Is this sprayer good to use with oil based paint? I'm trying to paint a chain link fence and the brush/roller method is taking forever.
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I tried using it for oil based stain for a deck, to windy and it doesn't work well for horizontal surface. Fence should be okay. Supposedly there is a dilution you can do for thicker paints and stains, not sure where you find that information.
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Yes, the sprayer works very well, and I like the option of using 5 gallon containers for big areas. It is a little harder to clean up after using oil base paints then water base as you have disassemble the spray gun to clean.
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I have used oil based paint, and cleaned immediately afterwards with mineral spirits. It can easily take a gallon of mineral spirits to thoroughly clean the gun. If you use something stronger than mineral spirits such as a brush cleaner, you may degrade the rubber seals in the sprayer. If you must switch your spray gun from water to oil and back again, that can be very difficult. After the oil, clean with mineral spirits until the gun sprays perfectly clear, and follow with a lot of warm water. Be sure to finish with Pump Armor.
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Yes. Be sure to thin the paint as per the instructions. I painted 150 feet of 6 foot tall fence, both sides. There will be a lot of overspray, but it is normal considering how fast the process goes. Hint; do not stop moving the paint gun so long as you press the trigger so the paint won't get too much on one place and cause runs. If you are painting an open area type fence with lots of open area, be sure to use some old cardboard so you eliminate so much overspray. good luck!!
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It works as well as any electric sprayer. It splatters to some degree, seems worse with thicker paints. I've only tried it with atain once, and had marginal results. I have owned a couple of small wagner sprayers, and if I had it to do over, I would have spent the extra money on a decent sized industrial type sprayer.
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Actually, I just applied Preserva Wood, a semi-transparent, oil-based stain, using the sprayer, and it worked fine (mine was "Redwood" color, it it matters). Everything worked well, although I did spend a while cleaning the sprayer afterwards to make sure I got all the stain out, so that it would get gunky inside.
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you must thin it to get it to spray correctly. Use the recommended thinner and be sure to strain it into the sprayer.
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I have had the more expensive sprayers and to be quite frank!!! I really do not have enough experience to use them properly. The Tool Force A-C2 is very easy to use and makes me seem like I know what I am doing. You might want to check with a professional on which one is right for you by you experience. I had no problems with this gun having runs or over spray and that is what really impressed me.
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You are suppose to keep it wet which is hard to do. After I completed the project a professional told me I should use a paint roller brush next year as it is a easy way of applying.
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Is should work fine. It does hold a lot of oil. Again my only complaint is the the sprayer sprays in a horizontal line rather that a circular.
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Even regular exterior and interior house paints are better "boxed", that is, thinned with 1 gallon of water per 5 gallons of paint when using sprayers. This sprayer does a perfect job with that technique. We don't believe there is a sprayer that would perform well with thick texture paints. Hope this helps.
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Hi,I bought both the roll on and the spray, the sprayer stopped working! roll on is better bought mine on Amazon.
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I have a 400ft stockade fence to spray. At first I was too close. Moved back say3ft. Pattern depends on what material your spraying and how high you pump it up. I was spraying oil based THOMPSON WOOD PROTECTOR.Both sides of the fence were coated (6ft high) in less than 3 hrs. Used larger 1 GPS nozzle. Years ago it took a contractor 10 plus hrs to do the same with a stain sprayer. So glad I bought this sprayer
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I imagine it would work with a sprayer, but it is so smooth when it goes on, I wouldn't think you would need to spray it. I typically use a foam brush to avoid the opportunity of brush strokes with this product.
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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!
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I haven't attempted using a liquid in mine. Since it was listed as an oil sprayer, I assumed a thinner substance might not work. Now I'm curious...
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yeah, but not 100% without some care and help with priming. i sprayed some heavy ceiling paint but it took as long as using a roller.... so if that's all you are considering using the machine for, i might pass. it is really designed for "regular" paints