Wagner Universal Sprayer W 950 FLEXiO – Electric Paint Sprayer for Wall & Ceiling/Wood & Metal paint – interior and exterior usage, covers 15 m² in 5 min, 800 ml capacity, 630 W, 3.5 m hose
WAGNER paint spraying system W950 FLEXiO
Easy paint application with spray lance & direct suction
The W 950 universal flexio paint sprayer makes your work even easier: Its 70 cm spray lance enables you to coat high ceilings, walls and large surface areas easily. It draws the paint straight from the paint container through a hose and to the tip of the lance from where it covers the wall perfectly
How to clean the W 950 FLEXiO!
Bring colour into your home – there are so many DIY projects like
Decorating room dividers
The white season
Renovate children’s room
Autumn look for your terrace
Spray or paint?
Why spraying is better
- Work faster and easier
- Preserving the original surface texture through intelligent paint application
- Perfect coverage
- A clean technique and quick change of paint
- Better surface quality
- Efficiency
HVLP – Product comparison
Wall/Wood/Metal | Material for | Wall/Wood/Metal |
15 m² in 5 min | Surface coverage | 15 m² in 6 min |
0-525 ml/min | Paint flow rate | 0-500 ml/min |
200 W | Atomisation power | 200 W |
630 W | Power consumption | 630 W |
800 ml | Tank capacity | 1300 ml & 800 ml |
3,5 | Hose length | – |
Wall/Wood/Metal | Material for | Wall/Wood/Metal |
15 m² in 5 min | Surface coverage | 15 m² in 6 min |
0-525 ml/min | Paint flow rate | 0-500 ml/min |
200 W | Atomisation power | 200 W |
630 W | Power consumption | 630 W |
800 ml | Tank capacity | 1300 ml & 800 ml |
3,5 | Hose length | – |
Wall/Wood/Metal | Material for | Wall/Wood/Metal |
15 m² in 5 min | Surface coverage | 15 m² in 5 min |
0-525 ml/min | Paint flow rate | 0-400 ml/min |
200 W | Atomisation power | 200 W |
630 W | Power consumption | 630 W |
800 ml | Tank capacity | 1800 ml & 800 ml |
3,5 | Hose length | 3,5 m |
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Do I need to dilute the paint when spraying with an HVLP paint sprayer?
Diluting may be necessary on smooth surfaces and for viscous, gel-like materials. Mixing with water is also recommended if the atomisation is too coarse or the volume of paint is too low (even on the maximum setting).
How do I prepare the working area correctly when spraying with interior wall paint?
Cover all surfaces and objects that are not to be sprayed or remove them from the working area.
We recommend the Universal Extra Masking Kit for this.
Are there any tips and tricks for achieving a perfect spray finish?
We recommend spraying in a vertical spray direction. Move the device at a constant distance of 10-30 cm and at a constant speed. Make sure that the spray overlaps the previous spray slightly in order to achieve a uniform paint coverage.
How do I prepare the substrate for a perfect coating?
In order to achieve the optimal coating of surfaces, they must be clean. All dirt, dust, oil, water, etc. should be removed.
How do I spray a room?
Work away from the light. Start with the ceiling. Then do the window recesses and the corners and edges of the area that you want to spray. Next, spray the area with a spray jet adjusted to suit your preferred working direction.
| Weight: | 5.5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 94 x 24 x 38 cm; 5.5 Kilograms |
| Model: | 2361556 |
| Part: | 400593.000.000 |
| Colour: | Yellow |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Manufacture: | Wagner |
| Colour: | Yellow |
| Quantity: | 1 |
This is a review for the Flexio 690 after ~2 years, I can’t comment on the other products.
First things first, any review that says this is a bad product doesn’t know what they are talking about. Period.
I had my 4 bed, 3 floor house renovation sprayed top-to-bottom by the pros (on fresh plaster skim) which cost nearly 8k. With the 690 I can now get as good a result as them, and in some cases better.
However… and the however is a big one… the reason the pros cost so much is because spray painting well is *hard* and takes a ton of prep and loads of practice. If you aren’t prepared to put in the time & effort to learn this, then do yourself a favour and don’t buy this (or any similar) product. If you are prepared to make the effort, then the results can be spectacular and well well worth it.
Below is pretty much everything I have learned from using this over the last 2 years from re-spraying rooms and kitchen cabinets to furniture and aluminium trim:
Firstly, the 690 kit doesn’t even come close to what you will need to do this properly, don’t think you can just pull this out of the box and start painting the front room. Don’t try and skimp on this, either invest in the kit or don’t bother. I learned this the hard way.
