
Ratings & Reviews for Wagner Control Pro 170 Electric Stationary Airless Paint Sprayer
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this paint sprayer for dramatic time savings, ease of use, and professional-quality finishes. Most highlight how projects that took multiple days now complete in hours with minimal physical strain. Reviewers consistently note effortless water cleanup, intuitive setup, and even spray coverage with reduced overspray—even beginners achieve pro-level results. Many confirm the unit pays for itself through labor savings. A small group reports occasional tip clogging and higher paint usage on smaller jobs, though most consider these minor trade-offs for the exceptional speed and quality delivered.
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Would RecommendAbouth this and was able to finish paint my basment with 4 coats in 3 daysb
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Works well!
Would RecommendVery happy with this sprayer, replaced an older Wagner sprayer that was showing it's age.
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Definitely worked for me
Would RecommendGood sprayer, did what I needed it to do. The one thing keeping me from going to 5 stars is the siphon hose. It kept kinking, and the only way I could keep it from doing so was to lay it on its side. Other than that, functional and easy to use.
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terrible
Would Not Recommendthis is not made for good quality paint 3rd one I returned
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Waste of time and money
Would Not RecommendSpent over an hour thoroughly reading through instructions and getting set up. Tested as suggested. It worked. Got ready to paint. Hose blew off machine and blew out half a gallon of paint before I could get the machine turned off.
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Love online ordering
Would RecommendI love using the app for my ordering needs. It’s so quick convenient… all the products are at your finger tip the selection is incredible and it says a lot of time. !
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Low volume with little over spray!!! You will love
Would Not RecommendGreat airless sprayer! Low over spray!
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Should have bought this sooner!
Would RecommendPainted the front of my house in 30 minutes… after a day of prep taping haha
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Low quality
Would Not RecommendCheap spray pattern, spray tip clogs
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WAGNER PRO 170
Would RecommendSRAYED ALOT OF WATER BASED PAINT ON NUMEROUS BUILDINGS. WORKED REAL WELL. GOOD PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
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Stained a Large Fence
Would RecommendMy first time using a sprayer, was incredible. Pressure washed and stained and older fence. looks great. much much much faster and easier. was able to stain in tight areas that would have been impossible with a brush or roller. looks great. Needed very little back brushing. Was easy to use.
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Easy to use out of the box, but.
Would RecommendThis is easy to use out of the box, but there are some things that could be improved upon. The biggest one is getting the spray pattern correct. I kept getting "fingering" when I used it but couldn't find in the manual why or how to correct it, until I stumbled upon the solution on-line (I needed to increase the pressure). The Power cord, Pickup, and Prime Tubes could be longer so as to be able to reach better (Not deal breakers though). That aside, this is a great unit for the amateur/beginner...
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Not good with latex paint
Would Not RecommendThe sprayer is advertised as being able to spray latex paints. I tried it, but the tip clogged almost immediately. I cleaned the tip and thinned the paint, it clogged within 5 minutes. The clogged tip problem continued for the whole project.
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