HomeRight C800766 Electric Finish Max Paint Sprayer

I am happy I purchased this and I will tell you why at the end of this review. I started out with a new paint project which consisted of a set of bare wood bi-fold closet doors that I purchased here at Amazon. I used a high quality one-cost latex paint semi-gloss. The project was in my basement. The temperature was 64 degrees and the humidity was at 46 percent.I did not thin the paint because the Sprayer directions specifically states to follow the directions on the can of paint for thinning instructions. This particular paint said “DO NOT THIN.”I started with the back of one set of doors and used the sprayer. It took me 29 minutes to complete and required back-to-back coats to cover even though I was using one-coat paint. (See the picture in Step 3 for the results.)Next a painted the back of the second set of doors using a quality painters brush. It took me 30 minutes and only one coat. (See the picture in Step 4 for the results.)Finally, a week later, I painted the fronts on both sets of doors using a high-quality smooth finish roller. The conditions in the basement were the same as the week prior. It took a total of 16 minutes to paint both sets of doors and only took one coat. (See the picture in Step 4 for the results and the final results in Step 5).WHAT I LIKE – the HomeRight sprayer is the easiest prayer I have ever used. There are not a lot of pieces and it goes together and comes apart very easy. Is was a quick one-two step to go from box to painting. It is very light and well balanced. I did not experience any wrist fatigue while using it. The spray pattern is a very fine mist that almost dries on contact. The coverage area is about 4 inches while holding the sprayer about 6 inches above the surface. The clean-up is a breeze, however there is a clean-up step when you add clean water and operate the sprayer – I recommend you NOT do this at the kitchen sink as I did.WHAT I DID NOT LIKE and why I rated this Three Stars. I received a misperception when reading the promotional information about this sprayer on Amazon. I was led to believe that this sprayer would save me time. It did not. As a matter of fact – it took much longer, when you add in the clean-up, then the traditional methods. I would not recommend this sprayer for large painting jobs. You cannot paint a fence with this sprayer for example. This was the main reason I bought it. The other issue is the power cord is ridiculously short and caused my problems while using the sprayer. Another six inches in cord and a dollar more in cost would be well worth it.I’m not unhappy with the purchase because I see huge potential for this sprayer in other applications I plan to do. I think it is of high quality, priced right, and I will get good use out of it. My next project will be to try using it with stain.