The Flexio 690 kit itself comes with:
1x Compressor
1x Hose
2x spray heads (1 large, 1 standard)
1x detachable handle
1x large (1800ml) paint holder
1x standard (800ml) paint holder
1x stirring stick
You will also need the following:
2x 800ml containers with lid (standard head): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FFR4NG
2x 1300ml container with lid (large head): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08JQBQY5W
1x Viscosity jar: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J8D0LTA
1x Pack Paint filters (don’t buy the cheap rubbish): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013NQDO1Y
1x Pack Microfibre cloths: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TVDJVR9
1x Protective coveralls (you don’t want be doing this in shorts & a t-shirt!): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008PQKR7C
1x Respirator mask: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WG74YQK
1x Shoe covers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B086KYXX5G
1x Tack cloths: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0048DYVCI
1x Dust sheets: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IEAFZRG
1x Some awesome masking tape: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084B8351C
1x Brown paper for masking: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WQGWFWP
1x Scalpel with sharp blade
1x large bucket
1x Bottle brush set: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086D7SX8K
1x non-abrasive scouring pad
Some Amazon cardboard boxes in large sheets
Whether you are painting walls & ceilings or furniture etc there are 4 key phases to getting pro results – Prep, Dust Control, Painting, Clean-up
1) The spray will land on *everything*, you must mask and/or seal anything you aren’t painting. This includes around/under door frames and other voids.
2) Dust control is absolutely critical, the turbine produces a large airflow that will kick up any dust left on any surface.
3) Sweep and thoroughly vacuum the room/area, especially at wall/floor junctions and in between floorboards etc
4) Get a damp (with water) microfibre cloth and wipe down *every* surface you will paint. Especially wall and ceiling junctions. Yes do the ceiling too, dust from decorating sticks to everything! It will all ruin the finish.
Now to prep the paint. (Assuming this is water based)
A quick note. Always, always mix around 1/3 to 1/2 more paint than you think you will need, for 2 reasons:
Firstly, neither of these 2 guns spray well on the last dregs in the container, you will get splatter.
Secondly, diluting paint can very subtly change the shade (especially dark shades), if you need to revisit and touch up you’ll want exactly the same mix.
You can just stir it back into the tin when you know you’re completely finished.
1) Fill your large bucket full of water
2) Take one of the extra containers your purchased and fill it 2/3rds full of your paint
3) You will need to dilute it to spray. The turbine is *not* powerful enough to spray paint directly from the can. The exception here is something like Polyvine Decorators Varnish which is almost like water.
4) Start with about 10% volume of clean water, stir it in well
5) Once mixed, take your viscosity jar (You did get one right?) and dunk in into the paint container to the top. Pull it out and start counting
6) The paint will slowly flow out of the jar, the speed based on the viscosity. It should empty in 30-40s.
7) If it takes longer, add more water and repeat.
8) Eventually you want something like single cream.
9) Once you are practised you can watch it run off the stirring stick and you will use this less.
10) Now pick the spray/container you will paint with, place the paint filter in the container mouth and pour in your now diluted paint
*Never ever* try and spray with unfiltered paint. Ever. Just don’t. The smallest particles will clog the nozzles. Dilute/mix first then filter into final container.
11) Immediately place both the stirring stick and the mixing container into the bucket of water.
12) Place the lid *not* the spray gun on the final container with the paint.
13) Fill your last container full to max with clean water. (this is why you want 3 containers, one for paint, one is dirty, one has clean water) and attach the gun.
14) Now get suited up, coveralls, shoe covers and mask
15) Transfer all your kit into the space you will paint in, along with one of the cardboard sheets and the damp cloth
Painting
1) Turn the air up the compressor to Max. I only turn it down if I start to get overspray from a particularly runny/watery paint
2) With the clean water in your gun, run some test spray on the cardboard. You want a super fine mist
3) Now walk around the room/area and spray the floor, the floor should be damp
4) Now spray into the air around you, and wait for it to settle (don’t use all of it, we will need in a bit)
5) This will capture the last of the dust in the air and stick it to the floor
6) Now swap the container with water for the container with the paint, put the lid on the water container.
6b) If you are painting furniture/wood etc, use the tack cloths now to wipe down the surfaces to be sprayed. This is your final dust control chance.
7) Make sure you point the suction hose in the container the right way. Eg. painting a ceiling point it towards you etc
8) Start to test spray the cardboard from about 30cm away. Again you want a nice fine spray. Water will come first then the paint
9) Never try to lay down too much paint. The turbine produces hot air so a thin spray dries quickly. It’s much faster to spray less and add more paint then have to sand back runs after it is dry.
10) I don’t use more than setting 3 or 4 volume on the large head as I find it wont atomise it properly, similar to the standard head.
11) Now start spraying in long smooth sweeping motions. Flex your arm not wrist you need a consistent distant from the surface
12) Be logical where you start and finish. Think how spraying one part might over spray another vertical part and that might cause runs
13) You want to cover about 50% of the previous spray pattern on your next run.
14) If you need to touch up a section, don’t just point and spray. Hold the cardboard in front of the surface, start spraying on that and move off in a smooth motion. This is so any initial splatter is on the cardboard not the surface
15) Wipe down the nozzle frequently (every few mins) with your damp microfibre cloth this will keep it clean and spraying well.
