I have a gallon. Has anyone found a paint gun/sprayer that stays pressurized for portability when away from the shop? no need 2 reply if u dont know
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Hi Olga, I've never seen an paint gun that stay's pressurized. My recommendation would be to have as large a tank as you can carry, and perhaps a good (small) 12v compressor with tank (assuming you have a vehicle with you).
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Hi Olga,I've never seen an paint gun that stay's pressurized. My recommendation would be to have as large a tank as you can carry, and perhaps a good (small) 12v compressor with tank (assuming you have a vehicle with you).
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Why would you want to? If you want less pressure, I suggest just moving back away from the target some. I have never stripped paint off anything I did not want to at full power. Different tips work as noted previously.
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Hi SLF, Using a gallon pressure sprayer,I covered a 20 x 9, a 20 x 5 and 4x3 awning with 2 light coats, with nothing left. it worked great, no leaks in my sunbrella awning. Hope this info helps!
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I used a standard exterior paint, at first it would paint fine but if I stopped I had problems. I went as far as putting the gun attached to the hose into a 5 gal. bucket and it still plugged. I spent more time working on the gun that I did painting. It got so bad I finally bought a new gun to finish the job. I had tried thinning the paint.....no go. The money I expected to save with this gun was off set by the cost of second gun. I had many hours working on gun trying to get it to work......I would not buy one of these guns again. Could not understand why a short stoppage in painting would cause so much trouble, as long I continued painting it did not plug. ??????? Good luck! I used a standard exterior paint, at first it would paint fine but if I stopped I had problems. I went as far as putting the gun attached to the hose into a 5 gal. bucket and it still plugged. I spent more time working on the gun that I did painting. It got so bad I finally bought a new gun to finish the job. I had tried thinning the paint.....no go. The money I expected to save with this gun was off set by the cost of second gun. I had many hours working on gun trying to get it to work......I would not buy one of these guns again. Could not understand why a short stoppage in painting would... » Read More I used a standard exterior paint, at first it would paint fine but if I stopped I had problems. I went as far as putting the gun attached to the hose into a 5 gal. bucket and it still plugged. I spent more time working on the gun that I did painting. It got so bad I finally bought a new gun to finish the job. I had tried thinning the paint.....no go. The money I expected to save with this gun was off set by the cost of second gun. I had many hours working on gun trying to get it to work......I would not buy one of these guns again. Could not understand why a short stoppage in painting would cause so much trouble, as long I continued painting it did not plug. ??????? Good luck! « Show Less
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Yes, You need an air compressor to make it work. The air pressure is depend upon the paint you are using.
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As I use lots of water to clean the machine with I'm siding with the other people that have answered the question to stay away from non water based paint. If you're thinking of thin lacquers or varnishes a regular spray gun would be better suited for that work.
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You might be able to run two guns if you are shooting stain but definitely not for latex paint with a 517 tip. Only the biggest sprayers can handle that. I am a contractor and I shoot up to 40 gallons per week through this.
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I went to Home Depot and purchased a 1 gallon Roundup sprayer. It was around $15 and it works great. I believe it comes with 2 different spray nozzles and the 1 gallon size was perfect for me to carry when spraying around the outside of the house.
