Are you looking for an easy and cost-effective way to give your furniture a makeover? Learning how to use a paint sprayer on furniture can be the perfect solution! Here at A Ray of Sunlight, we have been using and testing paint sprayers when painting furniture since 2016!
It’s our favorite way to paint furniture! Paint sprayers are versatile tools that allow you to quickly and easily apply a smooth, even coat of paint on virtually any surface.
In this post, we will provide all the information you need to know about using a paint sprayer on furniture including what tools you need, how to get started, reviews of popular paint sprayers, and much more!
Painting furniture can be a time-consuming and difficult task, but with the right tools, it doesn’t have to be! Paint sprayers are an excellent choice for giving your furniture a quick and easy makeover.
With just one tool, you can save time, and create a professional finish on your DIY furniture.
You can use a paint sprayer outdoors, or if you use waterbased paint you can use your paint sprayer indoors. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s start at the beginning.
Is using a paint sprayer right for you? What other things do you need to do before using the sprayer? Let’s dive in!
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Before Using a Paint Sprayer
Before you actually use a paint sprayer on furniture, you’ll need to know if spraying is right for you. Find out the pros and cons and the difference between spraying paint and brush painting furniture in the blog post below.
You’ll also need the right tools such as protective gear like a respirator and safety glasses as well as drop cloths or cardboard sheets for covering nearby surfaces. It’s also important to determine which type of paint is best for the job.
Finally, knowing how to prevent overspray when painting with a sprayer will help keep your project and workspace clean while creating your masterpiece.
- Spray Paint VS Brush Paint Furniture
- Spray Paint Tools You Need When Painting Furniture
- How To Prevent Overspray When Painting Furniture
- Painting Furniture With A Sprayer
- Best Paint for Spraying Furniture
Paint Sprayer for Furniture Reviews
Next, you’ll need to decide what paint sprayer is best for you and your projects. We reviewed some of the best HVLP, Wagner, and HomeRight paint sprayers for furniture as well as a few other brands to help you make a decision on what paint sprayer to buy.
Some paint sprayers are cheaper, but they aren’t as easy to use. And some are more expensive, but create the same type of finish in the end if you do it right.
Here are our paint sprayer for furniture reviews to help guide you!
- Best HVLP Paint Sprayers For Furniture
- Best Wagner Paint Sprayers For Furniture
- Wagner VS HomeRight Paint Sprayers
- Is A Fuji Q4 Paint Sprayer Worth It? Honest Review
- Honest Wagner Double Duty Paint Sprayer Review
- HomeRight Super Finish Max Paint Sprayer | Review And How To Use
- Wagner 3500 Paint Sprayer Review
- Best Electric Paint Sprayer
- Wagner Flexio 5000 Paint Sprayer Review
- Paint Sprayer Reviews
- Best Sprayer for Polyurethane
- Best Paint Sprayer for Walls
- Best Cheap Paint Sprayers
- Best Paint Sprayer for Home Use
- Best Latex Paint Sprayer
- Wagner Detail Finish Nozzle VS iSpray Nozzle
- Vonforn Paint Sprayer Review
- Best Paint Sprayer For Chalk Paint
- Best Paint Sprayers for Beginners
- Is it Worth Getting a Paint Sprayer?
How to Use a Paint Sprayer
Now comes the hard part for a lot of people. They buy the sprayer, and then it sits in the box. Seriously, I hear this over and over. Don’t let that happen to you!
Here are our guides on how to use each type of paint sprayer.
For the most part, we have broken this up between the brand of sprayers and each type, but then each sprayer has a how to guide for how to use the sprayer, how to thin paint for the sprayer, and how to clean the sprayer.
After you read through the guides that relate to your sprayer, get to work. Don’t let it overwhelm you and stop you in your tracks.
Bust that paint sprayer out of the box, put some water in the container, and start spraying it (outside preferably! haha) on some cement or a piece of cardboard or paper.
When spraying the water you can mess around with the controls on that sprayer. Change how much water is coming out, change the power and change the direction of the spray. Pay attention to how it sprays and what each setting does.
When you feel comfortable spraying the water, then you can add some paint to the sprayer. Make sure you test the paint on some cardboard or paper before you spray on your furniture so you can finetune things before doing the real thing.
Wagner FLEXiO Paint Sprayers
Here is how to use the Wagner FLEXiO paint sprayers. The Wagner FLEXiO 3000, Wagner FLEXiO 5000, Wagner FLEXiO 3500, Wagner FLEXiO 590, and the Wagner FLEXiO 595, all fall under this category.
They might vary a little bit here and there, but for the most part, they are the same type of sprayer.