16) I find you can leave the paint in the gun for about an hour if you want to see what the finish looks like and how it dries. Longer than that and I would clean up and start again. Again wipe the nozzle if you stop.
Clean up
1) Once you have finished, unscrew the gun from the paint container and screw back into the previous water container. Place the lid on the paint container.
2) Keep the lid tight on the paint container, this is your touch up paint if you need to revisit it.
3) Now take yourself and the whole kit outside. Seal/close the room/area to allow to dry
4) Spray the clean water through the gun until the spray is just clear water. Repeat this until it is.
5) Next disassemble the gun entirely and place all the parts into the bucket of water.
6) Now start cleaning with the bottle brushes and scouring pad. The gun should look like new when you are done
7) Cleanup is critical, the condition of the gun will determine your results next time you use it.
A few final tips:
1) Don’t ever stand on the compressor hose, if you do you’ll end up with really bad splatter!
2) The 1800ml paint container is heavy when it’s full, you’re going to be holding it for a while and need to be able to move it smoothly and consistently. I tend to use the 1300ml instead.
3) If you are ever painting things like cupboard doors, buy a cheap clothes rail, then screw eye hooks into the door bottoms and hang vertically off cheap clothes hangers. Painting them vertically is much easier and massively reduces dust settling.
4) Polyvine Decorators Varnish sprays really well undiluted: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L4PQH7Y, but you need the lowest paint volume possible – basically a super fine mist. Anything more and you’ll get runs (#2.5 on the large).
5) The scalpel with sharp blade.. if you get dust or hair on the surface the blade will pluck this off. Use a light touchup spray with the cardboard technique.
6) Enjoy it! This makes painting fun and it is incredibly satisfying to see the quality of the finish you can get.
…and all this is why some people give this product a low rating. Sure there are some flaws but they’re easy enough to get around.
The simple reality is spray painting well is *hard* and needs practice and a methodical process. But the results can and do speak for themselves.
My bad luck, I received a damaged sprayer and had to get one from my local store as I was starting a new paint job.
Overall, it didn’t take long to spray the walls, once I got the paint to right thickness and taped the areas to cover.
Aced the job with the sprayer, great finish.
I used this sprayer to paint a large pebble dash wall with Masonry Paint. I was extremely impressed at how well it did. The paint was not diluted but the sprayer managed it fine. The spray pattern was accurate and did not produce any obvious splatter making the job easy to accomplish. Cleaning was reasonably easy and not too much of a chore.
I am not sure how well it will do on an interior flat wall with emulsion paint and suspect I will need to fiddle more with the air pressure and paint delivery to get a good finish. However, based on the results so far I will certainly be happy to have a go and I am so impressed it has encouraged me to consider painting some garden furniture.
It also needs a fair bit of skill to build up a good technique and calculate your optimal paint-flow – I’d recommend practicing on outdoor surfaces first with cheap or leftover paint, and be sure to practice with the indoor paint nozzle.
That said, this thing is QUICK. I sprayed a 2.6 x 6 m wall in a matter of minutes.
One last thing: if your paint/dust mask doesn’t come with earplugs, buy some, because the air release is very loud – I did experience some temporary hearing loss.
All in all, it’s very good, but ask yourself first whether your paint job and property-size justify the expense; for the vast majority of us amateurs, a roller and cutting-in is still the most effective and practical option.
Having owned many spray gens over the years this is far superior to any of them. So impressed I even bought a larger model of the same make and earning my money 3 to 4 times quicker.
The heatwave made the exterior painting hard work but I got through it. I then moved to the interior and that was even harder. After it took me a week to paint a 2,5-4m room because it takes so long to get into all those joints and rollers just don’t work, I bit the bullet and ordered the sprayer!
I chose this one for its power and size of paint container. I was covering a large area and didn’t want to be stopping to refill every few minutes.
The fact that the nozzle and container are separate from the main body, reducing the ‘carry weight’ allowed me to fill the large paint container and not struggle too much when full.
I watched lots of YouTube videos to get the most out of it and refine the spray pattern, and did lots of tester sprays on rolls of old wrapping paper I stuck up on the walls until I got the settings right.
After that it was plain sailing, and I got the larger room painted in just three days and the finish and cover is so much better than my office. At some point, I’ll move stuff out and paint the smaller room again with the sprayer.
Also:
– Easy to clean
– Bought the extension arm for ceilings which was great.
– I ended up thinning my wall primer and wall paint by 10% to get the fine spray I was after. I found that, undiluted, the spray was too thick for my liking.
– Only needed one pass of primer and wall coat as the coverage was excellent.
Wish I had bought it at the beginning of the project but looking forward to using in the future.
The idea of having the motor as a separate element is the way to go. The sprayer with a full jar of paint is heavy enough when you need to keep moving but would be very tiring if it also had a motor incorporated as some versions do.
