Reviewing the Graco Project Painter Plus - Best Airless Paint Sprayer for Beginners or DIYers 

When you cant turn the tip, go to the machine turn down the pressure all the way, then turn the switch to prime to relieve the pressure in the hose. This will allow you to turn the tip to unclog it, then turn up the pressure and back to business

Excellent review! I'd just ordered mine and decided to see what 'real' people think of it. Glad to hear I've made a good choice. I have one house (exterior and interior), 5 chicken coops and 2 sheds to get painted in the next month or so. Hopefully this makes it easier!

Austin , you made the comment that this product is basically purchased to save time ..... i purchased it to save these old arthritic hands and wrists !!!! Great video Sir !!!

I've had one for three years now. I have replaced the filter in the gun a few times and always make sure I clean it and store it properly. Well worth the money I spent on it.

Got one recently to spray my unfinished basement ceiling and it was perfect.

Just bought one. Can't wait to use it.

We just bought our “retirement “ townhouse and we’re doing a total remodel. Previous owner had a cat; doesn’t smell horrible, but I’m going to use an odor blocker on ceiling, walls and floor. Then I’ll go through and paint over the blocker, probably 2 coats. I ended up buying the next model up. I know this thing is going to save me DAYS of labor not to mention the general frustration of painting an entire home. THANKS!!!

Great video dude!! Very informative! Thanks man!

Thanks for the Great Tips ! After your review I'm going to order one to spray a Log Home.

get a couple extensions first a 12in and second a 30in or so Youll love life after that lol (less ladder climbing and bending over) and as a wood worker building cabinets and farm house tables/blanket ladders ect i also bought a low pressure fine tip I think its a 310 and it lays the paint down so nice and smooth (paint is thinned a little). Great review video....thumbs up

Awesome video thanks for your help!

What a great review. Buy this thing! and thats all i need to know

Definitely saved me time love the machine, prepping is the only drag now when painting 😓

Bought one last weekend and used this video and your other one about getting started with it. Managed to paint and entire 10X12 shed in less than 30 minutes. Best purchase I've made in years. Now I need to find some other things to paint because this was just plain fun! Thanks for your videos because it made set up and use a breeze.

Great video! I purchased the VSP model but considering this model instead . Also for this model, do you need to thin your paint?

I own three Graco Project painter sprayers for my work . They’re my favorite, so lite, and you can paint a whole house, banisters, cabinets, with the right tip. Like Fine finish tip 310. And to avoid possible clogging, use the five gallon strainer cloth. Also you can mix a small cup of water. In a five gallon paint bucket.

This video does not have enough likes. Thanks for the review!

thanks for the video. Have you used it with lacquer paint?

Thanks for the video!

Great video! I do a lot of woodworking projects as well... does the Project Painter spray down toward the ground or straight up in the air with the same efficiency as a wall?

Hi. I been up for 3 days deciding on what model should I buy. I’m a girl and want to paint my whole attic. Walls and ceilings. Would you recommend I buy Graco Magnum 257025 or 262800 x 5. What is the difference between the two ?

I am wondering if i can use it for relatively big projects?

I use a titan 440 at work.. We clean throughly after each use and still have clogging and the same issues you have stated with with sprayer.

Helpful video..ty

I just used mine today for the first time and there is a leak by the spray arm that went all over. I have paint in places there shouldn't be. I got the deck painted much quicker but I have to find a way to stop the leak spraying from the side.

Is this sprayer any good for painting furniture and cabinets? I use only small quarts of Fusion Mineral paint to refinish furniture, and I see that you are using huge buckets. Will this sprayer work for my application? Will it spray Polycrylic on furniture pieces? Thank you for the video. Hope you can help with my questions. 🙂

Thank you for your video.

Gonna buy the x7. Appreciate the review

I just ordered the X5

Can you go from one paint color to another without cleaning, re-priming?

Great review! Thank you for the information!

IS IT WATER BASE ONLY?? OR CAN I USE SOLVENT TOO ??

Which one better? Can 257 or can 800

glad to hear this because I bought one of these and am about to go practice with it. got an entire townhome to paint and need to get it done. one question: do I still need to cut in the old fashioned way before starting or is it pretty accurate?

