Rust-Oleum 2395000 High-Performance Striping Machine, 9" x 27.5", Yellow

I have never striped anything before and I acheived professional results right out of the box. I striped eleven parking spots in front of my restaurant and it paid for itself with one application. It is a robust design for the do-it-yourselfer, and suitable for light commercial applications. There is opportunity to improve the adjustment process of the spray pattern mechanism. There is no visual indicator to keep the spray can mounting plate perpendicular to the sprayed surface other than eyeballing it. This will not be an issue for most do-it-yourselfers.

I have wanted this for years and finally broke down and spent the money. It works as it should and is easy to setup and operate. When you insert the first can, if it does not spray, there is a cable adjustment by the trigger that needs to be set so the can sprays. It looks like an adjustment for brakes on a bicycle. The lines are sharp and 4 inches wide (can set all the way up) as long as there is no wind. Even in a light breeze, the stripe was very good. You need to walk VERY SLOWLY to get the stripes down in one pass. I ended up doing two passes after realizing the need to go SLOWLY. Use a chalk line to guide you!!! This keeps the lines straight. I was able to paint about 100' feet of line with one can. Not saying you will get the same results, but it was good enough for me. Would definitely buy again. BTW, the case of paint (6 cans) was cheapest at Home Depot.

This product is not great by it is good and got the job done very well. The day I marked the parking lot it was windy but it still did a good kid. The only thing that would make it better is to be a little more rugged.

Having never used a striper before, I didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy this machine was to use. The box arrived in good condition and the striper is easy to assemble. Pull it out of the box, unfold the handle and tighten the wing nut. It is then ready to use. There are two smaller bolts that you can also tighten to fix the handle at a fixed angle but they are not necessary. The machine works by pulling a trigger in the handle which is connected to a cable which pulls a metal piece in the body of the striper. The metal piece presses up on the spray can nozzle to release the paint. The platform adjusts up and down to regulate the width of the stripe. I pulled it all the way up and got a wide stripe for marking a parking area. I marked for diagonal parking by creating spaces 12 feet apart and marking the stripes at a 45 degree angle. I laid a chalk line for each stripe. With no experience, I was able to measure, mark, and spray 12 lines for 11 parking spaces in 90 minutes. The time consuming part was measuring the spaces and laying the chalk lines. Spraying was easy. There is a little guide in the front of the striper. As you're pushing the striper, align the guide with your chalk line. Your speed will determine the thickness of the paint. If you pause, you may find that the paint doesn't spray again when you pull the trigger. If this happens, give the spray paint can a small twist because the can's nozzle may not be aligned properly after pausing. One spray can will handle about eight lines. After completing the striping, peaople were walking on it within 30 minutes but didn't leave footprints. It started raining about four hours after painting but there was no problem.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Needed for striping private community road. Works well, easy to use.

Easy to set up, works perfectly, and holds extra paint cans. Seems well built as well, happy with my purchase

I bought this for re-lining the parking lot at my church. It's fairly easy to set up, but the fork doesn't stay in place very well. Move the cart to the left or right or back it up and the fork pops out. There should have been holes in the fork, not slots. The operation is pretty straightforward. The cans of Rustoleum slide in very easily. But they don't last very long. We have 88 spaces in our parking lot, and it took three cases of paint even though the lines came out very light. Also, Rustoleum claims it makes a line up to 4 inches wide, but it comes out too faint at that size. I found 3 inches to be about as wide as I could go and have the lines show up well. All things considered, though, the unit is well-built out of steel, stays on course once it's lined up and is relatively cost effective compared with other options.

Great product. Has proven useful for my purpose. If you need to line parking spots, etc..., this would be the tool for you (and the proper can of spray paint).