[rafaelrobertson]

I'm buying an airless sprayer because of all of the large painting and staining projects I have in my future.

I was going to buy the Graco X7 after seeing the Idaho painter on Youtube review it. I understand that it is a consumer grade tool. While shopping for the X7, I noticed the ProX17 and thought oooohhh ahhhhh, more expensive, must be better and more "pro" grade.

One reviewer said that the tip was limited to a .017" and I'd like to know what practical limitations that translates into.

I know there are true professional grade sprayers around $1k but I can't really justify it.

Given my budget, would you guys recommend the ProX17 over the X7?

Does the cart justify the higher price on the X17? Does it make it easier to use with 5 gallon buckets? I notice that the cart allows for hose storage.

Can I run a short hose on these machines so that I don't waste a lot of paint if I'm rolling a room or spraying cabinets? Or is there any way to collect the paint left in the hose?
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Thanks for any advice!

After recommendations on airless paint sprayers, and will they spray thick industrial style paint

 

[mark sr]

How thick of a coating an airless depends on the airless being used. The small homeowner type airless pumps often require the coating to be thinned while many of the bigger commercial pumps do not.

Industrial coatings aren't necessarily thicker, it depends on the coating be used.

 

[Alexmartin]

Let me compare some airless sprayers for you to make it easy to understand. I prefer mostly Graco X17 cart as it suited me best for most projects.

	Graco ProX17 Stand	Graco ProX17 Cart
Models	17G177	17G178
Gallons per minute	0.34	0.34
Max pressure (psi)	3000	3000
Max tip size	0.017	0.017
Tip Type	RAC IV	RAC IV
Pressure Control Type	N/A	N/A
Weight	27 lbs	37 lbs

	Graco X5	Graco X7
Models	262800	262805
Gallons per minute	0.24	0.31
Max pressure (psi)	3000	3000
Max tip size	0.015	0.017
Tip Type	RAC IV	RAC IV
Engine Size (HP)	1/2	5/8
Pressure Control Type	N/A	N/A
Weight	16 lbs	26 lbs

 

[Alexmartin]

I personally like graco sprayers alot because I have done alot of reserach on paint sprayers for my projects. Even I have used graco ultra vs. ultra max for furniture and wall painting projects. So I highly recommend both.

 

[ideascleaningae]

As per my experience, titan 440 sprayer is best.

 

[mark sr]

Titan 440 is a decent airless although not a very big pump. Maybe a cross between home owner duty and light duty commercial.

 

[woodco]

Titan 440 is a decent airless although not a very big pump. Maybe a cross between home owner duty and light duty commercial.

its a great first sprayer for residential contractors. Mine did me right.