Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The short: Produced a great spray finish but did require some help getting there... I purchased this sprayer to tackle some interior remodeling jobs: paint new baseboard and door casings prior to installation, paint 6 interior doors, paint 3 bifolds. My first use was with Behr Premium Semi-Gloss Enamel in ultra white. I followed the directions that advise "Do not thin latex paint except in extreme scenarios" and set out to paint my new baseboards and casings. The sprayer simply could not do it. I tried every variety of settings possible, high air, low volume, low air, high volume, everywhere in between. The sprayer would just shoot out huge globs of paint that would never qualify for any sort of painting. I reverted back to a brush for the trim pieces, cleaned the gun, and set out to do some more research on HVLP. Next up was the interior doors - My research led me to purchasing cone strainers for filling the paint container to keep out any foreign material from the gun. As this was a finish coat, I added a generous dose of 'Flood' paint leveler. I add 'Flood' (bought at the orange box) any time I am doing finish trim work to help create a level coat. And finally - I mixed in warm, clean water right into the gun's paint container along with my semi-gloss enamel and Flood. I used my paint mixing screwgun attachment and mixed this up thoroughly until I had a very thin mixture. The instructions advise that you should not have to thin out latex paints however reality showed otherwise after my first try with the trim. I set up my doors vertically and began spraying. After an initial test on some scrap wood I had the gun working great! Because I was spraying latex paint, I kept the air flow very high. Also as it was thicker paint (even after the Flood and water), I kept the paint flow as low as I could get the adjustment screw set without falling out. I decided multiple thin coats was far more ideal than a clumpy finish. The results were incredible! The gun produced a perfect spray finish on all my doors. I sprayed each side 3 times, alternating spray directions as they were raised panel doors. I waiting for the coats to dry, flipped the doors, and did the same on the other side. One minor note; while waiting for coats to dry I did have to refill, remix (add water), and re-stir the gun's paint container. I also had to get it flushed clean in between coats so the latex paint drying in the gun's passages wouldn't shoot out and ruin my finish. Summary: Buy strainers for filling the paint container Add some 'Flood' or similar leveler Add water to particularly thick latex paints like trim/door enamel Cover EVERYTHING in the room you are spraying, unless you want atomized paint on it (I built a spray room in the garage by hanging plastic sheeting from the ceiling to the floor) Use a good quality respirator while spraying, not a cheap-o doctors mask type, a real filtering 3M cartridge respirator