The Wagner Paint Crew Paint Sprayer applies a variety of paints, primers, and stains, including today's thick exterior latex paints. This airless piston pump sprayer creates the same quality finishes as contractor units, but is designed for use by homeowners. Whether you are staining your deck, painting your fence, or priming your garage, the Paint Crew provides simple, trouble-free operation and cleanup. The paint crew uses standard reversible spray tips and comes complete with hose, tip, and metal spray gun. | The Wagner Paint Crew Paint Sprayer package includes:- Wagner Paint Crew Paint Sprayer
- Spray gun
- 413 reversible spray tip
- 25-foot spray hose
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Features include the unit's piston-pump technology, which helps maintain a consistent flow of paint. View larger. |
This versatile sprayer applies paint, primer, or stain and has a high-capacity hopper for tackling large projects. View larger. |
On-Demand Piston Pump Technology Maintains Pressure
The Wagner Paint Crew's 0.5-horsepower motor provides plenty of power for quickly delivering spray from the unit's innovative piston-pump delivery system. The on-demand piston-pump technology provides 2,750-psi to maintain a consistent, even flow of paint for professional-looking results. And the precision-machined pump components mean you get the highest-quality parts where you need them most.Two-Gallon Hopper Increases Spray Time and Convenience
Whether you're painting the entire exterior of your house or touching up the stain on your favorite rocking chair, the Wagner Paint Crew is the ideal tool for the job. The high-capacity, two-gallon hopper with lid is capable of handling big projects without having to be constantly refilled, saving you both time and effort. Professional-Grade Spray Gun with Reversible Tip Delivers a Great Finish
The Paint Crew's professional-grade spray gun controls material flow to your project surface. The gun has a forged aluminum body for maximum durability and features a full-sized in-line filter that accepts standard G-thread (7/8-inch) accessories. The gun also features a 413 reversible spray tip that creates the spray pattern and can be used either horizontally or vertically. Because it's reversible, clearing clogs from the tip is as easy as turning it 180 degrees with a twist of you wrist. An added bonus, a tip holder is built into the gun for total convenience. Designed for Versatility and Convenience
The Wagner Paint Crew is a versatile system that does more than just paint. It can also handle stains, primers, preservatives, and other nonabrasive materials, so you can stain your deck or wood fence, apply primer before painting your garage, coat your outdoor furniture with long-lasting preservatives, and much more. The Wagner Paint Crew System weighs just 25 pounds and has a convenient carrying handle, so it goes where you go. Centrally located controls simplify operation from startup to cleanup, and a 25-foot high-pressure hose makes it easy for you to tackle multi-storey projects. The Wagner Paint Crew System is backed by a one-year limited warranty. What's in the Box
The Wagner Paint Crew, spray gun, 413 reversible spray tip, and 25-foot spray hose.
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| Review Date: November 13, 2003 |
| Reviewer: JM, Sooner Nation, USA |
| I used this painter to spray a 3 BR house interior ceiling, front porch and exterior trim. The unit made very short work of the actual painting time and delivered good coverage. By the time I finished the 1st BR, I was used to the unit and able to control the spray better. The gun is very nice and lightweight. The supplied tip worked great for the things I painted, but I did some research and found out there are optional tips for finer detail work that can be purchased separately. Masking certain areas goes without question. I found that it was better to keep the hopper full or at least half full of paint. Only thing I didnt like I was always having to untwist the supply cable. 25ft of cable is nice so you dont have to drag the unit all over with you, but I found I had to stop from time to time just to untwist the cable. Again this can be overcome with an optional swivel attachment for the gun. I think this should have been included with the unit. Overall it was a breeze to use and lived up to my expectations. Cleanup was a bit in depth. I probably spent nearly an hour cleaning the unit, but it didnt matter to me because I had saved time on the painting and wanted to get it thoroughly clean. |
Great for large projects
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| Review Date: December 26, 2004 |
| Reviewer: DIYGUY, Hercules, CA USA |
I bought the Wagner Paint Crew back in fall of 2003 to paint the interior of my house and for under $200 it was well worth the money. You get a professional quality paint job in probably a 1/4 of the time it would take to paint with a brush and roller.
Before you start: 1) You NEED to buy protective gear for spraying. That includes: Spray hood or sock, disposable spray suit, shoe covers or just used bags secured with rubber bands or duct tape, googles, 3M type respirator w/ filter cartridges, and disposable gloves. A respirator is absolutely necessary if spraying indoors. 2) Mask off and cover everything you don't want to get paint on. The spray gun makes a very fine dust that stays in the air for a few hours and covers everything. 3) Strain the paint when filling the hopper so the inlet filter doesn't clog. Especially important if you are using paint that has been sitting around your house for a few months.
