Review on 🎨 Graco Magnum 262805 X7 Cart Airless Paint Sprayer - Premium Gray Spray Machine by Michael Radhakrishnan

So I'm a professional painter just starting out in my career. I bought one of these because the atomizer is essential. I figured this should take a year or two, and then if I do well then I can always upgrade to a professional atomizer. It's not that this sprayer isn't good, it's just not designed for professional use. It turns out that this sprayer is actually very good. It squirts the latex really good and hard and then of course you come back and roll over it 9 times out of 10. I don't need to thin the paints, I use Sherwin Williams for almost everything I do, although I've been known to use Menards Conco brand paint for cheap rental jobs where they literally just want you to just paint the paint Instruct. They don't pay for good paint or even good work, so all you have to do is give them what they want at a reasonable price, but I digress. The only thing I don't like about this sprayer is that the 5 gallon bucket hook doesn't hold the bucket all the time. When the syringe is level and the bucket is in place, the handle on the bucket is too high to sit on the hook, so the bucket just sits on the ground. I'm assuming it's a design decision to avoid having 75 pounds (or as much as a 5 gallon can of paint) hanging out of the sprayer all the time. But that's frustrating because it means every time you want to move you have to bend over and tilt the sprayer backwards and make sure the hook catches the bucket handle and then tilt it some more to get around to lift the bucket. It's only pain I would rather have the bucket hanging continuously. Aside from that minor disappointment and the pain of having to clean it afterwards, this sprayer is fantastic. Also cleaning the sprayer isn't a problem, it's just the usual 'bin' of paint everywhere you need to clean. Overspray isn't as bad as I thought it would be, to be honest. Although it will fall somewhere in the immediate spray zone that isn't reliably covered. You really have to be careful when taping that your tape sticks really well and that it's not loose if you have paper or plastic. This sprayer has some power so it will spill plastic and paper all over the place and rip them off immediately if the tape isn't done well. hose instead of the 25 feet that came with it. It just doesn't cut it for outdoor projects where you're two flights up the stairs. I'll just have to buy the 50 foot hose later, which doesn't really matter except that the hose is $50. Lol, there they get you. As for my experience with this atomizer, I waited until I actually tried it before posting this review. I've painted several interiors and am currently working on a third or fourth exterior. Still using the same tip that came with the sprayer, same hose, etc. I'm prone to anal cleaning, although you just can't protect the hoses from paint. It's just not possible. But if I clean everything up as best as I can, I think this sprayer will last about a year or so. I guess I'll need a new tip or gun at some point and I'll be getting a 50ft hose in the next day or two because I'm painting a huge house so I just need it, but I'm hoping it helps someone.