Easy to use and setup
Easy to clean
End results are amazing
Luckily, we had a garage wall to practice on first, then we. Loved on to ceilings. Needs practice, then it’s very good.
Easy to use, quick to fill and makes light work of any painting job
I brought this unit to speed up painting refurbishment properties it’s so quick
4mtr x 3 mtr room 2 coats ceilings and 4 walls 40 mins
Unbelievable
Bit of overspray but in empty properties it’s ideal great bit of ki
Great bit of kit . Only took an hour or two to paint whole living room ( leaving plenty of time for ceiling to dry ) .
Pro.
Instructions are easy to follow and the equipment is easy to use
You can different sprayers for different jobs – sprayers not expensive –
Cleaning is very easy – with water-based paint – this isi critical to ensure good paint finishes
Compressor is separate from Sprayer making it lighter and more flexible to use
CON’s:
Contrary what Wagner says you will have to dilute the latex paint to get good atomisation 10 – 15% at min
IF you new to using sprayers definitely practice using the sprayer – use a sheet of cardboard or brown paper
Use good quality paint that self levels – let it it do the work for you
I sprayed all my cupboard doors flat which allows for paint leveling
If you are not cautious you can end with huge runs in your paint
Nozzle junks up quickly especially in hot weather (20+C) as such if you do not wipe nozzle often it will screw up your finish with blushing and orange peel
Because this is not a professional sprayer your jobs can be hit and miss
I found huge amount of over spray dust as such make sure you protect other surfaces
Overall for the money -I got a good finish on my cabinets. paint fences and shed will be a doddle with this ki
After some internal renovations I was left with a number of walls/rooms with new plaster which needed mist coats. As I was doing ceilings white and mist/second coats white the sprayer was perfect for getting this done in significantly less time and mess than a roller. You need to make sure you mask everything you don’t want painted and that takes time to do properly. But worth it. I wouldn’t use for a final coat as I am probably not skilled enough and prefer to cut in and use roller. But the finished coat and ease of painting all the ceilings was great. Downside for this version was that when container full of paint it was heavy when held at arms length so ceiling work made shoulder ache. I bought an extension but used once as again weight at end makes difficult to extend arm. I have seen other sprayers that are lighter and your reservoir of paint is on ground and better if doing a lot. Cleaning was ok too and if you make sure to run warm water out it cleans through well. My mist coat was 50/50 mix with water and at first my second coat was too watery and it ran down walls as plaster no longer as porous. But once a bit thicker it went on well and you can go up and saidways and like getting two coats on. I would recommend depending on the paint job you are doing.
What don’t I like?
The container for the handheld sprayer is too small for painting fences.
The motor broke on the first machine, but very quickly replaced by amazon.
Good.
Easy to use, good coating. Easy to clean.
Great customer support. Versatile.
Would definitely recommend.
I used the W690 FLEXiO today and am blown away by the results, 12 fence panels both sides and a shed in less an hour. Seemed to take longer filling the paint pot than painting, its so fast.
The results and finish are flawless, covered an old fence and shed that had not been painted for some years in one coat and both look like new. ( used Ronseal one coat )
Two small annoyance’s for me at least was the mains cable is way to short, easy enough to use an extension but its just something else to get tied up in! And if you aren’t particularly fussy the next point wont bother you, but if you are like me and like to keep stuff as new then it is disappointing difficult to clean after use and keep as new.
Easy enough to clean after a job just not easy enough to clean so it looks like its not been used.
Probably just a me thing!
Useful tip, get an old plastic jug to decant the paint into the spray pot or you’ll start to get in a mess pretty quickly.
Anyhoo I highly recommend this, I’ve used cheaper lesser spray painters and as the saying goes “you get what you pay for”.
Excellent value, worked a treat, had to paint all the rooms in house
Excellent bit of kit, it saved so much time when painting my fence, I used the spray ale paint so no need to water down.
I wasn’t too sure about buying it at first as it’s not an airless model however I was very pleased with the outcome.
Cleaning the gun is pretty simple due to the nozzle and pot detaching from the rest of the gun. Just soak the nozzle and pot In warm soapy water and that’s pretty much it. No standing over a sink trying to get every last bit of paint off a brush, roller or paint tray
The downsides that I experienced were:
The cardboard funnels they supply didn’t fit into the smaller pot so had to fold it further to use but even then due to the size of the paint pot the paint spilt everywhere. My solution was to get a cheap measuring jug and just transfer from one to the other result no mess at all.
The amount of times you need to refill as one pot covers two maybe three fence panels but considering the time i saved in using this I was happy to put up with that.
Next job is to try it out indoors and if the results are as good then I don’t think I’ll ever look back.
Great product, as long as you mask everything up well and thin the paint down as per the tin it works well. Cleaning up post painting is easy, getting the gun head apart is a doddle and you’re then ready to go again. Just don’t get too close when spraying as this can eggshell the finish, but I quickly figured that out. I used it for a 4 room annex, basically the mist coat and ceilings, saved a shed load of time but will roller the final wall finish due to potential overspray.
