Graco TrueCoat 360VSP Electric Handheld Airless Paint Sprayer

A Review by a Novice Painter

I purchased the TrueCoat 360 VSP to do small jobs around the house. I needed to paint my front door and glider that sits on my back porch. Since I have never used an airless sprayer before, I chose to do the glider first. I figured a glider that sits on the back porch did not require perfection since I was in the learning mode. First things first. Read the manual and watch the online videos. They helped me quite a bit on figuring out how to prepare my sprayer for the first use and the pr...

Excellent for projects and some DIY

Excellent for doors, trim, and even small rooms (would make painting a closet take minutes). Takes about 2 minutes to paint one side of a door, no exaggeration. A dozen 8 foot sections of baseboard and trim - all of about 5 minutes. I was refinishing a room so the floor wasn't down and the drop ceiling wasn't in yet so I tried the sprayer there and it was such a time saver around corners and bulkheads. While I recommend it, there are a few things to be aware of: 42 oz sounds like a lot, but...

Great little sprayer

This is a great little sprayer. It really cut down the time it took me to paint the inside of my house. I’ve got a shed to spray still, two decks and a fence. It’s going to get a lot of use this summer. Be aware, it is a little heavy and when spraying for longer periods of time, it can get really hot around the trigger area. That just told me it was time to take a minute or two break to let my finger cool down. Filling the sprayer is super easy and takes no longer than about two minutes, ...

First Time Using A Sprayer

We bought this unit a month ago to paint furniture. This was an older This Ends Up dresser with 6 drawers. Could not find spray paint in the desired color plus we were painting in the house and did not want the solvent fumes in a sealed house. Dresser consisted of 6 drawers and the cabinet. This was time using an airless sprayer and with that came the learning curve. Easily wasted half a quart of paint with the first drawer. Was a high gloss latex from SW. Had a hard time optimizing spray speed ...

What you’ve come to expect from GRACO

I bought it to help with trim work. I used it extensively for the job. The paint was thick and the environment was hot. This piece of equipment never skipped a beat. The plastic spray bags are very durable and reusable. So points of improvement- add a plastic loop on the handle so you can thread the extension cord through. Ditch the little hole in the handle that’s for holding the extra spray tip. Maybe sew in some small pockets inside the carrying case for the tip. The carrying case is al...

Just about perfect.

Bought this to spray cabinets. I wanted a sprayer that could handle latex paints without a lot of thinning and it works well. I thought it went on a little thick even at the lowest power setting but everything dried perfectly. The instructional videos were excellent and I recommend watching them before starting especially if you are new to sprayers. A few reviews mentioned overspray was a problem but I didn’t think it was too bad as long as you dial back the power appropriately. I think the ...

Works great, Practice first

I purchased this Graco 360 VSP a month ago and have ran 1 gallon of primer and 4 gallons of latex paint through it. My wife and i are remodeling our mud room. We re-purposed the existing 8 cabinets and had new doors made for them, plus added an additional 4 cabinets/doors. The sprayer took some time to get used to. Whatever you do, practice on cardboard before you paint. Use both the narrow and wide nozzles when practicing so that you get a feel for how much paint is coming out. This leads to my...

Got the job done, sorta

Originally purchased with one job in mind, paint the garage. A relatively small job compared to other garages I’ve seen (13’x20’), anyway after being recommended this sprayer I came straight home to start spraying… Cons: 1. For a medium to larger job, 40 oz paint capacity gets annoying to refill.. it’s just enough time to find your groove then you have to stop. Refill. Squeeze air out. Prime. Find your groove again 2. The sprayer got overworked pretty fast, maybe 30-45 minutes into the chore I...

Graco 360 VSP

I recently remodeled my basement bathroom...adding a new tiled shower and painting existing cabinetry. As I had long contemplated purchase of an airless, I discovered the hand-held airless units offered by Graco and purchased one in May. This was my first airless...so thoroughly read/followed the mfr. instructions. Practiced on some finish plywood and then shot my cabinets with a name-brand latex acrylic paint. Strained the paint and adjusted the pressure to replicate a nice even spray. Pai...

Excellent Spray Gun

Am new to woodworking and originally bought this gun to paint a desk that I made for my wife. I was trying to paint the pieces individually prior to assembly and was having a hard time getting an even coat when spraying down on boards on the floor. So I assembled the furniture and sprayed post assembly (so the spraying wasn't down) and the gun worked great. Nice even application of the paint. I then used this product to re-stain my fence. The gun worked even better for the fence in terms ...