Thank you for this video. I saw Guy’s review where he couldn’t get the gun to spray and it kind of worried me. But I think he was probably have an operator error.

will this spray texture

If you want to keep a paint sprayer working for years mix up a QT of 1/2 paint thinner, and half motor oil I only use non synthetic any weight I use cheapest oil I can find. Flush out the paint sprayer pump, hose, and gun really well with water remove the hose from the pump. Then suck up that mixture of paint thinner, and motor oil into the pump until it comes out the priming tube run some though the pump comes out where you attach the hose by toggling the primer switch shut it off. The hose and spray gun remove it remove the gun from the hose and disassemble the gun remove the screen, and tip soak it all in lacquer thinner. Pour lacquer thinner into the gun makes sure it flows out where the tip attaches. Buy some paint QT size mixing cups you can get a box of 100 with lids from amazon for $36 made by TCP global mostly used for autobody painting I use them for everything. Lacquer thinner will evaporate quickly the lid stops that. I learned this from a Graco service center tech when I first got my Graco I would flush it with water and put it away hose attached the gun still on there. Six months later when I pulled it out it would not prime. I had taken to him 2 times to clean out when 3rd time he told me about all this that was 25 years ago. Never had a problem again when you go to use the sprayer just flush it all out with water the paint thinner and motor oil flushes right out easily. You can run straight paint thinner though it to flush it first then water. Your only using this for the pump the hose should only need water. Never compress flammable solvent in the sprayer always run it without the spray gun nozzle installed if you need to run some solvent though the machine. Airless paint sprayers are great for big jobs it's a big job clean them up also get a plastic bag goes over the hose keep it from getting paint on it.

This is 220V plugs?

Leave it in a bucket of water in between sprays and a quick brushing. Dope sprayer for the money.

Do you think the clogging would be less an issue if you filtered the paint first?

I want to paint a shipping container, does this paint downward? like painting the floor?

I am using the magnum painter plus I am just wondering if I can put the hose right into a 1 gallon can would that work?

The clogging issue has me concerned. What's the frequency?

TY

Would this be good for foodtrucks?

Can you use this with oil based paint? For example painting an iron gate.

The tip is only supposed to be hand tightened, if you tightened it with a wrench that may be why you had trouble turning the tip around to the unclog position.

How do I control the overspray...I bought a greco...just like the one you have...but when using it I had too much over spray..how do I control it...???

Do you still use it?

I saw anotger video informing that its only good for 50/1 gallon buckets per year...do you think its worth the money you spent???

1. Do you have to thin the paint? 2. Do you have to do two coats?

I have this painter and the issue about it not priming. I found that if you remove the inlet hose from underneath, just release the clip, you will see a white ball of some sort inside the hole. Push that thing in with a small stick like a barbecue stick and it will release it from getting stuck. Don't know the reason why it's getting stuck but I have to do that each time I use the machine eventhough I had cleaned it thoroughly before. But it works..

Please can you tell me how did you buy it from uk? My cousin is there and he doesn’t know where to buy?

Things are really cheap south of the border, here the cheapest I can find is $350 Canadian dollars.

I have to paint my ceiling on my newly installed deck, do you suggest putting plastic on all the walls to avoid paint? Does it spread easily?

Is this a good sprayer for a fine finish on cabinets?

How does this compare in terms of time, using a 20" roller? I have been using a 20" roller and it goes by really fast especially if it's big walls.

Always strain your paint before using any sprayer!!

It is a good thing very fast in painting the only problem is to tape everything off that is a pain in the you-know-what🤣

Sar

Can you paint a car with it

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I hear the pump is cheap and you will need to replace the whole sprayer. Anything you buy at the box stores. Look at the Graco 390 lower model contractor series for something that will last. You can rebuild the pump and if you want to sell it, you will get your money back. Any Graco 'X' series, be careful.

Strain your paint it won't clog as much

Seeing the condition of your tools is a good indicator why you had so much trouble.

There $999 in New Zealand plus taxes

You save the time spraying the material for sure but you will loose tons of time for masking everything.

Hahaha “Do yourself a favor...”

I picked up mine for a hundred bucks😂

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It's been 3 years of inflation now and it's $270

Can you make a video without the damn music???

hahahh Prices went up.

It's now $260... ya know... Biden's Build Back Better!

Thanks for the video!!!