Brought this item
Had a good read of the manual Then set it up ….. got the consistency right with paint and water
Spayed a 3 bedroom house including hall stairs and landing in 5. Hours. The finish was fantastic
I have used this to paint the inside of a new build using high quality emulsion paint and some areas masonry paint.
The instruction infer that emulsion should be diluted 10%, however I found that to get an even spray without ‘spits’ it really needs to be diluted 50/50. Thicker paint can cause clogging of the nozzle.
Masonry paint can be applied quite thick, and using the narrow spray pattern it is less susceptible to spitting.
The emulsion gun instructions say it should be cleaned by running water through it instead of paint. To be honest, it really needs to be taken apart and cleaned properly. The nozzle is not intended to be removed, but it comes off easily once you understand that the yellow clips need to be eased passed the front flange.
I clean the whole spray attachment in the kitchen sink in bits and it makes life much easier without semi-dried paint collecting inside the nozzle.
Once you get the hand of it you can make a lovely uniform finish on the walls and ceiling. Maybe it takes an extra coat since it requires thinning.
Arrived on time. Easy to operate, just follow the instructions. Good covering for my purposes and does exactly what it said it would do.
Thank you.
Best sprayer I’ve used so far, it needs some getting use to, but it’s very smooth and quick when you get the hang of i
I didn’t want to mess around with diluting my satin paint and having to double the coats to compensate, and this spray did exactly what it said on the tin.
The instruction manual is rubbish, the video I found was OK, but only half the story. But its pretty simple.
-Fill the pot with paint, straight out of the tin (thick satin)
-Twist/Click the nozzle & tank on to the gun
-crank it up to max
-Point and shoot.
You can see the wind generated in the video is significant enough to require a sweep up of any dust before hand. The application is almost as smooth as a fine roller and consistent. I didn’t expect this to be as good and as easy to use as it was.
Cleaning was a faff the 1st time. Filling the tank with water and spraying it wasn’t amazingly effective. But the nozzle disconnects and disassembles nicely for detailed cleaning as shown in the photo.
Other peoples reviews – Never have I been so conflicted in whether to buy a product or not; a read through the reviews and you’ll see conflicting positive and negative reviews from both DIYers and Pro’s alike – I would however point out now that this product is not designed or intended for use in the professional trade, it just wouldn’t stand up to such sustained use or the typical wear and tear tools are subjected to within a site environment. For DIYers who are likley to use it for shorter periods, and for occassional small projects, I think it is absolutely fantastic (I’m thinking decorating a house, extension, loft conversion, furniture, shed, fences and so forth). My justification for buying this machine was that for 200, if it only lives as long as it takes me to complete the projects I want it for, and it provides a superior finish to traditional methods, and it saves me a load of time in decorating (I actually hate decorating!), than it’s money well spent. I also don’t usually write reviews, but I felt strongly that the this unit, for the price, had been misrepresented and that based on the many conflicting reviews I had seen, others will have struggled to make the most informed decison, and hence I felt motivated to write this (lenthy) review.
My projects – Initially I bought this product for 3 specific uses; first off, I am refurbishing a baby changing and drawer unit and wanted more of a professional spray finish than the hand-painted look, but also I wanted to use a more specialist water-based non-VOC paint (from Little Knights) and invariably such water-based paints are otherwise tricky to acheve flat finishes with via traditional methods, and also spray cans and oil based paints werent an option for me. I also wanted to spray our converted garage room, and next year I intend to spray an extension and loft conversion we are planning build.
Set-up – There’s not a lot of options to setting up and its all quite intuituve; however, I will stress the importance of following the instructions step-by-step and I suspect those who have said the machine failed early, paint pouring out everywhere, may not have followed the instructions and set it up incorrectly. I can’t stress enough how important this is.
Preparation – The machine is an air compessor, it effectively blows air out at quite a rate continuously and then trigger controls the flow of paint. For the reason that it continously blows out paint, you are going to want to make every best effort to remove any dust from the envionment and this can be tricky, but otherwise, there will be the tendancy for the air to kick up any dust built up in corners or rooms, or from below skirtings etc. With either attachements, there is an incredible amount of paint mist created and so you are going to want to be exceptionally careful if you are spraying in furnished rooms or around windows and doors etc – lots of plastic covers and masking tape required – Good and thorough preparation is absolutely key here.
