Questions and Answers for Wagner Control Stainer 350 Handheld HVLP Stain Sprayer

A:  The Control Series sprayers are meant for thin bodied materials, like stain. Call us directly for help at 1-800-328-8251.

A:  Sure, both water based or oil based polyurethane would spray just fine. Good luck with your projects.

A:  Our Control series are meant for thin bodied materials, like stain. It will spray paint, if modified. There are a few things you can do to paint/stain to ensure it sprays well. 1 - Stir the paint/stain with a mixer in a drill until its creamy smooth, about 1 min per gallon 2 - Strain the paint/stain before it goes into the sprayer 3 - Add a flow agent, like Floetrol or Paint Easy (this is not a thinner) for latex paint – Penetrol for oil based 4 - Or you can thin, even as little as 5% can make a big difference, water for water based materials and mineral spirits for oil based material. Up to 20% is fine. We designed our Flexio HVLP series with thick latex paints in mind. They have more power to help atomize thicker paints. Contact us with more questions at 1-800-328-8251.

A:  Our Control Stainer series of tools were designed with thin bodied materials in mind, like stain. It will struggle with full thickness house paints. We suggest our Flexio models for spraying latex paints around the house. Take a look here - https://www.homedepot.com/s/flexio?NCNI-5 Also, there are a few things you can do to paint/stain to ensure it sprays well. 1 - Stir the paint/stain with a mixer in a drill until its creamy smooth, about 1 min per gallon 2 - Strain the paint/stain before it goes into the sprayer 3 - Add a flow agent, like Floetrol or Paint Easy (this is not a thinner) for latex paint – Penetrol for oil based 4 - Or you can thin, even as little as 5% can make a big difference, water for water based materials and mineral spirits for oil based material. Up to 20% is fine. Call us with more questions at 1-800-328-8251.

A:  The iSpray is the paint sprayer nozzle, it came your Control Stainer 350. It's the power of the turbine that allows you to spray paint, rather than stain, not the nozzle. Our Flexio models have more power and can spray thicker fluids. Call us with more questions at 1-800-328-8251.

A:  The Control Stainer is designed for thin bodied materials, like stain. It will not spray full thickness, latex paint very well. There are a few things you can do to paint/stain to ensure it sprays well. 1 - Stir the paint/stain with a mixer in a drill until its creamy smooth, about 1 min per gallon 2 - Strain the paint/stain before it goes into the sprayer 3 - Add a flow agent, like Floetrol or Paint Easy (this is not a thinner) for latex paint – Penetrol for oil based 4 - Or you can thin, even as little as 5% can make a big difference, water for water based materials and mineral spirits for oil based material. Up to 20% is fine.

A:  The Control Stainer 350 is designed to spray stains, not paints so we do not recommend it. For ceilings, this model may work better for you, https://www.homedepot.com/p/Wagner-FLEXiO-5000-Stationary-HVLP-Paint-and-Stain-Sprayer-0529091/306921507. The gun is separate from the turbine and can be tilted upwards, up to 60 degrees. Watch this helpful video, https://youtu.be/cVTWAlI2O7g. We also have a 24" extension that will help with this project. Watch this helpful video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pa_19mKRVE. Feel free to call us at 1-800-328-8251 if you have further questions.

A:  The Control Stainer 350 comes with our iSpray nozzle which includes a material container that is marked at a maximum of 45 oz/1300 ml. Good luck with your projects.