Graco Magnum 262800 X5 Stand Airless Paint Sprayer, Blue

The magnum X5 was a fantastic investment. I'm a DIY girl to the max, and my boyfriend and I purchased this baddie to paint the entire interior of our new casa. It works extremely well. The set up and clean up honestly stresses me out because of previous PTSD from air compressors, but there's a magnificent peace of mind given to me knowing this machine is simply electric. The set up and clean up is definitely getting quicker and easier every time I do it. The Graco Education Center is honestly super helpful. The spray hose is very long, and it works like a charm. For DIYers painting only a small room, or a wall or two at a time, I would recommend something a bit smaller or maybe handheld, but for our large project (painting literally every room and ceiling in the house), it's already been worth the investment, and knowing we always will have it accessible gives us the creative freedom and peace of mind knowing it will be easy to change up the house colors quickly whenever we want. Don't forget to prep well, and cover anything you don't want paint dust on. Happy painting!

Dreaded Las Vegas November 2018 project: 211 linear feet varying 4' to 6' height concrete block wall and attached 85 feet of iron grating. If it's something I can do, I am not going to pay someone else to do it. My bonus is that I own some very nice equipment, while saving money instead of hiring it done. X5 preparation for painting instructions AND cleanup instructions are very well explained, step by step. EASY. I easily sprayed 5 gallons of exterior Latex primer on the concrete blocks … I loved it, so quick and so easy and approximately 50 minutes spray time for that 1390 sq feet of block. Let the paint set for 1 hour, changed buckets to the Latex color coat and sprayed that … Unbelievable, I am so happy I bought the X5. One week later I taped off the concrete block, and after grunt work of sanding the iron, I primed with 2 gallons Latex premium exterior red oxide primer … 4 hours dry time, following day I sprayed 2 gallons of premium color coat. I bought the best paint I could, because I never want to steel wire brush that grating ever again. The X5 worked wonderfully .. I am pleased … I now own a sprayer that I am very comfortable with operating, and will use it in the future for stucco trim work and stucco house paint maintenance. I am 66 years old … Cleanup is messy. You are working with paint! What do you expect when cleaning up paint? Brushes or rollers - doesn't make a difference, it is messy.