Best Cordless Battery Operated Paint Sprayers for 2023

As a painter, homeowner, or paint contractor, choosing an airless sprayer or a paint sprayer for your project can be a big task. 

In today's market, there have been recent improvements that have allowed paint sprayers to be offered in cordless style formats. Cordless paint sprayers offer you convenience because they no longer require a power cord to plug in. This makes them great for projects that you may not have easy access to power or that are small projects that you simply don't want to deal with the hassle of dragging out a big piece of equipment and plugging it in. 

We like cordless paint sprayers for projects like touching up garage doors, painting small quantities of interior doors or trim, and painting projects that are remote or not as easily accessible like fences. They can also be a great option if you don't do painting as your primary profession, but do have paint needs come up occasionally in your day-to-day work.

Cordless paint sprayers do not do well with large volumes of paint, because they often cannot support long spray sessions on the batteries that come with them. Even with the best ones on the market today, you can generally expect no more than two gallons of material to be able to be sprayed before you need to change the battery. If you plan on spraying every day for long stretches a cordless paint sprayer wouldn't be the best main tool for your paint spraying needs.

Now that you know the general pros and cons of why you may or may not want to use a cordless paint sprayer, we're going to go over our favorite picks for cordless paint sprayers in 2023 below. 

First, we're looking at those who are best suited for consumers. The pumps on these aren't designed for daily or even weekly regular use and are more designed for the occasional project a few times a year.

1. Graco TrueCoat 360 DS 

This is an airless style sprayer and it will support a tip size of up to 15 thousands. It is well suited for a variety of projects and the cup on board has disposable liners, making cleanup quick and easy. For occasional project touch-ups on doors or on trim or anything similar to that, this is a great option to use. 

2. Worx Nitro 20 Volt Battery Operated Sprayer 

The sprayer works much like a high volume low pressure sprayer, though we found the performance of the finish isn't quite equal with a true HVLP sprayer. That being said, the unit has a removable cup.  For the occasional touch-up and project that's smaller, like furniture painting or touching up shutters on the home and similar projects, it is a great option. It also features an easy garden hookup to clean easily and simply. 

1. Graco Ultra/UltraMax Handheld Airless Paint Sprayer

Graco has the Ultra and Ultra Max Series of cordless sprayers. The base of the sprayer is identical. The only difference between the Ultra and Ultra Max is that the Ultra Max Cordless Handheld Paint Sprayer can use any solvent-borne materials while the Ultra is only safe to use with water based or mineral spirit based paints. The Ultra Max has a slightly different motor and battery design, using a special DeWalt style battery to allow you to safely spray solvent-borne materials that could be dangerous to use in a non-solvent friendly sprayer. The Ultra and Ultra Max have a fine finish tip that come with them and provide a pretty smooth finish. These are great for touching up doors, trim, even small areas of cabinets, if you're not concerned with getting a finish that's a near-like outcome. 

2. Graco 390 PC Cordless Airless Sprayer

The Graco 390 PC Battery Powered Cordless Paint Sprayer is also powered by 40 amp DeWalt batteries. This sprayer is actually based on the traditional contractor style Graco 390 Electric Airless Sprayer. It has enough power to spray a variety of paints and can support up to a 21 thousands tip, making it suitable for interior or exterior painting with paints for interior walls or house exteriors. This rig is a perfect option if you have frequent spray needs as the pump itself can easily handle 50 gallons every other couple days in spray volume. It also comes ready to go for larger projects. 

3. Graco Finish Pro GX19 Airless Sprayer

The Graco GX 19 Cordless Battery Powered Sprayer is also a great cordless paint sprayer option as it is designed with a hopper built-in. This makes it ideal for those who are looking for options to paint fine finish work.   

If you often find yourself needing to paint kitchen cabinets and want something that's going to give you the fine finish or you're using smaller quantities of paint at a time, this would be the model to go with over the 390. You can always use this unit to paint a little bit larger area as well but, unlike the 390, the GX 19 generally works mostly from the hopper. The 390 you could use with a bucket of paint without any problem. Consider the GX 19 the most friendly on the list for fine finish painting at a professional level This is a full featured sprayer and is not the same as a little handheld.

4. Graco TC Pro Series

The TC Pro is actually very similar, if not exactly the same, as the Ultra Max series. It can handle water-borne and solvent-borne paints and supports up to a 15 thousands tip. It comes with a fine finish tip, making it well suited for small touch-up projects for occasional painting needs.

There you have it, a full list of why you may or may not want to consider a cordless paint sprayer. Have you considered or are you using one now? If not, let us know why you are excited or not excited about cordless paint sprayers. While they may not offer the same volume of spraying or ease of operation for long periods of time compared to their corded model equivalence, they do provide great convenience and, for many, if you already have the battery systems that they run off of, like the Gracos running off of DeWalts, you can rely on the batteries you already use for your contractor equipment to make it easy to begin spraying occasional projects, even slightly larger projects, without the need for power.