Bottle fed gun – So first up is the baby changing unit with the hand held bottle gun; having thoroughly prepped the unit and set up for spraying I went straight for it with no practice run – I have to say that it was not at all that bad for a first attempt. With the set-up of the bottle, you have to mindful as to which way you angle the straw feeder, because if you are spraying mostly upwards for example, and you start to run low on paint, the paint will naturally build-up towards the rear and this is where you’ll get a bit of splatter occurring. After a light key and second coat, finished with a light rub down with wet & dry to flatten off the finish, I was really pleased with the results I’d achieved. I did however put a third coat over it just because I was being fussy, and there were a few areas wihtin the drawers where it had blown dust out of the crevices that slight tarnished my finish (but this is my own fault having not preppred thoroughly enough!). All in all, each coat took about about 5mins to apply (rapid!) and I used approx 1.5litres for 3 coats of Little Knights water based paint liberally applied. I would also just say, that for a water based paint, it provided a really nice flat finish but slightly rough finish which was simply improved and flattened off with a wet and dry sandpaper finish – To manage expectations; with the gun and a water-based paint, you will get a better finish than with rollers & brushes, but you would be hard pressed to achieve that absolutely perfect factory-type finish.
Next up is the spraying of the conveted garage with the lance – directly fed into a well mixed tin of dulux emulsion, only very slightly diluted, and I absolutely flew around the room within 30mins and the finish is great. What I will say is that in this room, there is no final floor finish, one small window, and only one door and so prep for me was minimial and I didnt need to be too worried about the mess from the overspray. If however you are spraying within a furnished room, with lots of light fittings, windows and other tricky features, you’ll need to spend the majority of your time prepping over painting.
Cleaning up – This is equally as important as prep, many have commented that the unit worked fine on first use but on further use they have had issues with splatter spoiling their finish and again, I fear they may not have been following the instructions on clean-up and that dried paint in the machine will likley have caused this issue – Follow the instructions, clean up every component after use, use the clean setting of the lance, flush through a lot of clean water several times only and not only is it still quicker than cleaning up trays, brushes and rollers, but you’ll be good to go when you set it up the next time around.
Build-Quality – I cannot believe some have commented that it feel’s cheap and plastic, take a look at comparable professional equipment, take a look at the cost of air compressors and spray guns, and I think you’ll find that for 200 you are actually getting a lot of equipment for you money here. So what it’s made of plastic, just be careful with it. Again, I doubt very much it would stand up to being used on a daily basis for pro-use, carted from site to site, and being packed in and out of a van, its just not designed for that sort of use – it’s 200, you get more than what you pay for.
Summary – Excellent value and all round excellent piece of kit. I think it would be onerous to buy it to redecorate a fully furnished house due to the amount of paint mist it creates, but for clean and clear rooms which are not liable to being trafficked, new extensions, fences, and small items of furniture, I think it is an absolutely superb piece of kit and well worth the money – I almost enjoyed decorating again…almost.
Best of luck, read the instructions, prep well, clean it well and you’ll be golden!
Fast and reliable , good all rounder. have completed few jobs by now.
Taping and masking required , would not recommend for fully furnished rooms
It took some time to get familiar with this paint sprayer and how to get the best out of it. Plenty of supporting videos on YouTube which helped.
Once you get used to the sprayer it does a professional job.
One thing they don’t really make clear is that you must cover everything in the room that isn’t getting sprayed and that can take a considerable amount of time.
Wagner need to increase the length of the paint sprayer electrical supply cable as it isn’t long enough to allow you to reach the top of a standard height wall and you have to position the cable extension on a platform/plank to counter this.
I am a reluctant DIY kinda guy most at home indoors at a keyboard rather than doing out-doors macho stuff. It is however a heck of a lot cheaper me painting fence panels than paying some other dogs body to do it. It should also save me money in the long term by extending the life of 70 expensive panels that will one day crumble away and need replacing.
Painting panels looks a doddle but is time consuming and it is wearing on the body when painting above waist height. I bought the ‘Wagner Universal Sprayer W 690 FLEXiO’ with no prior experience of paint spraying to save time and reduce the physical fatigue of doing it. I was a little reluctant to get a sprayer as it filled my mind with embarrassing images of me covered from head toe in paint.
Think Laurel and Hardy in ‘Dirty Work’ ( type it in to google and you’ll get the idea ).
I carefully experimented beforehand with water and then fence paint discretely away from my neighbors twitching net curtains.
The ‘Wagner Universal Sprayer W 690 FLEXiO’ has attachments for indoors and outdoors.
On reflection it’s unlikely I will use it indoors but I like to get the most bang for my buck so the flexibility of both indoor and outdoor spraying appealed to me.
After reading the instructions and assembling I was ready to go — sort of.
If you are painting with a brush or a sprayer you need to prepare the area first.
It seems as if you can never have enough cardboard to protect the ground. I have collected a heap of big boxes in preparation and flattened them to protect the pavement and white fence supports at the foot of the fence panels. I also used masking tape to protect the white fence posts and I filled in the gaps with a combination of old rags and bin liners ripped open to cover everything else. In fact it takes quite a while to set all this up but this is necessary regardless of whether you are spraying or brushing. I now tend to set up the masking tape in advance before ‘spray day’. The tape you can prepare any day it’s not raining but on ‘spray day’ you need it not only to be dry but also without any wind.
