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Looking at a Wagner "Opti-painter" and can't find any info - Wild Turkey - 10-06-2018
I've got a big airless sprayer and a nice HVLP sprayer but need something for those small, quick projects and there's a "Opti-painter" NIB on CL for an attractive price.
What I'm hoping is for a sprayer I can use with unthinned oil-based paint.
Anybody used on of these?
RE: Looking at a Wagner "Opti-painter" and can't find any info - Cooler - 10-09-2018
It didn't seem to make anyone's "best" list.
Here is a good starting point:
https://paintsprayermag.com/best-airless-paint-sprayers/
RE: Looking at a Wagner "Opti-painter" and can't find any info - monstersahara - 01-13-2019
(10-06-2018, 07:33 PM)Wild Turkey Wrote: I've got a big airless sprayer and a nice HVLP sprayer but need something for those small, quick projects and there's a "Opti-painter" NIB on CL for an attractive price.
What I'm hoping is for a sprayer I can use with unthinned oil-based paint.
Anybody used on of these?
i am sure consumer reports and many other sites can also help you decide.
Suggest https://gopaintsprayer.com/
RE: Looking at a Wagner "Opti-painter" and can't find any info - PittsburghToolGuy - 05-11-2019
I've heard they're alright. Checked a couple review sites (https://toolboxadvice.com) and others seem to be liking them to.
Biggest issue with small sprayers is their paint capacity! They go through your paint so fast it can be a huge drag if your trying to paint anything but small projects. Though I think the Opti-painter can handle unthinned paint - i'd give the manufaturers site a check.
RE: Looking at a Wagner "Opti-painter" and can't find any info - jteneyck - 05-11-2019
(10-06-2018, 07:33 PM)Wild Turkey Wrote: I've got a big airless sprayer and a nice HVLP sprayer but need something for those small, quick projects and there's a "Opti-painter" NIB on CL for an attractive price.
What I'm hoping is for a sprayer I can use with unthinned oil-based paint.
Anybody used on of these?
Spraying OB paint sure makes a mess wherever the overspray lands; not something I'd want to deal with. But if you have a way of dealing with that issue you could put a pressure cup on your HVLP gun, assuming you have a 1.3 or larger N/N set for it. I can spray stuff like SW's ProClassic and BM Advance without thinning with my pressure assisted HVLP gun, though I often do add 5^ water. I have a 3M PPS H/O cup on my gun, but any pressure cup or pressure pot would work. For a small, quick project, the pressure cup would be the more appropriate approach. If you go with the PPS H/O cup I suspect you will never go back to whatever cup is currently on your gun. Being able to spray at any angle right down to the last drop is a great benefit and cleanup is simple and fast.
John
RE: Looking at a Wagner "Opti-painter" and can't find any info - samuel.mps - 06-07-2019
(05-11-2019, 11:45 AM)PittsburghToolGuy Wrote: Though I think the Opti-painter can handle unthinned paint - i'd give the manufaturers site a check.
Opti Painters are built for unthinned paint. So there is no question if it can handle or not.