Wagner Spray Tech 520000 Power Tex Texture Sprayer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Wagner
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $87.99
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 9833
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.6
Dimensions (in): 13 x 12.1 x 9.8
MPN: 0520000
Model: 520000
UPC: 024964174201
EAN: 0024964174201
ASIN: B000I5WAW8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Power texture sprayer for walls and ceilings | | • | Applies popcorn, orange peel, and knockdown textures on walls and ceilings | | • | Powerful air turbine and 1-gallon adjustable hopper for fast coverage of large surfaces | | • | Includes 3 spray nozzles, 1-gallon adjustable hopper | | • | Weighs less than 5.7 pounds |
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Product Description
All-in-one Wagner Power Tex powered texture sprayer features a built-in turbine with ample power to spray texture to the whole ceiling, yet simple enough for small touch-up jobs. Simply fill the hopper, plug into a standard 15 Amp wall socket and spray.
Amazon.com Product Description
With three texture settings to choose from, this power texture sprayer gives walls and ceilings just the right look, from traditional to contemporary. A built-in air turbine has more than enough power to texture the whole ceiling, yet is simple and lightweight enough, at less than 5.7 pounds, to whip out for small touch up jobs. No need for a separate air compressor and long air hoses, this texture sprayer is equipped with an easy- to-fill, onboard texture hopper and plugs into a standard 15 amp wall socket for quick and easy portability. The unit sprays the same materials the pros use, standard aggregated un-aggregated texture and diluted joint compound, and setup is easy with no tools required. Three nozzles achieve the desired texture, be it orange peel or knockdown for walls, or popcorn for ceilings. And the 2-position hopper converts quickly without adapters for spraying walls or ceilings. --Brian D. OlsonWhat's in the Box
Sprayer (05200003), spray nozzles, 1-gallon adjustable hopper.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Patience Grasshopper September 13, 2008
John N. Inman (Acworth, Ga)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was a little sceptical about this product doing as it says, but after finishing my living room all doubts where erased. Now wait, it does have a learning curve, don't think taking it out of the box and start spraying away will yield great results. Not likely. If you pratice like others have said that helps greatly. I think the hardest part was getting the drywall mud to the right consistinsy. I did orange peel, believe when I say if you think it has enough water in it add a little more. When I took the mixing paddle out, the mud came right off, did not stick, runny, soupy like, allot thinner than pancake batter. Do a pratice spray on cardboard and check your results. Do a back and forth motion about 2 to three feet away and do not stay in one place to long. Go over again for heavier texture. Not too much on first passes though or it will not look too good. Let it dry then go over it again. Few other things is I did a large room 15 by 20 by 16 ft high. It makes it harder,but not impossible. If you do a large area everytime you refill take off the nozzle clean it and the opening on the gun. If not it will clog up and flow will stop or the mud in the hopper will bubble and blow up out of the hopper, not that dramatic but you will hear it bubbling and rumbling you will know, then you have to clean it. Only takes min or two. Cover your mixed mud while spraying or it will harden. Also I noticed it did firm up a bit in the bucket even though it was covered, so adding a little water would not hurt each time. Just depends on your mud. IT IS ALSO VERY VERY MESSY....Cover EVERYTHING, windows, floors, vents, dogs, cats...Really you will regret it if you don't. It not for pin point accuracy, comes out fowards but in a wide arc, shallow arc, whatever it feels like. You do have some control, dont get me wrong, but there is some leakage, and if you dont cover the floors they will be textured as well. Its fun, also the unit loaded with mud is heavy, and large projects can get tiring. Oh also I placed it on the ground to load it, hopper in the position to do walls, easy. Also something to keep in mind, I primed my walls and ceiling it made it difficult to see results and where I sprayed, I had to bring in utility lights, still was hard, I suggest using a tinted primer close to what you will eventualy paint the walls, if white oh well, but I know if you can, it will be easier to see what you doing and get faster results, thats the only headache I had white mud white walls blends in...ahhh.. Not Wagners fault though. I highly recommend it, just be prepared and be patient and I believe you will have fun too and yield great results...Everything is easy to clean too..Have Fun..
