Need Recommendation: Fence Staining

[cp]

I just had a cedar board on board fence installed about 8 weeks ago and want to stain it. I'm using Olympic "Maximum" purchased from Lowes. I started using the hand-pump sprayer, but it was a pain in the arse. I tried using my Power Painter. Although the results where good, I was spending all my time refilling the quart container.

Two Questions:

1) I was considering the Wagner Paint Crew airless sprayer: Any thoughts on this unit.

2) My fence on the side is 9 feet away from my house and 7 feet away from my neighbors. If I use a sprayer, invariably there will be overspray. Other than covering everything up, is there any other alternatives ?

Can anyone provide a link to any "how-to" articles on this topic

Thank you

[patrick conroy]

I did mine a few years ago. But was *told* it was best to wait a season before staining. In any event...

My Wagner Power Painter came with a hose attachment that I stuck right into the 5gal drum of stain/sealant I bought from Home Depot.

My overspray was minimal with the Wagner. But I went the tarp route. When the Pro's came around to stain 3 miles of exterior fence around the neighborhood, they used tarps too.

[GeraldR916]

and you may want to put an old deepwell socket on the end of the pickup tube to keep it in the bottom of the can.