Airless Sprayer Pro 5.5
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I used the sprayer on a basement wall and did some rough painting to get some practice and find out how well the sprayer would do on a regular wall surface with interior latex based paint. The paint had to be thinned down some and did a fine job as well but the sprayer would sputter a bit and splash some thicker spots.
This slight splattering is something you can almost get rid of by ensuring the paint is thoroughly mixed and well thinned so you don’t have some thicker portions in the container. The splatter does not happen often and would just require a little wiping off and touching up.
Using the Black & Deckersprayer with stain was really easy as stain is very thin and goes on very easy but you have to use even strokes when applying. With a little practice you can get a nice even coat easily and make a good simple stain job on even rough furniture like outdoor tables, benches and decks.
I used the sprayer on a kitchen cabinet that needed waterproofing inside as well as stain and varnish on the outside. The water proofer inside was the thin stuff that you use on concrete, wood and many other surfaces and went on very well. This thinner paint, stain and other spraying does a great job and is very easy to clean up as well.
The water proofer went on well enough and did a good job with only a little wiping needed to catch some drips but the nice part was not having to reach fully inside the cabinet to get all the surfaces. The stain went on well and did a good job of covering the outside, especially the odd spaces like under the counters edge and where boards on the side held the counter in place.
The varnish I used did not do such a great job but I really think this is more the operator than the paint sprayer, I do not have as much practice with the sprayer. I used the sprayer only for a little while and do need to get some more practice with it to find out the small nuances and idiosyncrasies of using it. The Black & Decker Airless Sprayer does a good job with the varnish but I would often not move the sprayer in a straight line and would try to contour my stroke to the various pieces which is a bad thing. The spray gets thick when you stop moving it sideways but this is a problem only with how you use it.
I had no problem just wiping off the drips and letting the coat dry to apply a little more. I did not get a good even coat that is thick enough to show a smooth glossy layer like a good expensive piece of furniture but for an inexpensive cabinet that I installed it did a decent enough job. If you wanted to use this for some better furniture or a more professional job you should do a lot of practicing.
For staining objects like rough surfaced outdoor furniture, decks and anything with smaller pieces that would require hours of brushing the airless sprayer would be fantastic. It gets a good even coat most of the time but it does sometimes sputter but I think this is due to the paint not being mixed enough. I also think this is from moving the sprayer and air getting up into the pick-up tube.