Product Description
Wagner's paint sprayer with HVLP technology gives you maximum control with 3 spray patterns and a variable-control trigger with patterns from 1 to 10in. Sprayers help you get the job done fast, whether you're just painting the kitchen or an outside wall. Nozzles Included (qty.): 1, Case Included: No
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #9940 in Home Improvement
- Brand: Wagner
- Model: 0518050
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.50" h x 14.00" w x 7.00" l,
Features
- Designed for both indoor and outdoor use
- Sprays stains, sealers and other light body materials with maximum control and low overspray
- Three patterns: vertical fan, horizontal fan and round
- Lock-n-Go technology for quick material change
From the Manufacturer
Hand-held HVLP (High Volume Low Pressure) sprayer designed for both indoor and outdoor use. Sprays stains, sealers and other light body materials with maximum control and low overspray. Three patterns: vertical fan, horizontal fan and round. Variable flow trigger. Lock-n-Go technology for quick material change.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
80 of 81 people found the following review helpful.
By Crysmys
I did a fair amount of web research before using the Control Spray Double Duty.. after reading the other reviews I'm glad I did. With the proper prep work and techniques this spray gun has worked quite well for us.
Yes, the paint needs to be very thin.. not quite 'water thin' as one reviewer stated, but definitely thin. On average plan on 4 parts paint to one part water (or whatever thinner you're using).. at least for average latex paint using the CS Double Duty model. I understand with the original (and less powerful) Control Spray it's closer to 2:1. A viscosity tester comes with the painter.. a small funnel type cup that you dip into the paint, and then time how long it takes for the paint to flow out the bottom. There's a chart in the instructions that will tell you what the time should be for various types of paints (oils, varnish, stains).. but mine at least didn't include times for latex paints. Approx 65-70 seconds worked well for us.
We strained the paint each and every time we filled the paint cup. Debris, dust, hair.. tiny specks of who knows what floating in the air can land in your paint and clog the gun and stop or weaken the flow. We did have to experiment a few minutes with distance and speed to get the right coverage, but there was no spitting or clogging at any time, and the spray was fine and even. There was very little overspray.
Cleanup is easy, but must be done each time you stop spraying. The gun does heat a bit, and the paint is so thin it will 'bake' onto the innards if you let it sit.. so if you need to wait 20 or 30 minutes (or longer) for a coat to dry before you put down your next one, you'll have to clean the gun in the meantime. Luckily, it's easy and fast.. there are actually very few parts to clean.. and takes less than 5 minutes once you've done it a time or two. For latex, lukewarm water and soap was all that was needed.
Be prepared to take some time.. we found that numerous thin coats, with strokes that overlapped about 60% worked best.. at least for our project. We just finished painting our kitchen cabinets.. an excruciating and painstaking process, made considerably easier once we purchased the Control Spray Double Duty. It took some experimentation but we achieved beautiful, mirror-smooth finishes on all our cabinets and drawers. Again, this took time and effort.. but was definitely worth it. We plan on using the CS Double Duty to do a set of louver doors next, and to stain our back deck this summer.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
By C. Eades
There will always be people who just can't paint or something. This is quieter than any other hand held sprayer that I know of. I've used it for a fence and achieved great results. I've sprayed varnish with near professional results. I've sprayed latex. Come on people, any type of sprayer in this size package is not going to spray viscous paint because it cannot generate enough energy to pick up the media. How thick do you think the paint in a spray can is? If you want to spray latex spend the extra hundred and fifty and get a airless sprayer. Then you'll know about mess and clean up.
This is a piece of cake. It will not make you a good painter or save you from runs or splatter if you don't have proper technique which is clearly discussed in the directions.
Pros: Lightweight, two pots, very fine spray, quiet, easy clean up. Inexpensive.
Cons: No matter how light, doing a fence with this, you'll wish you had some device to hold it up at the end of the day. No more fussy than any other sprayer and a lot less fussy than some.
Conclusion: If you want a professional paint job, it's all in the prep. Ask any painter, that's why they keep getting hired to fix the jobs that got started without prep. If you can't invest the time to learn how to use this tool, and to learn how to thin paint, save yourself aggravation and hire it done. If you want a serviceable tool that will last a long time and produce good results, consider this tool.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
By Nate B.
I bought this sprayer to do some interior doors and a book case. I was a bit skeptical because the reviews are pretty mixed, but I figured I would give it a shot. I also wanted to use latex primer and paint, which this sprayer doesn't claim to work with.
I found when spraying that I needed to water down the paint/primer to the point where it drained from the viscosity cup in about 35-40 seconds (the little black cup on a stick that comes with the sprayer). This was about 25% water. I suspect it would work with the paint a little thicker, however I didn't try thicker mixes.
When actually spraying, I found that a few spits would occur when you first pulled the trigger and the air turbine spun up. Once this initial small spit, the spray quality seemed fine. I had the flow setting on about 75%. Due to this initial spit, I just started up the sprayer off to the side of the item I was spraying (I think it says to do this in the manual, but I don't remember). When spraying, the trigger can be held down just a little so the turbine stays on but the paint doesn't spray. It takes a minute to get the feel for it, so have a big piece of something you don't care about (I used cardboard). When stopping to refill the tank, I took the turbine off and then unscrewed the tank. I tossed the sprayer nozzle section (nozzle, trigger, tube, and lid) into a bucket of water to keep the latex from drying while I was preparing more paint. When I reassembled it, I just sprayed it for 10 seconds to blow out any water and get new paint flowing.
The spray was roughly the same as a can of spray paint. The flow was a little lower than your typical spray can, but I didn't have it turned up all the way.
I tried all three spray patterns ( horizontal, vertical, and round). No surprises there.
Clean up was less painful than many have made it out to be. I was using latex paint, so I could use plain water to clean up. I can see how it would be a real pain to clean if you were using oil paint or anything else that needed some sort of chemical solvent.
For the latex cleanup, I just took the turbine off and then took everything apart and tossed it in a bucket of water. I left it there for 20 minutes while I did something else. After this time, most of the paint came off with a little sloshing around. I used a pipe cleaner to get into the tube and the nozzle. Total it probably took about 15 minutes or so to clean, reassemble, and spray water though it for a minute or so.
Overall I am happy with it, and it seems to work ok with latex so long as you thin it down enough (I haven't tried any of the other thinners like Flotrol, just water). This wouldn't be good for large projects like painting a house, but seems to be just fine for smaller stuff.
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