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<blockquote data-quote="Blackleg" data-source="post: 6946407" data-attributes="member: 5617"><p>When I was looking to buy I spoke to a few people who offered advice...</p><p></p><p>A shed builder said the old Graco Kings are brilliant (and the newer ones aren't), they're air powered airless and supposedly bombproof but watch out for the ratio of the machine - higher ratio = thicker paint, lower ratio might only be good for varnish etc.</p><p></p><p>Wagner or Graco are good but some machines are at the budget end and may only be suitable for interior thin water based paint (there's usually a good selection of them on ebay with a hopper to pour paint in).</p><p></p><p>I looked at a hand held battery operated Graco airless for doing small jobs and touch up work, the Graco literature was impressive. Spoke to a man that deals in them who said he wouldn't sell me one because they're rubbish and he was going to stop stocking them.</p><p></p><p>Tritech are supposed to be top quality, I was told they don't use rubber seals on the piston but rely on a very high tolerance between piston/cylinder = all steel parts/maintenance free</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.tritechairless.com/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Like I said I don't know much about painting, just passing on advice given to me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackleg, post: 6946407, member: 5617"] When I was looking to buy I spoke to a few people who offered advice... A shed builder said the old Graco Kings are brilliant (and the newer ones aren't), they're air powered airless and supposedly bombproof but watch out for the ratio of the machine - higher ratio = thicker paint, lower ratio might only be good for varnish etc. Wagner or Graco are good but some machines are at the budget end and may only be suitable for interior thin water based paint (there's usually a good selection of them on ebay with a hopper to pour paint in). I looked at a hand held battery operated Graco airless for doing small jobs and touch up work, the Graco literature was impressive. Spoke to a man that deals in them who said he wouldn't sell me one because they're rubbish and he was going to stop stocking them. Tritech are supposed to be top quality, I was told they don't use rubber seals on the piston but rely on a very high tolerance between piston/cylinder = all steel parts/maintenance free [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.tritechairless.com/[/URL] Like I said I don't know much about painting, just passing on advice given to me (y) [/QUOTE]
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