Tips while spraying: 1) Make sure all the connections are tight. The includes the spray tip, the spray gun and the hose. It's a good idea to to occasionally check that the spray tip and spray gun are still tight during prolonged use. 2) Have someone available to help you strain and refill the paint hopper. It saves time because the sprayer thinks it's empty when there is still a 1/2 gallon of paint left in the hopper. 3) Look for runny paint where you sprayed too much paint and use a brush to touch up the area before the paint dries.
The only real flaw of the Paint Crew Sprayer is that its' hard to pour unused paint from the hopper back into a paint container. However I didn't deduct one star on my review because I finally figured out that I can use the prime setting to empty the paint hopper by placing the return tube over a one gallon paint can and letting the Paint Crew empty the hopper by itself. Just use a plastic putty knife to get as much paint of the sides of the hopper and help move the paint for the back of the hopper towards the inlet filter while you let the sprayer run on the prime setting. You can recover almost 100% of the paint from the hopper without risk of spilling paint when trying to lift and pour paint back into a container. Clean up is a lot easier once you get most of the paint out of the hopper. |
The power painter did everything it was advertised to do and exceeded expectations.
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| Review Date: August 8, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Bro1ker, Colorado |
The previous reviews were at first a little disheartening; as this was given as a gift and I couldn't very well return it. So I pressed on, in an attempt to use it.
I did my own research and did see the need for an in-line swivel which proved to be worth it's wait in gold after finding myself painting a 2,300 square foot (outside paint able dimensions) house and the majority of it was atop a 24 ft ladder. I also did my homework and found that the tip (.513) provided would accomplish my need of applying latex exterior paint but a .515 would do much better; with a cleaner spray without gumming up the tip.
The whole priming the pump was no hassle and just took about 2 minutes but crucial and most important was that I strained the paint before I poured which will not cause the pump to loose suction in attempting to move debris (paint film) through the filter. I never had a problem in the pump not working if it didn't have less than half. In fact, unintentionally I ran it bone dry when I was up on a high ledge of the house for a considerable time. I climbed back down, filled it up and was good to go once I had primed it again.
When I had finished; the same day I started, extracting the excess paint from the hopper into a container, all one has to do is turn the primer tube from flowing back into the hopper into the paint can and the machine will do it for you. In cleaning time, my wife cleaned the brush for the trim work and I the Paint crew and all in all it worked out to be about the same. The trick is to purchase the Wagner cleaner agent that thoroughly cleans the system if you run it through when you are done, because after I took the gun apart it was very clean and didn't need a lot of extra elbow grease from me and this was after 7 gallons of paint and 6 hours later.
All in all the application was flawless and I was impressed with the overall use, but take the time to familiarize yourself with the instructions provided; meaning read it before you've already poured the paint into the hopper and are itching to start. |
Excellent Sprayer -- *IF* You Maintain It!
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| Review Date: June 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: SkiBum, |
I've been reading through the reviews of the Paint Crew here and I can't understand how so many people have given this sprayer a bad report. I'm sure that some may just be a defective product. Others I would imagine are due to poor maintenance.
First, this sprayer makes a hated chore (at least for me) into a much easier process. The sprayer produces a very fine mist with very little overspray. It is comparable to more expensive, contractor-grade airless sprayers. Obviously, the more expensive sprayers will last longer due to the fact that they are built for everyday, demanding use. The average homeowner however, will find the Paint Crew more than adequate and it should last for years with proper care. I must add that when I bought it, I had a little trepidation as I was going to be spraying Behr Elastomeric paint. This paint, for those who are not familiar, is a VERY heavy latex, "rubberized" coating. It's about as thick a paint as you will ever find, and probably not what this sprayer is intended for. I thought that at the very least I would need to replace the stock inline filter and the 413 tip with larger, but the Paint Crew's stock components worked perfectly, with NO clogging. The ONLY problem I had was that when the tank got to about 15% full, it would lose its prime. Adding more paint solved that problem. And this is where the Paint Crew's one weakness shows. I am using 5-gallon buckets of elastomeric, and it would be great if there was a suction kit, similar to what Wagner offers for its Paint Roller products, which would pump paint directly from the bucket. This would also help reduce cleanup somewhat.
