Graco X5 Magnum Airless Paint Sprayer Exterior Paint Project Kit

Excellent Paint Sprayer, Even for Beginners

I absolutely love this paint sprayer! I was a little intimidated at first because I’d never used an airless sprayer before, but after watching a few YouTube tutorials (which I highly recommend), everything clicked. Once I understood the setup and how to use it properly, it was a cinch. The sprayer lays down a smooth, even coat and made my painting project so much faster than using a roller or brush. It was easy to adjust, and cleanup wasn’t nearly as difficult as I expected if you follow the in...

Quality, but dissappointed.

Liked the quality feel, but couldn't spray the paint without chocking up and splattering despite the Graco directions, largest nozzle it could fit, paint can nozzle size requirement met and store associate confirmed. Alas, it splattered and was still too "small" or not pumping enough for a quality paint it was advertised to be used for (paint can nozzle size spec agreed). Normally Lowes struggles/hesitates with paint sprayer returns due to dishonest customers which I can easily understand, but a...

Easy to use, a little bit of pain to clean

I purchase this airless sprayer based on the other reviews here and I am happy with it. Set-up is pretty simple. Takes a little work to get it to prime but that could be normal since I only has to do it twice. Using it was really easy. if you have used any other spray equipment before then it's a no brainer. I did a 2 or 3 tests sprays just to get a feel for the gun to figure out what pace i had to keep the gun moving to get nice coverage and but not sags or runs. In two days I painted about 800...

EASY TO CLEAN SPRAYS EVEN

Easy to take apart and clean each time. Good unit to pre-paint your house trim before installing.

So much faster

I bought this with the roller attachment to paint an apartment. It worked great! I painted most of the apartment with the roller attachment after I trimmed everything. It was easy to store overnight so I could finish painting the next day. Then I painted the pantry in the kitchen with just the sprayer. The price is great for the jobs I want to do. It was easy to clean and store, too. The best part - it was so much faster than using a regular roller!

Quality control issues, on otherwise great sprayer

It's a nice sprayer, but be sure to test it by priming with a bucket of water first. Go through priming, and spraying with water before ever using paint. The reason I say this is our unit had a piece of metal that kept the inlet ball from sealing. Don't jump right into mineral spirits and oil-based primer, like I tried :) So, when you assemble the X5 and prime for the first time, follow these instructions (provided by Graco support - thanks John!). Simply grab a 2 to 5-gallon bucket of water, p...

Good solid sprayer

I would have giving it a5 but after carefully straining my paint, I still had the top clog about 8 times over a 3hr job. Also I wish someone would invent a hose that didn’t need to be straightened out constantly! I found myself on a ladder flipping the hose over and over to get it straight. Clean up is fine but I like to go overboard and scrub everything. I ran about 3 gallons of water through house, removing tip and gun 1/2 way through. Then cleaned with soapy water in the sink. I’d buy it agai...

First Sprayer

A bit intimidating at first after reading the instructions. This was my first paint sprayer I was not aware of all the prep steps prior to use. But I just followed the directions thru the priming stage and test spray and all went fine. The spray unit worked beautifully. It was easy and smooth using the sprayer. It was quick to learn the how to of use and when I got rolling I knocked out my 6 ft backyard fence in less than 3 hours. Looks fantastic. This was definitely one of my better purchases. ...

I Painted like a Pro

Was getting a new impact resistant shingled roof on my barn and house along with new custom aluminum seamless gutters so I thought might as well put on a fresh coat of paint to go with it. I've always rolled and brushed I'm 63 so old school, but this time I seen the Graco airless spayers so I decided to investigate. Went home and investigated and watched a bunch of YouTube videos and was like heck yeah if its faster and easier and you get a better paint job I'm going for it. Went back to the pa...

Paint Sprayer combo

I didn't need the extension, and I have not used it yet, but the combination of the paint sprayer and the extension was $30 less than the paint sprayer by itself. Ah the mysteries of retail store pricing.... The paint sprayer is truly easy to use but you need to clean it well after use.