The smiling slim early 30′ brunettes in jeans and a shirt that appear in the marketing pictures for this produce I am pretty confident never actually did any painting. You need to be kitted up. With proper brand spanking new out of the cellophane painting overalls on, an old pair of glasses, the provided face mask and a cap to protect my saloon shy hair it was time to blast away.
When switched it on it sounds a bit like a modest hoover. Spraying about 20cm away and moving very slowly gets the best results. My first instinct was to wave my arm back and forth like a paint brush but that just increases fatigue. Better to remain static on target until an area is done and move slowly to the next bit. I didn’t get much spray blowback. It goes where you point it. The nozzle can be adjusted for side to side or up and down painting. I did find it quicker and less taxing than using a brush.
However I would recommend a few things to get the most out of it.
1) It takes a while to clean the thing afterwards so it’s better to do lots of panels in one session.
If you are just doing one a day you probably are not saving much time when the cleaning of the equipment is added to the job. Doing 4 or more panels at a time and you are going to be in time credit.
2) Make sure you have a BIG funnel. Pouring a bucket sized tub of Ronseal ‘Dark Oak’ Fence Paint into a small container does get very messy. I bought an ‘Extra Large 200mm Orange Funnel’ from Amazon and it does the job well.
3) Buy an additional 1400ml container add-on attachment. It’s annoying to be in the flow of painting and then have to stop to carefully fill the paint container again — even with a big funnel. On my spray days I fill up the 800Ml standard container that comes with the unit and two 1400ml containers I bought separately before I start spraying. When I get going I can then do a fast reload by replacing the empty container with the ready to go and already full containers. Search for ‘Wagner 417921 Container with Cover, 1400 ml Paint sprayers’ on Amazon and you will find the one I bought.
4) Wear a hat.
5) Watch the weather forecast and plan the preparation day and the spray day.
6) Consider the neighbors. Where there are windows, washing lines, patio furniture or sunbathers on the other side of the fence; play safe and use a brush. At least do not spray the top part of the fence so there is no chance of spraying something that could get you a mouthful of abuse and a knuckle sandwich.
7) Wear ear protectors. I did 12 panels in one go and my ears were ringing afterwards.
With all that in mind it seems to the job quite well.
It’s not cheap but it seems sturdy and it is effective.
I’m happy with it and now I can get through a load of panels in less time without feeling the aches and pains of a wrestling match after just one panel.
Did the bedroom in an afternoon. Needs a bit of practice but works well.
So I decided that I would rather spend a lot less and invest in this Spray Gun system, and really glad I did.
I followed the instructions on youtube, made sure the paint was mixed to the right consistency and made sure I did a test run on another wall to get a feeling of the spray pattern and speed of movement.
The bathroom took 45 minutes to prep to make sure to protect against overspray, then it took about another 45 minutes to spray three walls and the ceiling. Less than 2 hours from start to first coat for the whole room.
No Spills, no drips and the builders loved the finish so much they are buying one as well.
Super easy to clean, no brushes or trays.
Hope to never to use brushes on walls ever again.
Product is of German quality, I was very impressed by its engineering.
However, if you are new to spraying, i have the following suggestions:
– be patient: it will take a few attempts before mastering how to use the sprayer properly (right distance, width of spray, etc.). I recommend trying several times on a cardboard before moving to the wall.
– keep a small roll at hand, in the beginning if you over-spray, you will see areas with drops of paint, just roll them over
– spray particles will go everywhere, therefore: 1) wear protective masks at all time (ironically, in these Covid times when a proper mask is difficult to purchase, one FFP2 mask is included with the sprayer); 2) protect windows and doors with plastic sheets (make sure they are taped properly, the sprayer releases strong air which may move the plastic sheets). Same for the floor, protect it from spray particles and dust.
– Paint needs to be water-based, and you will need to refill quite a few times, depending on the area you need to spray. We used Dulux “white matt” from Homebase: every time I refilled I was adding a 10% water and gave a good stir.
– Cleaning takes some time, do it in the garden drain or in your utility room sink if possible, just use water; components can be removed and repositioned easily.
– Finally make sure you carefully read the clear instructions and leaflet; also I suggest to watch videos on Wagner Youtube channel.
Good luck and regards
I have quite a lot of high wooden fencing around my back garden and I like to paint it every year, but it takes a long time and a lot of effort. I thought I would try a sprayer, saw the Wagner being endorsed on TikTok by Craig. It arrived in a really well made case with all items well packed. The sprayer worked really well when using Ronseal fence treatment which is quite thick and “gloopy”, I diluted it by 10% to start with but then tried it undiluted and it worked just as well. Only needed to use level 3 or 4 air pressure out of 10. I also found it best to use a light trigger setting rather than full blast, this stops overspray and gives much better control. The instructions suggest setting the nozzle to either vertical or horizontal but me being me decided to try 45degree half way between the two and it seemed to work better then the other options. Basically, back off the pressure, spray less product which will go onto the fence more accurately rather than have it blasting back off the surface and into the air.