The negatives here are no doubt mostly due to poor maintenance, in my opinion. You will get the same level of performance and longevity out of this sprayer that you put into it in cleanup. I tend to be a little obsessive compulsive about cleanup after any painting job whether it be with a sprayer, power roller, or just brushes and manual rollers. I tend to clean until the product is like new. This takes, in my estimation, maybe 20 minutes longer than what most people are putting into cleanup. If you take an old toothbrush and clean *ALL* traces of paint from the tank, valves, spray tip, and run water through the hose and spray handle until it runs clear for several minutes, then remove the inlet valve and oil the O-rings and add a little oil to the impeller (bottom of the inlet valve), even if you are going to paint the next day, you will NOT have a problem with this sprayer! Leave the slightest amount of paint on any part and you WILL have problems! Also, even though the manual says that you can leave paint in the tank and hoses without cleaning for up to 16 hours between uses, and has detailed instructions for doing so, I do not recommend it! What will happen is that the paint WILL dry/gel in the hoses, and you will almost certainly have problems. Just empty the tank and thoroughly clean it, the hoses, the handle, and the tip. All in all, cleanup takes maybe 30 minutes, but the time you save in painting and cleaning up all of your brushes, manual rollers, pans, etc will be MORE than worth it, the results are MUCH better, and the sprayer will last MUCH longer!
A comment was made about putting oil into this sprayer for maintenance. First, the amount of oil you are putting in is negligible compared to the amount of paint that you will put into the tank for your next job. Additionally, the excess oil will be blasted out of the spray tip with the very first pull of the trigger. For that reason, you will want to spray out the first small amount of paint against a piece of waste cardboard (this is explained in the instructions) to discharge this excess oil. The only oil remaining after this will be a very small coating that will lubricate the O-rings, and reduce the amount of paint that will stick to them and require O-ring replacement. This is where I think a number of the maintenance problems are coming from. If you don't follow the maintenance guidleines in the manual, you WILL have problems! You will NOT notice ANY oil in the paint that is sprayed out after this initial pull. So the oil/latex paint complaint is moot!
Other negative comments:
(1) "the 'nut' holding the outside part of the exit valve is a very large size and finding a wrench to take it off to clean it will be a problem unless you are an auto mechanic that works on diesel trucks," RESPONSE: this fitting is easy to remove with a pair of slip-joint pliers, which every home SHOULD have as part of their emergency tool box.
(2) "Handle over lid gets in the way when trying to remove lid to add more paint. That thing is always in the way." RESPONSE: where else would they have put the handle? Still, there is PLENTY of room over the paint tray to pour in paint. As I said above, I am using huge, 5-gallon buckets. If I have enough room to hold one of those over the tray and pour, it's a non-issue.
(3) "they [Home Depot] said it DOESN'T HANDLE EXTERIOR LATEX paint very well." RESPONSE: as I said, I am spraying unthinned Behr (Home Depot) Elastomeric paint with the stock inline filter, 413 tip with absolutely NO clogging. I sprayed 25 gallons of Elastomeric and the sprayer still sprays as good as it did right out of the box. Elastomeric is about 5 times thicker than latex paint.
(4) "I love the little drip catching channel under the pump-to-hose connection." RESPONSE: I can find no such "channel," nor has any paint dripped under the "pump-to-hose connection." This is probably a sign that you didn't tighten the hose to the pump sufficiently.
(5) "the spray is heavy at times and light at others" RESPONSE: I've found it to be very consistent throughout all 25 gallons of paint that I sprayed, and the output is excellent. I painted 3000 square feet of a two-story house in 10 hours total. This includes the time I hand painted a lot of trim with a brush, moving scaffolding and ladders, and time I spent masking a LOT of windows and trim. Additionally, because you must spray elastomeric VERY heavy (20 - 30 mils wet film), and it requires two coats, I would consider the amount of time I spent painting to be minimal.
(6) "the paint bin is hard to empty" RESPONSE: Not at all. You tip one corner over your paint can just like you would a paint roller tray. Emptying either one is just as easy.
(7) "What is the deal with the white plastic filter in the hopper that has to be depressed to open a valve to the pump? Because that sucks! Sometimes the valve pops up after you have added paint and then you get to stick your hand in the paint to depress the filter and thus the valve" RESPONSE: The white filter is a piece of plastic which filters any debris that may be in the paint from the can before it flows into the inlet valve. There is NOTHING to depress which "opens a valve to the pump!" There is NO valve that can just "pop up!" The inlet valve requires a special fitting (included) and a socket wrench and some force to remove, and the outlet valve also requires a LOT of force to remove and doesn't reside in the "hopper." There is NO reason to stick your hand into the paint, and the filter cannot just "pop off!" I can't for the life of me figure out what the reviewer is talking about here!
(8) "Was that really the best place to put an in-line filter....in the handle?" RESPONSE: Ummm .. yes. The paint flows through the hose, then through the handle, and the inline filter is placed in the handle JUST BEFORE the exit point of the paint through the the spray tip. The filter also helps to atomize the paint, giving the fine droplets that emerge from the tip and giving a professional looking spray. If the filter were placed earlier in the circuit, the spray would be much coarser, giving poor results.
