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That $20 Harbor Freight paint sprayer I bought 3 years ago finally died last Tuesday

I grabbed one of those cheap purple HVLP sprayers from Harbor Freight back in 2021 to paint my fence in Dallas. Figured if it got through one summer it paid for itself. Well it lasted through 3 fences, 2 sheds, and a bedroom ceiling before the motor finally gave out. The thing never sprayed even, always sputtered on the first trigger pull. But for $20 I got way more than I expected. Now I gotta decide if I buy another cheap one or drop $150 on a real Wagner. Anyone else run one of those cheap sprayers into the ground or am I just the guy who refuses to buy proper tools?
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the_beth
the_beth11h ago
Man that's how it always goes with cheap tools, they outlive their welcome just long enough to make you feel bad about buying the nice one.
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the_beth
the_beth8h ago
Buy the $20 one again, you already know it'll last you three years.
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