Recommendations for a Garden fence sprayer

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    Good afternoon due to my arthritis in my talons can anyone please recommend a fence sprayer now I know if I had a choice I would use a brush ,thank you:smile:
     
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      I too would like to get a decent one of these as I find it quite a tedious task and always feel like I should be doing something creative in the garden instead! :heehee: Didn't you get quite a good one recently, @Fat Controller?

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      Yes, it was an absolute God-send - noisy, but made life a whole lot easier. this one
       
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        I simply couldn't do it with a brush - I tried, managed one coat on four panels and the pain was just too much.

        Be careful with the choice of paint with it though - even the basic £8 a tub Wickes stuff needed watering down, but even then it still coated well enough.
         
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          @wiseowl - here are the fences done with the sprayer

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            I have a new fence that I have 'designs' on (not yet started!) and did some research about paint sprayers etc. I decided on the Cuprinol Garden Shade and Brush which has great reviews and seems to produce the best finished results. As I say, I haven't started using it yet, so I guess I can't really 'recommend' it as such, but maybe something for you to look at :)?
             
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              Good afternoon @Fat Controller @Mitramonday my friends and thank you I decided to purchase this one I have just used it and sprayed 3 6 x 6 panels in 10 minutes its a cracking spray gun:SUNsmile::smile:

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                Hi @wiseowl ,

                Can we ask which brand of fence paint did you use and what percentage of water did you have to use ?


                Hi @Fat Controller,

                Can we ask the same of you, which of the Wickes paints did you use, their Fence or Garden ones and again what percentage of water was needed ?
                Have you used any other brands than Wickes ?


                Just enquiring for a neighbour who has got to do both sides of about 20 panels !
                Well worth the £50 cost of the sprayer if you can do them so quickly.
                Being a diluted spray do you have to do two or more coats ?

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                  Good evening @ricky101 my friend I used Cuprinol (Rich Oak) added no water and at the moment one coat looks ok will add a photo later:smile:

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                    I used Wickes own brand, basic £8 a tub - Wickes Shed & Fence Timbercare Silver Pebble 9L | Wickes.co.uk

                    I had to add around a litre to the 9 already in the tub or the nozzle on my gun would block, so essentially it was working out at 80p a litre. Four tubs all in did my entire garden and there is LOT of fence panels
                     
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                      I've been trying to get an answer to this question ever since I puchased a Wagner sprayer - can I use normal Cuprinol instead of the sprayable version?

                      The sheds had better look out now...
                       
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