Graco Magnum 257025 Project Painter Plus Paint Sprayer

It’s a great product. I wasn’t sure how hard it would be to use it. But it was relatively easy. The clean up isn’t fun. But I wanted to make sure I cleaned it completely so as not have clogging the next time I used it. Way cheaper than paying someone else to do it.

Wife and I started to brush/roll on the Flood CWF UC clear coat paint....what a nightmare! Was taking us about 1 hour per section to complete....We have around 35 sections! So I started to look for a paint sprayer....read a few reviews and decided to go with the Graco Magnum 257025 Project Painter Plus. Then I found out that this model may not work with the CWF Uv paint as it may be too thick! It didn't say on the can, but I found a sheet from a paint store that stated this Flood CWF needed at a Minimum a 0.017!! This model states 0.015!! I messaged Flood paints via FB and they said 0.019 but to call their 1 800# for more info, which I did! Gentleman was great, he looked up this paint sprayer and said it was more than fine to do the job, but I may want a smaller Tip to cut down on the over spray. I went with a 313 (which I ought via Amazon) My boards were about 4" wide and this tip gives about a 6" wide spray. very easy to set up, I had it up and running ina few minutes thanks to watching a few videos on Youtube. We finished the fence in 6 hours.....as since it was a stain, stil lhad to back-brush, but was super easy to do and where it excelled was being able to get the paint on the inner/edges. Super quick. And the finished product looks great. Clean up was a breeze..Youtube videos are your friend! Very impressed with the Graco Magnum 257025 Project Painter Plus and ye sit worked super with the Flood CWf UV Clear paint

I bought this last November so I could apply a stain to the new fence on our property that was destroyed in a wind storm. But, the wind and rain kept us from doing so until these past two weeks. In total we have painted 620 linear feet of 6' high fence made up of drill pipe, 2x4s and 1x6" 6' tall. That's a lot of fence to be painting. We still have another 300 feet to go. Our neighbor finally decided to fix the adjoining fence so now we have more to do. This Graco Magnum made the job easy and quick compared to rolling. we put our little generator in the back of our work trailer and pulled it with the lawn tractor to the back fence. Worked beautifully. Priming was extremely easy. Painting was a delight, if it can be. Using the supplied tip of 512, it was a very nice wide pattern and covered a lot of fence. Took a bit to figure out how far back I needed to be to keep from causing runs, drips and errors. At first I was about to eclipse Pete Rose's record of runs, Hits, and errors. LOL. Then I learned that about 12"-15" works best in light winds of 5-8mph. Any higher its best to wait till there's low winds. But clean up, now that was easy. Prime it with some mineral sprits, Then with the small buck full of MS, start spraying into an empty bucket till the nozzle sprays clear. Disassemble the intake screen and wash off in the MS and blow it off. Then take the nozzle apart and clean it. With the nozzle and screen clean I just put them in the slots in the feet of the sprayer for safe keeping. So was it worth the investment? Well, ask me that question after I paint the fences again next year. Im sure Ill be smiling just as much. I won't be conning anyone to do the painting like Tom Sawyer did. But right now I'd say that this spray is worth every single penny. Painting isn't fun but it has been made 1000 times easier with this little gem.

I didn't expect much from this unit. I'm not even close to a professional and only use it for home projects. At the low cost I paid, I figured I could use it once and then toss it and almost break even. I expected to use it once and then have it never work right again. I was wrong. I have had no problem getting this unit to prime nor have I had any problem painting or staining with it. It did finally clog once when I got to the very bottom of a can of thick latex, (the paint had been sitting around for a week after purchase so I should have remixed it a bit better), but that wasn't too much trouble to clear up. I didn't use a straining bag over the suction pick up and that was my reward, but it happened only the one time. While painting I occasionally reverse t the tip to keep it from clogging. (I just squirt the paint that comes out back into the bucket.) I don't wait for it to clog before reversing the tip. The suction hose is just long enough for a five gallon bucket of paint. I plunged that hose in both five gallon and one gallon buckets with no problem getting the last of the paint. If you do it right, clean up can take longer than the paint job and clean up is pretty messy, but being thorough means the unit will work next time you need it. You get to avoid getting so frustrated that you toss it and run out and buy a new one. Focus on that spray tip and be SURE it's clean. I use a wire brush to clean the smaller parts. Being able to attach a garden hose to the unit for clean up is definitely a plus. After cleaning it I leave the garden hose attached and run water through it for quite a while. (I used water based products.) I put it on 'prime' and let water run through it and then switch prime off and run water through the hose. I've got it all reassembled at this point so while running water through it I keep reversing the tip until I finally get a consistent fan of water coming out of it. If you think you're done cleaning it, clean it some more and you won't get frustrated next time you pull it out for a project. Don't think, "That's good enough." Think, "It looks clean, but I'm going to clean it some more." I've used it for three projects with little issue. (That one bottom of the can clog.) Next I'll be painting the house. It will be a while before I can start that project so I ran some pump armor through the unit to avoid potential issues next time I use it. It comes with a small bottle which is more than enough, but I did purchase extra. Also, I highly recommend purchasing an extension wand. It made each of my painting/staining projects much easier. A lot less bending and reaching. I guess you wouldn't need it if you were painting a chair though. It does only come with that 25 foot hose, but that was enough for me even though it is kind of stiff. When I needed to I just moved the paint sprayer and bucket of paint to a new location. A longer hose means more paint is left in the hose when you're done painting. Of course, you can always squirt that paint back into the paint bucket. I didn't feel the need for a longer hose. I did feel the need for that extension wand and that worked out to be very helpful. The hassle of cleaning it is outweighed but the ease of which you can paint. Take care of this thing and it you'll be happy with it.

