Becky
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Easy to use, good finish, no compressor necessary, storage box is handy, handle to box lifts and the paint gun can be secured to it while in use. Easy to clean. Very happy with the product especially for the price.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on August 19, 2024
unit arrived on time, easy to use- with latex paint I had to add a third of water to thin the paint, after that, the sprayer worked like a charm.
ASTAL
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on September 5, 2023
Product reach out to me with US socket and it works only with 110 volt which is not suitable for Dubai
Melanie V.
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2023
Have never used a sprayer before but was pleasantly surprised how easy it was. The video instructions weren’t the best but it didn’t take long and the furniture I painted looks great!
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2023
I have a large cedar fence that I spent most of the summer slowly repairing. I stained the fence in the front of our property using a roller and brush. The fence is about 10 years old and I used a solid stain product. Staining the fence in the front by hand required two coats and a lot of detail work due to the style of the fencing having a lot of 1x1 trim. With a lot more fence to stain, I decided to invest in the FLEXiO 5000 sprayer. I am beyond happy with that decision. The speed of application was shocking. An incredible time saver. I only needed to apply a single coat and the end result is better than what I could do by hand.
Harte R.
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2023
Picked up this unit to paint some cabinet doors and drawer covers I made. This unit is a snap to set up and easy to use. I used the small spraying unit in this kit as this job is small and didn't require the larger spray unit. I used water based latex paint. The instructions say this type of paint needn't be thinned, but I found that diluting the paint at least 10% gave me a finer spray and better coverage than using the paint straight out of the can. The spray bottle has marking on it so it made dilution easy to figure out. After some practice sprays and minor power adjustments I was ready to go. I did find that I needed to keep the air caps in a horizontal position. When placed in a vertical position, the lower air cap would get paint build up on it and when enough had collected, a blob would spit out on to my workpiece.After my first coats of paint, I covered the nozzle with a napkin soaked in water and covered this with a small plastic bag secured with a velcro band. I figured this would prevent the tip area from drying out. It seemed to work for me and I actually left the entire set up overnight and continued painting in the morning...with no issues!As for clean up, this machine shines. Absolutely simple and easy. Took only minutes to clean everything.With a nice storage case, the entire unit is compact and easily stowed. I haven't used the large spray unit yet so I can't comment on that, but thinking of spraying my garage door so that should work well for that type of job. I doubt I'd use this sprayer for inside walls and such as the prep work needed to handle any over spray is challenging. Because you will get some overspray. I used a spray tent inside my garage and still had some slight overspray issues. I did employ my wood shop air/dust filter to rid the air of overspray particles and found that did a good job in collecting airborne paint particles as the top filter captured a lot of particles.Overall this is a great machine for DIY guys like me. This results turned out good....better than had I used a roller. I highly recommend this unit. And don't forget to wear a good mask!!REVISED: Before starting this job and after unpacking everything I had discovered a small piece of plastic laying in the bottom of the unit case. I wasn't sure what it was or where it came from. I thought it was a left over piece of plastic from the injection process. I almost threw it away. After I finished my job with the small spray unit and packing everything away, I discovered that this small piece of plastic was part of the larger spray unit and was part of the locking mechanism to the hose/handle power unit! (see image) Without this part the large gun will not be secured properly to the hose unit. I contacted customer support and am hoping for a replacement part. Moral of story....check ALL items carefully when unpacking the unit.
John Treble
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2023
I've used lesser quality HVLP sprayers before with mixed results. I have a cheapy Graco factory refurb and a new DSP 360 and used them for several projects, but now they both leak or won't spray correctly. Rather than drop a king's ransom on an Earlex or Fuji HVLP, I decided to give the Flexio 5000 a try, as the reviews seemed to be favorable.We are painting our kitchen (Kent Moore cabinets, not cheap stuff) and my wife is hand-priming the face frames in the kitchen whilst I took all of the drawers and doors out to the garage. We didn't want to mask off the kitchen to spray indoors. Everything was washed down with genuine TSP and then sanded with 320 grit 3M sandpaper and rinsed again. I got a gallon of Zinsser 123 primer and thinned it a little until it smoothly ran off the stirring stick.I tested the Detail gun on a flat surface, dialed in the power (about 50%) and started spraying. After priming about 18 doors, I have to say this is a *very* good HVLP spray unit! Since it is humid today (typical Houston spring with a little rain) I need to wait longer for the primer to dry, and then flip all the doors over to prime the fronts. I will edit this review once I have painted on the Behr Cabinet paint. I expect great performance with it too.Clean up is a breeze, and I do suggest the purchase of the cleaning brush set (I got the 22 piece set and it took me only a few minutes to clean up the gun and paint container. I did a full cleaning since it would be over an hour before I can continue spraying.Edit (as promised): This is getting better and better. We bought the Behr Cabinet, Door and Trim paint in the satin sheen. This paint brushes on like butter, but we're not talking about brushing, are we? It sprays on beautifully too, and without thinning! A few things I learned along the way.1) Strain your paint ALWAYS,2) Spray on first coat and note the finish when it dries. If a little rough, sand very lightly with 320 grit or higher,3) Spray next coat a little more slowly to allow a somewhat thicker coat. The Behr Cabinet paint is self-leveling, but you have to make sure the coat is thick enough for that to happen,4) Check the spray tip often and wipe off any build up,5) Clean up the gun very thoroughly, even just between coats. We're talking about a very expensive paint job, and you want the sprayer in tip top condition for every coat.6) The cleaning brush kit was a god-send and made clean up so much better,.In summary, this is a terrific spray kit for the price. If I was a professional cabinet maker, I would probably splurgh on a Fuji sprayer and spend upwards of $1500, but I am a weekend sawdust maker and this unit fits my budget AND gives me great results.
Simon
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2022
I’m hoping I just got a defective item and have ordered a replacement, but the first one had multiple issues. The screw lid on the bottle did not sit flush even before use, it wouldn’t work once paint was in the bottle until I had to use excessive force with my friend and I getting it aligned, it then worked intermittently and finally just became ridiculous as if it was spitting non stop. The final removal of the bottle caused a bad cut to my right wrist over a surgery scar which is now causing nerve pain. And I’m left with a half painted porch. Amazing day. Let’s hope the next one shows signs of being functional before use otherwise it is going back. On the positive side of things, the instructions were very clear.
Kurt
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020
I am not a contractor and not a painter either. I bought it to paint a fence - it was my first time. The videos on Youtube were helpful. It is very easy to assemble. It is still quite a painting project if you have a long fence. Mine is... Doable - yes. The challenge is that if the pain starts getting dried out on the parts of the sprayer it stops working and needs a VERY detailed and meticulous cleaning that can take up to 2 hours (!). The paint was getting into each and every hole in the sprayer - I was EXTREMELY happy that I bought recommended by Amazon a set of brushes for cleaning. The paint needs to be cleaned from the sprayer pretty much right away - the longer you wait the longer it will take you to clean it. In my case I managed to stain pretty much all parts working per 4-6 hours, that's why the paint on the parts got quite dry so it was hard to wash it off. I am sure that smaller projects won't take that long. Just in case, when cleaning don't forget to clean a small transperant tube by taking it out and cleaning both holes at both ends of the tube on the main prart. It wasn't quite obvious and I missed it at the first time, I beleive but managed to clean those with a help of q-tips and toothpicks.Painting considers a learning curve. My fence doesn't look as a straight row. So I had to manage different engles to get to paint the behind row and sides of each lumber.