BLACK+DECKER Hand Held Paint Sprayer

Great machine

I would have given this spraye 5 stars if it wasnt for two quality errors,I finally got a chance to use this to spray my green fence panels,I mixed water with the green fence treatment the used a filter to fill the attached plastic sprayer container through the side ,when I started spraying the fence treatment fluid came out of the container,when I checked the rubber seal had not been fitted properly at the factory,after fixing this I tried again,fluid then came out of the screw fitting at the top of the fluid container,I found that it had a dip on the rim where it had not been finished flat properly,a bit of sandpaper on a flat bit of wood and some sanding later helped but I still had to tighten this fitting with a boa belt strap to stop the leak,after this the sprayer performed faultlessly,I am a bit dissapointed that this BLACK and DECKER product had these faults as their products are usually good,I didn't use the fluid meter and just guessed the mixing of fence treatment and water,once you get it right its easy,if its too thick it won't spray,I gave my fence panels four coats each and they looked great,I wish I had got one earlier,when finished I just washed the bowl with water and sprayed clean water through it,I am only using this sprayer for green treatment,you will get two fence spays per full bowl of fence treatment so regular filling is nessessary,the filling top is awkward to screw back on,easy adjustment of spray pattern and volume control which let's more/less fluid through,even with the bowl full of liquid its very light,I would recommend.

I have read different comments on these HVLP spray guns. After reading the comment from the lady above I decided To buy one. If it painted her room it should be Good enough for my cabinets ;) As she said this gun and probably all the other hvlp guns do sputter. Let's face it, this tool is an electrical version of a flit gun, the old fashioned bug sprayer. What do you expect? There is no compressed air in a cylinder so you can't have proper consistent delivery from the Nozzle. Instead of the hand pump in the flit gun, in this tool there is a hair dryer in the rear that blows some air. The coverage is small But it is effortless spraying. I used waterbased paint from wickes, it is known as cupboard paint. Cleaning was easy as I didn't let the paint dry in the gun. I filled up the tank with water shook it and emptied it repeated it 4-5 times then filled up the tank with clean water again and spray the water to clean up the nozzle. Then and only then I disassemble the nozzle parts for a through cleaning. I diluted the cupboard paint by adding 10 percent water from the tap. I am happy with the result and I would love to do more painting with this gun. A few suggestions for the buyer. 1) read the manual 2) try to disassemble all the parts to learn how it works 3) fill it up with some water and spray it in the kitchen or bathroom to see how effective it is and you will notice the sputtering 4) initially work with waterbased paint as oil based paint might be a pain for inexperienced. You may need gallons of of white spirit to clean up things. Water is free and highly available 5) be realistic this gun will not give you a good cover and if you overspray, the paint will run down so your project will be ruined. Make 5-6 light coats. Let every coat dry properly. Patience is the key. Don't assume that you can work much faster than roller you probably can't. But you will have an excellent finish for a diyer. I see no problem with spraying dulux gloss paint. It should be ok when thinned. Please people write your experience and projects here so we can all learn something . Good luck.

Wasn't to sure at the start but woow, just make sure the paint isn't to thick if so just water it down, you get tools to check it, once you got your paint sorted which will take 1min once you know how much water you need to add or if any, make sure you have a mask i think we all have those and some eye protection as the spray will hit you if it's windy and you don't wanna get it in your eyes or breathe it inProbably cuts the job of painting a whole shed by 75% and this was my 1st time using it i will probably do a better job and even faster next timeAnd cleaning it was the biggest concern but it couldn't of been easier just open it all up which is very easy and drop it in some white spirit in a bucket with warm or hot water leave it for hr or so and if you wish just wipe any paint still on with paper which will just come off easy and i i wiped the main motor gun part with a damp paper towel with abit of fairy liquid not wet but very light damped paint came off as you can see from photos looks like i never used it

So with a side loading entrance to the paint container, you would take it for granted that a company like Black and Decker would ensure that the unit would have a gasket that is seated properly in the screw top lid BEFORE IT LEAVES THE FACTORY. Now when I'm not putting a finish onto a guitar body, a play them. So I work out with the same hand and wrist strengthening gear, rock climbers use; so with all my masculine brute force and ignorance brought to bear, I thought I would have got the thing screwed tightly enough not to have paint spill out all over the place! Maybe the guy responsible for ensuring these go on sale assembled properly, ought to be made to try removing nitrocellulose paint from his hands