- How To Use The Wagner FLEXiO 3000
- How To Thin Paint For Wagner FLEXiO Sprayer
- How To Clean A Wagner FLEXiO Sprayer
- Wagner Paint Sprayer Troubleshooting
- How to Use Wagner FLEXiO 3500
- How to Use Wagner FLEXiO 5000 Paint Sprayer
- How to Use Wagner FLEXiO 590 Paint Sprayer
- How to Use Wagner FLEXiO 595 Paint Sprayer
- Wagner Paint Sprayer Tips
- How to Clean Wagner FLEXiO 3500
- Wagner FLEXiO 595 vs 3500
- Wagner FLEXiO 3500 VS 5000
- Wagner FLEXiO 3000 VS 3500
- Wagner FLEXiO 3500 VS 590
- How to Clean Wagner Stain Sprayer
- Wagner FLEXiO 3000 Review
- Wagner FLEXiO 590 Review
- Wagner FLEXiO 595 Review
- Which Wagner FLEXiO is best?
- Wagner Paint Sprayer Settings
- How to Take Apart a Wagner Paint Sprayer
- Thinning Latex Paint for Wagner Sprayer
- Wagner FLEXiO Not Spraying
- How Long Can You Leave Paint in A Wagner Sprayer
- How to Clean Oil Based Paint from Wagner Paint Sprayer
- Wagner Paint Sprayer Spitting
Wagner Control Spray Double Duty
The Wagner Control Spray Double Duty sprayer isn’t technically for paint, (I don’t think), but I was able to use it successfully for a few years with chalk paint and mineral type paint.
It would not work well for paints that can’t be thinned out a lot because you have to thin it to a certain viscosity for this sprayer to be able to spray it. It is a cheaper option though! Here are some great guides if you plan to use it!
- How To Use A Wagner Double Duty Paint Sprayer
- How To Thin Paint For Wagner Sprayer
- How To Clean A Wagner Paint Sprayer
- How To Spray Paint A Dresser With Chalk Paint
- Using A Paint Sprayer To Paint A Dresser
- Wagner Control Spray 250 Review
Fuji Paint Sprayers
I upgraded to the Fuji Q4 paint sprayer after using the Wagner Double Duty sprayer, and it was a dream! There are enough settings to get it to do exactly what you need it to do, but not be overwhelming.
It’s portable and can spray thick paints like the Wagner FLEXiO sprayers can. Here are some helpful guides for using Fuji paint sprayers.
HomeRight Paint Sprayers
The Homeright paint sprayers are another budget friendly option for painting furniture. There are a few different models, but the Super Finish Max is the best overall. Here are some guides to help you use the Homeright paint sprayers on furniture.
- HomeRight Super Finish Max Paint Sprayer | Review and How to Use
- How to Clean Homeright Paint Sprayer
- Homeright Finish Max VS Super Finish Max
- Homeright Finish Max Paint Sprayer Review
More Tips for Using a Paint Sprayer on Furniture
And then we have some very helpful misc. guides to help you use a paint sprayer on your furniture. The first one, how to spray polyurethane is so handy and makes topcoating painted furniture a breeze.
If there is anything you should get a paint sprayer for, it’s for spraying water based polyurethane.
- How To Spray Polyurethane
- Can You Spray Milk Paint?
- Can You Spray Wood Stain With a Paint Sprayer?
- Spray Painting Indoors
- Can You Use Paint in a Wagner Stain Sprayer?
- How to Clean Shellac Primer out of Sprayer
- Can You Spray Paint Particle Board?
- Spraying Fusion Mineral Paint
- How to Fix Spray Paint Drips
- How to Unclog a Paint Sprayer
- What To Use To Clean Paint Sprayer
- How To Use A Paint Sprayer
- How to Thin Paint for a Sprayer
- How to Use Vonforn Paint Sprayer
- How to Clean Vonforn Paint Sprayer
- How to Spray Paint Furniture with a Spray Gun
- Can You Spray Polyurethane With A Wagner Sprayer
- How to Use a Paint Sprayer Indoors
- Can a Beginner Use a Paint Sprayer
- Can I Leave Paint in a Sprayer Between Coats
- Can You Use Chalk Paint in a Sprayer
- Can You Use a Paint Sprayer for Polyurethane
- How to Thin Latex Paint for HVLP Sprayer
Helpful Makeovers Using a Paint Sprayer
If you are looking for some more inspiration for what to do when painting furniture with a paint sprayer, here are some helpful step by step furniture makeovers where we used a paint sprayer to paint our furniture.
There are videos near the bottom of most of these to help you see how to use the paint sprayer and give you a better idea of what to expect. We use a paint sprayer on most of our furniture makeovers, so these are just some of the best for you to use as a guide.
- Painting Furniture Grey | Without Sanding Or Priming
- DIY Blue Painted Nightstands
- Repainting Furniture From The Thrift Store
- Black Coffee Table Makeover Idea
- Homemade Chalk Paint Dresser Makeover
- Laminate Desk Makeover
- Painting Furniture Black – No Topcoat!
- How To Easily Paint Black Furniture – One Of The Hardest Colors To Get Perfect!
I hope these posts give you inspiration and motivation to try using a paint sprayer on your own furniture to create a brush free finish that looks like a pro painted your furniture! Happy painting!
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