 Will work you to death or, Free workout September 3, 2008
No GI Jane (Texas)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
It should be noted that I consider myself handy and have done several home projects and have had good results without knowing what I was doing and that I am normally physically capable.
After reading the previous reviews I was encouraged to purchase the sprayer. I played with the mixture's consistency and practiced spraying most of the morning and then tackled a small closet that included the ceiling.
It was messier than I expected with not just pieces hitting the floor but gobs oozing out of the nozzle and onto the trigger. (The instructions mention that some water may leak out of this area.) If you are an Amazon lady or trained with the military and are used to holding an AK-47 or lift weights on a daily basis you should be fine pulling and holding the trigger and holding up the sprayer to get the coverage you want. (I had to use two hands at times to keep the trigger fully pulled.) I only finished because it became personal after the first hour. I was trying to get the pattern that would match my existing texture so maybe I was expecting a little too much. (Professional texture man is scheduled to arrive in a few days.) I will still use the machine to texture the walls in the garage but I was not able to get the design I wanted for the house. I am good about reading and following directions so I do not think I could improve upon the performance except with maybe more target practice. I did find that clean-up was not bad at all.
NOTE-----Updating you on my 2 star review. The professional painter/texture man showed up and guess what he was using? Yep, the same Wagner machine! He has had it a long time and swears by it. He complimented me on my closet and said that he had to go through the same trial and error but the main tip he gave was very thin mud. I watched and it was very runny. The instructions state "like pancake batter" but his was VERY THIN. Can't stress that enough. Still was messy on application but not like when I used it and it will not work you as hard since you will not have the mixture so thick. So, based on everything he said and the fact that he no longer uses the bigger machines and his Wagner had tape all over it from obvious hard use, I am upgrading it to 4 stars and withholding the one star for when I attempt the garage. Hope this helps!
Excellent for small jobs September 1, 2008
Sluggermike (California)
If you have a small job and you don't want to deal with the air hose, compressor and larger texture gun, this is the ticket. It does a great job with minimum set up time. Pour the texture material in the hopper, plug it in to an electrical outlet and you are ready to go. Clean up is very easy and quick.
Professional Painting Contractor - July 26, 2008
San Luis Painting (San Luis Obispo, Ca USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is Excellent. I was astounded. The little spray cans of texture add up quickly and while I wouldn't use this little gem for a whole neighborhood. I do use it for all of my "Touch Up" work and I just finished Dry walling and Texture for a geodesic Dome House! The Gun held up to heavy use and left a beautiful finish. I Highly recommend. I have had mine for about 7 months and she has never failed me.
Very Pleased July 5, 2008
J. Hudson (Southern California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was sprucing up the garage and had about 50 linear feet of drywall that I wanted to texture. I purchased a 3.5 gallon bucket of ready mixed texture from Home Depot for around $10, but it still needs water to thin down to the proper consistency. I ended up dumping the texture into a 5 gallon bucket which made it easier to mix. (You definitely need a drill with one of the mixing attachments)
I had also purchased some 3' wide plastic which I taped to the bottom of the wall to keep the floor clean. Well, this thing makes quite a mess, and 3' was not enough. I would have been better off just covering the whole floor, but oh well.
Definitely practice a bit - I ended up using the medium sized nozzle for the look I wanted. Also, loop the power cord around so that the connection won't pull apart - I stepped on the extension cord at one point and it pulled out, causing a big "spit" of mud on the wall when the sprayer died. One other thing to look out for is when filling the hopper - you can rotate it to the front for doing ceilings, or towards the back for walls. I set the sprayer on the floor and poured the texture compound into the hopper from my bucket - but with the hopper towards the front, as soon as I turned away to set the bucket down, the hopper fell over :( So if your going to fill the hopper by setting it on the floor, rotate the hopper to the back or be careful.
One other thing that I was glad I bought was a drywall "squeege" for the knockdown. It looks like a window squeege, with a rubber edge and is about 24" wide. It worked much better than a metal drywall knife that I also tried using.
All in all, it was a lot of work, it made quite a mess, but I was very pleased in the way it turned out. Clean up was very easy, and I would definitely but this sprayer again. Now that I have some experience with it, there are some places inside my house that need some work...
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