viscous it doesn't atomize properly, resulting in "globs" of paint coming out of the sprayer.
493862
I have used mine to spray WD-40, Mineral Spirits, Laquer, etc - If you have difficulty I would say thin it down a little until you get it to spray the way you want but on the above I have used it without any problems
250600
If you are going to use a very thin product like a stain, it should work fine. However, this sprayer does not handle thicker products well at all. You would have to dilute paint quite a bit to make it function. This sprayer is better suited to a smaller project than a deck. I would invest more money in a better quality sprayer to use it on something of that size. I ultimately returned mine because it did not work well at all, plus the contatiner was cracked so it leaked everywhere.
781241
Yes the sprayer can use any paint that will pass through the testing cup as specified in the instruction notes. I have used a latex house paint and primer with no problem and a deck stain again no prob;em.
1225230
Used primarily to paint exterior Hardi-plank siding with Latex exterior paint. I have had it for about 3 yrs. and have not had a problem. Found the mixture has to be thin for the sprayer to work, around 50% paint to water worked best for my application. Also, with the thin mixture need to use caution and apply with a couple of thin coat. With the heat generated from the motor the nozzle tends to clog up and one needs to clean it regularly for the sprayer to work properly. Found it durable for my application, not sure how it would work with stains, or oil based paints; imagine if the mixture can be diluted to get desired effect then it should hold up? Used primarily to paint exterior Hardi-plank siding with Latex exterior paint. I have had it for about 3 yrs. and have not had a problem. Found the mixture has to be thin for the sprayer to work, around 50% paint to water worked best for my application. Also, with the thin mixture need to use caution and apply with a couple of thin coat. With the heat generated from the motor the nozzle tends to clog up and one needs to clean it regularly for the sprayer to work properly. Found it durable for my application, not sure how it would work with stains, or oil based paints; imagine if the mixture... » Read More Used primarily to paint exterior Hardi-plank siding with Latex exterior paint. I have had it for about 3 yrs. and have not had a problem. Found the mixture has to be thin for the sprayer to work, around 50% paint to water worked best for my application. Also, with the thin mixture need to use caution and apply with a couple of thin coat. With the heat generated from the motor the nozzle tends to clog up and one needs to clean it regularly for the sprayer to work properly. Found it durable for my application, not sure how it would work with stains, or oil based paints; imagine if the mixture can be diluted to get desired effect then it should hold up? « Show Less
572537
I found the sprayer very easy to clean with warm soapy water after using latex paint. I used a spray shield to limit the amount of overspray.
2101097
Yes, a sprayer definitely lays down more paint, but that's part of the idea of using it. The idea with this type of equipment is to put down a coat of paint that will be thick enough to provide protection to the surface being painted, but to do so in much less time than would be required to paint the same surface with a brush or roller. Good luck, Francisco!
1241740
Yes but if you are using latex paint recommend a 5% thining with clean water and use 15 to 20 psi to pot and 10 to 15 psi to gun hose. Adjust spray pattern accordingly for pattern.
2169127
No you use latex paint as is. try using FLOETROL paint conditioner. It helps to keep the nozzle from clogging.
1978963
With thinner products you simply turn the pressure to a lower setting and use a smaller size tip. You always match the tip size to the material you are spraying. For instance a thin oil-based transparent stain may spray well with a 408 or 508 tip. A latex would be more likely a 515 or 517. The last two numbers of a tip size represent the size of the orifice the paint will project through - measured in thousandths of an inch. So a 508 has a hole .008" in diameter compared to a 517 with a .017" hole - more than twice the size.
337801
I returned the one I bought because it did not spray latex paint very well. I tried everything that was suggested, basically thinning the paint until it was practically water, and still the paint came out onto the test surfaces splotchy and spotted. I think it works better with oil based stains that are not very thick.
1858864
I used the gun for the first time with latex a few days ago. You have to thin the paint a lot, but it flowed on evenly. There is also a learning curve going from poly's to latex, you have to open up the flow quite a bit. One caveat: Buy a second gun because once you load and spray latex you will not get it all out of or off of the gun. This after about a half hour of scrubbing with hot soapy water. Keep one gun for poly only.