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This product WILL WORK when used with compressors that deliver less than 10 Lbs PSI. Naturally a larger compressor capacity will allow you to spray longer sweeps of the product you're using, but it's not necessary to make this gun work for you. I bought this spray gun last year(2014) and used it with my 6 lb pancake style compressor without a problem. I only used it twice in 1 week. I used it on a job where I spray painted both sides of 4 - 4ft X 8ft sheets of wooden lattice panels with outdoor acrylic paint. It took some time to get use to adjusting the spray pattern but once I did, the job went pretty smooth. This product WILL WORK when used with compressors that deliver less than 10 Lbs PSI. Naturally a larger compressor capacity will allow you to spray longer sweeps of the product you're using, but it's not necessary to make this gun work for you. I bought this spray gun last year(2014) and used it with my 6 lb pancake style compressor without a problem. I only used it twice in 1 week. I used it on a job where I spray painted both sides of 4 - 4ft X 8ft sheets of wooden lattice panels with outdoor acrylic paint. It took some time to get use to adjusting the spray pattern but once I did, the... » Read More This product WILL WORK when used with compressors that deliver less than 10 Lbs PSI. Naturally a larger compressor capacity will allow you to spray longer sweeps of the product you're using, but it's not necessary to make this gun work for you. I bought this spray gun last year(2014) and used it with my 6 lb pancake style compressor without a problem. I only used it twice in 1 week. I used it on a job where I spray painted both sides of 4 - 4ft X 8ft sheets of wooden lattice panels with outdoor acrylic paint. It took some time to get use to adjusting the spray pattern but once I did, the job went pretty smooth. « Show Less
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nope i bearly started clearing before used spraymax bought it had real job go cart lol you could use a paint brush to insted of paint gun i wouldnt reckamend it but its your money!
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This will work! Buy the gallon jug, pour it into a sprayer & spray away,remember though if it rains you have to redo it
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I have a 30 gallon compressor with a water & oil separator between the compressor and gun. I have a old Craftsman compressor that provides 10 CFM @ 40 PSI and 6 CFM @ 90 PSI and the max PSI is 110 for this compressor. The gun runs on 21 PSI at the gun. I do fine with spot repair and panel repair with the compressor I have. I have never attempted to paint an entire auto with it. That would require a larger compressor that will give you continuous CFM at the gun. New compressors however have higher PSI 135 I think. I hope this helps.
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I live in PA as well. This only worked for about 2 months. Since then, I've had better luck with week killer from Home Depot. Can't remember the name but it's a pump and spray combo. All in one unit so you don't have to worry about another external container. Much easier to use and has better strength.
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You can buy a compressor at Sears, Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, etc. You just need to get a tank large enough to sustain a constant pressure. A small tank, like a 'pancake' wouldn't maintain the pressure and the sprayer wouldn't work right.
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My sprayer stopped working too. It's too bad they put such a cheap sprayer with such a nice bottle. Anyway, I think the sizing of the sprayer is fairly standard cuz I went to Container Arts and bought a small (travel size) pump sprayer. I went home, took the pump off and screwed it onto the glass bottle, and wa la! It fit.
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This thing works great....used it inside though....outside should work good as well..keep it clean and keep on painting
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Definitely not. This is not a very good paint gun. It is for very minor home projects, and you will spend so much time cleaningup, next time you will use a brush. I would not purchase this paint gun again. As I mentioned, cleanup is difficult. I went to Lowe's (they sell the same gun)for something for cleanup. I was told that this gun outfit is supposed to include cleaning tools and I was given the company phone number. I called and they were not only rude, but said they would not send me a cleaning kit without payment. The charge for the cleaning kit was almost what I paid for the whole thing.Buy a Wagner paint outfit, they are very professional and their stuff works great. Definitely not. This is not a very good paint gun. It is for very minor home projects, and you will spend so much time cleaningup, next time you will use a brush. I would not purchase this paint gun again. As I mentioned, cleanup is difficult. I went to Lowe's (they sell the same gun)for something for cleanup. I was told that this gun outfit is supposed to include cleaning tools and I was given the company phone number. I called and they were not only rude, but said they would not send me a cleaning kit without payment. The charge for the cleaning kit was almost what I paid for... » Read More Definitely not. This is not a very good paint gun. It is for very minor home projects, and you will spend so much time cleaningup, next time you will use a brush. I would not purchase this paint gun again. As I mentioned, cleanup is difficult. I went to Lowe's (they sell the same gun)for something for cleanup. I was told that this gun outfit is supposed to include cleaning tools and I was given the company phone number. I called and they were not only rude, but said they would not send me a cleaning kit without payment. The charge for the cleaning kit was almost what I paid for the whole thing.Buy a Wagner paint outfit, they are very professional and their stuff works great. « Show Less