Bought a cheap paint sprayer and regretted it after 2 rooms

I thought I was saving money by grabbing a $40 sprayer from the hardware store for my living room and hallway. First room looked okay but the second one had globs all over the trim and it clogged twice on me. Tried cleaning it three times but the nozzle just wouldn't spray right after that. Ended up spending more on brushes and roller covers to fix it anyway. Anyone else had a cheap sprayer fail on them mid project?

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margaretramirez1d ago

@the_rowan im with you 100 percent. my cheap sprayer was a wagner i think, the one that was like $35. it actually worked fine for the first wall but then it started spitting and clumping all over the place. totally feel your pain on the cleanup too, i spent more time trying to unclog it than i did actually spraying. ended up just tossing it and buying a proper one from a friend who paints houses. you live and you learn i guess.

the_rowan1d ago

That was my experience too. What brand was it so I can make sure to avoid it?

james_bell1d ago

Same thing happened to me with a cheap sprayer I got from a hardware store. @the_rowan, I actually learned the hard way that the paint viscosity matters a ton for those budget ones, too thin and it spits everywhere. Maybe it's just me but I think sometimes the cheaper ones just aren't worth the headache no matter how careful you are.