I made a little cart for this using some scrap wood and a mover's dolly that we already had. It holds the machine, a 2-gallon bucket of paint, and some tools and rags. Cut a hole in the top of your two-gallon bucket to slip the suction hose in so you don't have an open-top paint bucket sloshing around. Be sure to use the suction-hose filter. The machine is easy to use if you carefully read the extensive instructions several times beforehand. The extra set of paint-proof, water-proof laminated instructions is very nice. Then, fill up a bucket with clean water, and practice spraying with that. Get used to operating the power switch, priming it, PRESSURE RELIEF, locking the gun, and spraying with the water first. This will really help you to get more comfortable with the upcoming paint job, and you won't be fumbling around for the instructions. The little attachment on the end of the drain tube didn't make any sense - I removed mine. I sprayed 200 feet of five-foot-high concrete wall in two hours. It makes very little noise. It only runs when you are spraying. The spring in the gun handle is not overly stiff, and the gun itself operates very smoothly. They say you don't need to thin the paint, but the Behr Ultra Premium Exterior paint I used was so thick that it was close to a gel. I went ahead and thinned it with about 4-5 oz of filtered water per gallon of paint (they recommended a max of 8 oz per gallon). This made the paint a lot less like gel and much more like paint. Cleanup is made much easier by the fact you can use an included accessory to hook your garden hose into the suction tube and just let the water run through to flush it out. There is a small bottle of Pump Armor preservative included. One part of the directions say to dump the Pump Armor straight in the suction tube, but you will waste a lot this way. Instead, remove the suction tube and use the bottle of preservative and the included short vinyl tube to force the preservative up into the pump (instructions wrapped around the bottle). The negative things are the stiff hose, and the fact that the supplied gun does not have a swivel. No swivel between the gun and the stiff hose means you are constantly fighting with the hose a little. You can get pretty close to the coverage stated on the paint can with this thing. I figured I was getting 300 square feet per gallon, but I was painting very coarse pitted concrete, so painting a normal smooth wall should give you the full coverage of 400 square feet. I started off with the pressure set to full blast -- that was not necessary. Setting the pressure half to two-thirds of the way up used less paint, and produced less over-spray. The supplied tip is a 515, which is the biggest size you are supposed to use with this sprayer. It gives a fan that is 10-12" wide. The last amazing thing was that I didn't get any paint on me, my glasses, my shoes...anything! Cannot speak to reliability, but I cleaned the machine as well as I could and we will see what happens the next time I fire it up. Update 09-08-2023: Have now used it for three jobs without problems.

