Wagner Power Painters...

[Tulsa_Fireman]

...suck my hairy nards.

Never, ever, EVAR waste your hard-earned change on one of these pieces of crap.

[Boarder]

Your post is about 100 times more praise than they deserve.

[frankensooner]

But they look so good in the commercials!!! ;)

A professional (house) painter told me that if you want it to last a long time, you have to roll it or brush it.

[mxATVracer10]

I can also agree with this thread. We spent almost three weeks painting our house, most of which was spent messing with those f'in sprayers! :mad:

[Mongo]

Dont get a power roller either. They are only good for one job

[Mjcpr]

Dont get a power roller either. They are only good for one job

What job is that?

[Mongo]

What job is that?

I think this is the first situation I cannot give a perverted/nasty response.

Well done Pat, you stumped me

[stoops the eternal pimp]

We started painting a few weeks ago and a friend brought his sprayer and compressor over. After about 5 minutes I told him thanks but no thanks and sent the wife to go buy rollers

[StoopTroup]

Never spray lead based paint.

YWIA :D

[sanantoniosooner]

Airless sprayers, used by the right hands, are hard to beat. In the wrong hands they can do horrible damage in a short period of time.

Small Wagners are a piece of crap.

If you like to roll, try a 3/4" knap sheepskin roller. I usually spray ceilings and closets while rolling walls. Outside it depends on the surface. If you have two people, spraying the paint on and having the other roll behind is a pretty efficient way of getting the job done.

Small Wagners are a piece of crap.

Small Wagners are a piece of crap.

Crap I tell you.

[StoopTroup]

3/4'' sheepskin...

Hey SAS...this isn't OrangePower.com

[sanantoniosooner]

There are other uses for sheep besides secksyouall fulfillment

[Mongo]

Hey sas, how easy is it to apply latex paint with an air compressor and a paint gun? is it even worth trying?

[Boarder]

No. Go rent an airless.

[sanantoniosooner]

Boarder is right.

To spray latex with a conventional set up you have to thin it a lot. Even then it fogs, sputters, and just doesn't cooperate.

Oils and laquers spray very nice with a conventional set up.

[SoonerJack]

I have painted two houses, pretty much inside and out, with a Wagner Power Roller. If you have a lot of area to cover, it is nice to not have to dip your roller in the bucket over and over. With that said, cleanup takes a while.

[frankensooner]

I live in a 2 story house. The dormers are pretty high up there. My painter friend told them to get a long roller extension and get most of it whilst standing on the ground. It was some of the best advice I ever got. He also told me how to set up a painters rig with a five gallon bucket. SAS's advice about the 3/4" nap sheep skin is dead on, nothing works better.