GracoUltra Corded Airless Handheld Paint Sprayer 17M359

I bought this sprayer in order to paint my daughter's kitchen cabinets. I have done a lot of DIY painting over the years, but never with a sprayer. After reading the reviews, I took the dive on this sprayer. It was a fantastic decision. This might be the first review I have ever left on Amazon. But this product is worthy as it allowed this guy to paint some cabinets and make them look fantastic. It is relatively easy to use. The instructions that are included and Graco's youtube channel make it very easy to use. There really was not much of a trick to learning how to operate it -- i just followed the directions. I did go to my local Sherwin Williams and buy a spray tip with a smaller spray path and that reduced the amount of paint that sprayed. I used a 312 tip instead of the 515 that came with the sprayer. It worked very well. We used Sherwin Williams Pro Classic primer and paint. Both sprayed very well without any thinning. I used the sprayer several times through the course of one day -- and had not problem leaving the paint in the sprayer for 90 minutes between coats. The only glitch i had was toward the end of the day after working with the sprayer all day I had to stop and clean out the filter in the sprayer in order to get the proper flow of paint. Clean up was relatively easy. It isn't hard to understand how to clean the sprayer and tips -- it just takes some time. If you are thinking about this product for a smaller size kitchen, bathroom or something that like -- I would say it is almost perfect. Anything larger than that, and I would say you might be exceeding the capability of this sprayer. The paint canister that connects to the bottom of the sprayer just doesn't hold enough paint to do a large job. You would have to stop and refill that container too often. Here is a before and after picture.

Despite reading the reviews that this product typically burns “the pump” within a few uses, I ignored it thinking I’d at least be able to get the job I needed done — plus “the pump” can be replaced under warranty (I’d imagine) for first year (or about another $100 when it finally happens). I also bought extra brand name cleaning material to keep the pump in good shape, thinking it’s prevent that some. Only I never even got that far.Unfortunately, it was even worse… the MOTOR itself broke before I finished my first SMALL job! I managed to refill the paint one time during use (maybe twice?) and then it shut down on me (red blinking light).According to the manual, this happens when the device overheats & you have to wait ~30 mins to start up again. To my dismay, I waited and waited and waited and it never would come back again. The manual also suggests this same blinking light ‘could’ indicate the motor has burnt out — which I guess was the case.Why on earth they wouldn’t put in a heat sensor or something else that pauses the device long prior to burning out the motor, I have no clue. Perhaps it does, but clearly it’s failing.Anyways, listen to the reviews on here that say this device is a failure. I was REALLY disappointed because it actually sprays the paint well & was able to get into most of the tight spots I needed (while it lasted).

I’ve sprayed 4 large cabinet projects now with this gun and really like the way it works, ease of use, and the finish it produces. I’ve been spraying Ben Moore advance and it looks great. I like the fact you have a ton of choices for spay tips, do some research and get the correct one for the job your doing. It’s also easy to clean, although not as quickly as they claim. Very happy with it, and am glad most parts for it are available if it needs replacement.

It's a nice little sprayer, but way over priced. Should be $200-250. Also the liners are pretty much one time use because they lose their seal very quick. I found if I needed to refill more than once, it would lose the seal and air would get in and then you have bad results. Granted, if I'm filling more than twice I'll probably just be using my full size airless sprayer and not this. For all those having problems with keeping the pump primed, it's critical you don't unscrew and re-screw the reservoir. Once you fill the pot and tighten it, you're committed because if you unscrew it the liner is toast. You can maybe once... maybe. I'm able to spray 3 doors (one side) with two coats on a single fill.

Sprayed kitchen cabinets with Benjamin Moore Advance. Really pleased with quality of finish. Had an issue though with pump that needed to be replaced. After using it with about 4 gallons of primer and paint, the unit would not flush out with water. Manual gives several reasons, mainly a bad motor that needs to be replaced. Talked to tech support and they initially recommended opening values and cleaning out. Did not help. Eventually they agreed to send a new pump under warranty and that solved my issue.Tech support was great and they took care of the issue.