As a painter of 45 yrs I have used many graco high dollar pumps for work and many other brand`s , I sort of bought this unit along with another very expensive powerful unit as a toy just for kick`s to see what the modern world is up to these day`s , so I was doing my own home for fun and I was using behr marquee exterior flat paint , if you know about this material it is one of the thickest on the market it is an outstanding lasting paint , I thought for sure I was going to need thinning but I did not do it and went for it straight out of the gallon can , after you do the initial prep cleaning that is needed before you put paint in the machine , this thing can suck the chrome off of a trailer hitch ball , I sprayed 17 gallons over a 6 hour period and the pump did not fail me for one second and I did not even use a strain bag over the intake tube as I always do because I really did not care after only paying 200 bucks for this thing , I still cleaned it up as I always do with a 5 gallon bucket of hot water with a tiny spoon of lemon dish soap in it ran out the 5 gallons of water then a clean 2 gallon bucket of water then I put the pump armor thru her and I fell in love , my guy`s think I am crazy carrying this thing around with me every where like a six pack of soda, it weighs nothing , now here is my bad side of this review , I took another pump into my airless repair shop that most of southern calif uses for over 50 yrs they are outstanding and honest on all pump`s , I was talking about my new toy and how happy it made me as a painter he said oh boy watch out I have had a dozen or so of those come in and there is nothing I can do for them they are actually disposable , I said your kidding me , he was very serious and showed me a few that were in his recycle pile , they all had leaked paint out of the back of the machine from inside the plastic shroud and are not fixable , when you buy this unit you must register it the same day with graco do not hesitate before you touch it , just fill out the paper and send it in and the customer service at graco is out of this world they will simply send you another unit asap if you need it I say buy one for any job it will pay its self off just with the 50 dollar hose and the 125 dollar gun alone and the unit actually coast only as much as a good quality 5 gallon bucket of paint.

I was torn between buying this sprayer or getting the more expensive Graco Magnum X5 or X7. However, my needs are few and my intent is to spray the interior of my workshop and spraying the exterior. so the basic Magnum was all I really needed. It took me a half gallon of fairly expensive Semigloss paint to determine I was using too much pressure and laying down the paint too thick. So, after ordering another two gallons I was able to apply two and a half gallons of paint to arrive at a suitable two coat paint application. That made me very happy. These are my lessons learned: 1. Don't be in a hurry. Set aside time to get used to the sprayer and do two coats. It's worth it. 2. Invest in your masking materials. A poor mask job with cheap stuff causes too much waste. 3. Allow the paint to dry before removing you masking. Drywall paper will come up with the masking tape, and I was using frog tape, and it'll cost you touch up time and effort. 4. If you job requires a break till the next day, clean the sprayer after using it and don't leave paint in it overnight. (I was told this by a couple of pros who had employees make that mistake. 5. This unit is not the same as the more expensive Graco Sprayers, it is not rebuildable. So take care of it and keep it clean. Recommendations: I found the Graco Magnum a great entry level sprayer for projects and home use. This unit is for the occasional painter and hobbyist. Since this is my use level, it more than satisfied my needs. Let the pros buy the pro level sprayers which are quite expensive. I'm satisfied enough to recommend the Magnum to the home hobbyist and for small projects. Pro painters, and I know a couple of them, use this same unit for touch up work, will find this unit satisfying. Conclusion: I am satisfied with the construction and usability of the Graco Magnum. I highly recommend purchasing one for anyone who paints a room occasionally or has a number of projects to do.

I had a couple of jobs to do, paint my basement before the floor got installed and paint the frame on my deck. My basement is pretty large. and my deck is 12 x 50. This thing is fast. I used a 5 gallon pail of paint and completed two coats of paint at about 30 minutes each. Clean up is straightforward and not a big deal if you just read the instructions. You would not want be painting a finished room unless you plan to do a very good job of installing drop cloths and masking any areas you don't want sprayed because the overspray is considerable. That said the walls looked great when done. The deck was just the frame and posts. The only problem with that is the spray nozzle is kind of wide and I could not get the right size nozzle at my local big box store. I'm not very patient so I just went ahead with the nozzle I had knowing that it would result in some extra overspray. I used 2 gallons of semi-transparent water based stain and lightly brushed at the end to even it out. It also came out great and cleanup was straightforward. Both jobs were done in a weekend at far less time than I would have taken with brushes and rollers. I highly recommend this if you need to paint large areas and overspray is not a big issue for you. I recommended this to a friend in another state who had a shed to paint. He also was really excited by the speed that he was able to complete that job in. This really take the drudge work out of painting. One thing I will point out that I don't recall seeing anyone else mention is that when working properly the pump cycles on and off. Initially I thought it was broken because the pump didn't keep running but then I just decided to spray and it worked with the pump cycling on and off about every second or so. It's very odd but works fine.

The cleaning part can take some time and it is a messy job, but the work of the paint works amazing. For people who had some leak at where hose is attached to, make sure to tighten it little hard or until you dont see water dropping from the connection that will solve the leaking issue. The work of the paint sprayer is just amazing and im very impressed with the result!!!!!!! People dont buy crappy wagner crap or any kther paint sprayer thats less than 100 dollar on amazon which you will waste money down the drain. Invest in a good quality machine that will do you good for long time as long as you also take care of it. 5/5 recommend!!

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This was a great product and did the job it was intended for, unfortunately it stopped working, however after contacting the sellar it was agreed that I could get it shipped back to them and they are giving me a full refund

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