(9) "the cord to the unit is very short which means I had to use an extension cord every time I ran the machine," RESPONSE: it's short for two reasons. One, safety. Two, it makes it much easier, and safer, to cart around a paint sprayer which may be filled with a lot of paint with a shorter cord. Anyone who thinks they can do a large scale painting job (which let's face it is the sole purpose for using a paint sprayer) without also using an extension cord is dreaming, and probably should have hired a professional to begin with!
(10) "the unit pulls a lot of power and I tripped breakers more than once" RESPONSE: never once did I trip a breaker. The unit pulls 115 VDC, and draws less than 15 amps. Your electric circuit is probably faulty, and dangerous, and you should probably consult an electrician.
(12) "There is no way to know if your hose is really tight enough until you turn the pump on and and are bathed in a lovely white semi-gloss latex." RESPONSE: Yes there is. Tighten it sufficiently, and until you can tighten it no more.
(13) "cleaning the bin and cleaning in general takes an enormous amount of water" RESPONSE: Welcome to painting! It ALWAYS takes a lot of water to clean up after painting, but then you don't paint every day of the year!
(14) "So...waterbased paint in a pump that can rust?" RESPONSE: You aren't leaving the paint in the sprayer (the paint is merely flowing through the pump), the parts that the paint come in contact with aren't steel anyway, the tank is plastic, and ALL paint pumps, even pro models are made out of steel and plastic. Clean it sufficiently, and oil it (YES, oil!) when cleaning it as the manual states and the pump will never have a chance to rust.
(15) "the gun leaks at the handle unless tightened to a max degree of force" RESPONSE: I never had a leak, but then I tightened with a "max degree of force" since this sprayer (as do ALL high quality paint sprayers) sprays at about 2800 pounds of force! Listen people, you don't have to be Arnold Schwarzenegger in his Mr Olympia days to properly tighten the fittings, hoses, or spray gun, but you DO have to tighten them sufficiently or you WILL have leaks! If you are that weak that you cannot do so, then should you really be climbing ladders and such trying to paint your own house?! If not, hire a professional.
(16) "the hose is like trying to control a vehicle suspension spring as it is difficult to move (it is not like an air hose - this hose is not flexible)" RESPONSE: Yes. The hose COULD have been made a little more flexible (once paint flows through it) and they SHOULD HAVE included the swivel connector at no charge (you CAN buy it at any Wagner dealer for about $23 which is a little high considering what it is) because maneuvering on a ladder or in a tight spot and trying to get the gun oriented properly is *occasionally* a pain!
Bottom line, this is an excellent product, and will save you time and produce excellent, professional results. If it will spray elastomeric without a hiccup, it will spray ANYTHING. I used this product over several weeks, and many short sessions due to not being able to paint until (unfortunately) rainy season arrived. However, I cleaned it compulsively every time! If you don't plan on cleaning it in this manner, despite the excellent results and painting time saved, then stick to brushes and rollers. I find a number of the negative comments to be petty, at best. One or two may have had a legitimately defective sprayer, but most of the negative comments are just not very well thought out.
.. and NO .. I don't work for Wagner, nor do I have any financial interest in Wagner. I just appreciate a product that makes a hated task much easier and gives professional results. |
Well worth the price!
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| Review Date: November 6, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Jeff C., Milwaukee, WI |
After painting two bedrooms with a roller, I knew there had to be a better way. While picking up paint, I picked up this sprayer against the "advice" of the paint rep who really wanted me to buy a more expensive unit - even though she was told I'm only painting a small condo (less than 1000 square foot place). "Crappy" and "cheap" were words she used to describe it. I asked why the unit selling for $180 more was so much better, and according to her it's just easier to clean. $180 to save 20 minutes of clean up.... No thanks. I later did some research and found the bigger unit had some extra features, but nothing I really needed. With that said, I'm VERY happy with this sprayer! Yes, clean-up is a little annoying. I'd hesitate to use it for a smaller room or hall due to the longer clean-up involved, but if you're doing a large room(s) or a whole house, it'll be money well spent. In the time it took me to prime one room with a roller, I did a living room, kitchen, dining room, three closets, and all the ceilings in those rooms with primer, plus putting down a layer of a better quality primer on all the baseboard, door, and window trim.
The downside of this sprayer: it's a little noisy when it's running, which is only when you're actually spraying paint. The clean-up was mentioned. The hose it a pain to deal with and you really need to get the swivel to tame the hose. As with most sprayers, you'll get overspray on pretty much everything. Luckily, it's all pretty much dry paint overspray which can be easily cleaned.
For me, it boils down to this question: if I had it to do over again, would I buy it? In this case, YES. No doubt about it. |
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