Could anyone here give me a recommendation/information on a Wagner 1700? I need to spray a bunch of trim (MDF) and the occasional room & doors. Thanks all!
I hate having to thin latex though.For what you are describing, an entry level HVLP system would probably work for you. Much easier cleanup than an airless also.
Only thin I've had to do is add Floetrol and I do that with most latex anyway.I hate having to thin latex though.
I gotta disagree with you on this one Jeff. My big sprayer is much easier, less messy and wastes less paint than the little one.... Go figure, It just seems set up better for cleaning. I do use shop air to blow residual paint out of all of them which is a big help in cleanup. For paint sprayers I have a Wagner Power painter with the Optimus tip, the Spraytech 1700 and an Earlex 3500. I've been avoiding compressor powered guns because I have a tool oiler on my compressed air system. Can't just take those off, gotta change all the lines, hoses and fittings.but because it's harder to setup, feed, and clean a "big" sprayer like this as opposed to a smaller cup sprayer. Just get one that you can point at any angle![]()
Hi Jeff, I have two 5 gal buckets of soap/water ready to go. I shut the thing down an relieve the pressure on the hose. Remove the gun, drop the pickup in the water, put the spray/prime valve in the spray position, point the end of the hose in the supply bucket. When I turn the pump on the water pushes the paint out of the pump and through the hose back to the supply bucket. Gotta watch close and shut the thing down as soon as you see the paint start to thin out. That recovers all but a cup or so of paint. The entire length of a 50' quarter inch hose is something less than half a cup by volume. I then go into the prime cycle to flush the pump for about 5 minutes, shut down and switch the pickup to the second bucket of clean soap/water, point the hose at the first cleanup bucket and switch to spray. I basically repeat that procedure. I use the air to clean remaining water and paint from the hose and gun. I should mention, while I have the thing circulating cleaning water I am keeping busy tearing the gun down and cleaning it. Whole thing only takes about 15 minutes. After you've done it a couple of times you get a routine goingDon't see how you can say that - unless it has something to do with how you're blowing paint out uniquely with the big one. It takes about a quart just to prime the pump and hose, and it takes a quart or 2 in the bottom of the pail to keep the suction hose in business. I guess you could say you can salvage that paint for another job, but that's true with the little one too.