Thread: Wagner Flexio 690 Extra Spray Kit any good for door frames??

I've used an earlier version of much the same machine for water based interior and exterior paints and it worked okay on cornices, wall corners and weatherboards with pretty consistent coating on these angled surfaces and way quicker than tradtional brushing. Maybe not so good on broad flat surfaces like walls unless you get your technique correct as careless overlapping can lead to runs. Doesn't produce a lot of bounceback / mist like some other sprayers around same level. The key to success is more in mixing the paint to the correct consistency (don't believe the "goes on easy straight out of the can" advertising) and especially in cooler / cold weather heating the paint by soaking the tub in hot water for better flow.

I didn't try it on doors as I'm happy to roll and tip and didn't want to take the doors off and set them up for spraying elsewhere. Forget about spraying them while hanging on the jambs. Protecting surrounding areas from overspray will take forever.

Spraying jambs and archs in situ is okay with a fine control narrow spray, but by the time you remove and replace the hardware and cut in on the walls around the archs a brush and or small roller works out about the same, with more control and less mess.

Can't say how it'd go with polyurethane, especially oil based as I don't have the patience to clean up sprayers after using oil base. Might go the same as other water based paints if using water based polyurethane.

The version I used was the big pot, not the gravity sprayer in the Bunnings link you provided. No idea how the gravity sprayer would go but presumably it's intended for finer work and better for a smooth finish on a door, but [not just] Wagner products often don't live up to their advertising and videos on how easy it is to spray trade quality finishes with no experience and less than trade quality sprayers.

I expect that for a fine finish you'd want to follow the usual process of many light coats rather than a couple of heavy ones, and maybe light sanding between coats.

If you don't have much experience with sprayers, load up with lots of cardboard sheets from beer cartons etc and flatten them out and experiment on them to get a feel for spraying and especially to set your fan pattern and flow rate correctly.

At least Bunny's has an easy return policy if it doesn't work properly, so you could take a risk buying it knowing it can go back if it doesn't do the job.

If you're spraying over already painted or primed doors, you're going to end up with pretty much the same level of finish texture as you started with unless you're sanding between coats. A quality short nap roller does a similar job a lot quicker.

I painted the whole outside of a massive Queenslander with the Flexio 590 (Using large pot) Flexio 590 - all-purpose indoor and outdoor paint sprayer with nine speeds I was super impressed with the results.
I hate heights so wanted no hoses in my way while 4-5m up on scaff. I also figured needing to fill the 1L pot every so often would be a nice break (there were pros and cons to it).

Top tip is ALWAYS half trigger the sprayer to pressurise the can, before pulling fully to allow spraying. Else you get splutter. I never got to use the finer spray (smaller bottle) but given the larger spray did such a great job I'd say it would be good for furniture/doors etc. Wind will cause overspray so choose quiet days. Still tape up everything.

It took me 30-40 minutes every day to do cleanup using water based paint so bear that in mind. I am pretty fastidious with things like that, knowing I'd want it to be pristine the next day of use, after each session it was like new. I don't know how patient I'd be with oil based paints. Given you're looking to save time maybe a wider roller is more fitting ?

Originally Posted by CaRaZaY

It took me 30-40 minutes every day to do cleanup using water based paint so bear that in mind. I am pretty fastidious with things like that, knowing I'd want it to be pristine the next day of use, after each session it was like new.

Not necessary daily. I just wipe the nozzle clean and soak a kitchen sponge with water and double it over the nozzle and hold it on with a big rubber band from front to rear. Good for a few days in cold to mild weather, one day in hot weather without refreshing the sponge. Just make sure the first spray is on waste like cardboard to clear any water that's got into the nozzle.

Originally Posted by CaRaZaY

Top tip is ALWAYS half trigger the sprayer to pressurise the can, before pulling fully to allow spraying. Else you get splutter.

is this in the manual or learn from experience? i have read that it does this and not sure if its user problem or gun problem.

Originally Posted by wozzzzza

is this in the manual or learn from experience? i have read that it does this and not sure if its user problem or gun problem.

They clearly state it in the manual to pressurise it with a half trigger. But sometimes you've paused for a few minutes or so and assume the pressure is fine, but it isn't. It only takes 1-2secs so not a waiting problem in any way. Half trigger for 2 secs and away you go.
Between the 30+°C summer heat and tiring out climbing the trestles with their super large spacings between rungs, it was easy to have momentary lapses remembering.

It took me a few splutters before I worked out why it was happening. (I did read the manual but there was a lot to take in on first go)