Every 2mtrs I stopped to quickly run a 4″ paint brush over the painted area to even out any runs.
Two issues:
1 – The cable could be longer as it has to be plugged into an extension lead which keeps on getting caught up around your feet, if the lead was approx. 1 mtr longer the plug connection would be out of the way a little more.
2: The paint pot empties quite quickly once you get the hang of it and you have to stop frequently to take it off, refill it and then re-fit it to the gun. I have just bought 2 extra paint pots so that I can fill them up in advance and just change them over rather refilling so often which is easier and you can cover more fence quickly. If you have someone to help you, they can refill them for you while you keep on spraying.
Historically, it has been really difficult to find a DiY paint sprayer which could cope with thick “gloopy” fence treatments, the nozzles always blocked and other feed & paint delivery issues were a big problem. Many manufacturers talked the talk but could not actually spray the whole fence! Wagner has a product that can, does and keeps on going. BRILLIANT! Thanks Craig 🙂
Very good finish. Takes time to mask properly and get the best results.
What an amazing spray paint machine. Light weight easy to set up and even easier to use. Read the instructions as it does help. Would highly recommend for professionals or DIY.
Love it. Sprayed the garden fence with the hand attachment but there was quite a bit of over spray, even though I sheeted. Can’t wait to use the ghostbuster gun. Note; you will use more paint than brush application.
Package arrived super quickly and I had an entire house to paint so started off with Leyland Trade Contract Matt Emulsion Paint to cover bare plaster (whilst it does state that you do not need to dilute, I did dilute as this was the first coat on bare plaster). I started off by masking up all areas like windows and anything that was still in the room and then started to assemble the sprayer. This is not complicated but there are quite a few bits to assemble. The instructions are OK but I did get stuck at one point and sought help from youtube but could not find anything relating to a setup guide for this model. The issue was where to connect one of the pipes as there is a plastic cover hiding the connector on the spray end of the handle, this has to be removed to connect the paint feed.
Everything connected I turned on and filled with paint with following the instructions, easy job. Then when you turn the device on beware that the air pressure will come out of the nozzle even when the trigger is not pressed, hence if you still have the nozzle pointing at the paint pot when you turn on, you will get a nice spray of paint from the air coming out of the nozzle.
Now pointing the nozzle at the walls (as I should have been) and a pull of the trigger and a nice steady flow of paint comes onto the wall. I did notice that it takes a while to work out the speed and distance to get a good covering but generally the finish was looking good all over.
I noticed that after some time I lost paint feed completely and thought it was due to the paint getting a bit low, so topped up but still nothing came. I checked the manual again and it only refers to no paint == blocked hence you need to clean it. As I had only been working for a short while I thought this unlikely and eventually realised the reason, there is a small pipe which connects under the handle which had popped off, the connection on this is not great, but reconnected it and back in business. When spraying walls, I found it fairly easy to avoid the over-spray but when doing ceiling, this was more difficult and found i got covered pretty much with a fine mist of paint. But the paint on the walls and ceilings look great. Occasionally I put on too much and you can either wipe it off and start again or simply turn off the trigger to stop the paint feed and use the air pressure to push the paint where needed, once its dispersed it dries nice and even.
Once finished I then went through a clean process by simply getting some hot soapy water to clean the exterior of the device and a bucket of warm water for the pipe, following the clean process, it was very easy to clean and overall very pleased.
Only dropped 1 star due to the slight difficulty with the pipe disconnection which I can be avoided by carefully fitting one of the pipe clips in place carefully at the top where the pipe connects so that there is no movement on the pipe.
I expected the clean up to be arduous but actually it is quite easy, if a little time consuming – however cleaning a sheepskin 12″ roller takes about the same amount of time, so no complaints.
One issue to be aware of – if even the tiniest flake of solidified paint makes it’s way into the mix and through to the nozzle, it either blocks it completely or reduces flow so take extra care when mixing that there is no dried paint or lumps anywhere. Overall happy with it and relatively easy to use first time. Best feature is the wide range of adjustments to spray pattern, volume, air pressure and materials. Also sounds really cool.
To clean the the pot I just washed it out with water, then filled it again and reattached it to the gun and sprayed the water into an empty bucket until it sprayed clean water. Finally, I took the nozzle apart and cleaned each part with water. All this took less than 10 minutes.
Not tried this with emulsion yet, but will review again when I do. At the moment it’s a definite 5 star product for me. One recommendation I would make is to buy an extra paint pot especially if someone can fill it as you will empty the other quite quickly when spraying a fence.
Used with emulsion today. First used it on our bedroom ceiling then on the four walls after cutting in. Tried it initially without watering the emulsion down but then did a 10% dilution with water. Superb finish on both the walls and ceiling. Very very pleased with this product. Took a lot longer to clean than with the fence paint but wanted to be sure the spray mechanism works well next time, still on took 15 minutes.