🎨 Unleash Your Inner DIY Master with the PaintEater!
CONTOUR CONFORMITY - Flex-Disc system adapts to uneven surfaces for flawless results.
POWER MEETS CONTROL - Experience the perfect balance of power and user control with every use.
DUST FREE EFFICIENCY - Open-web disc minimizes dust and paint build-up for a cleaner workspace.
TRANSFORM YOUR SURFACES - Effortlessly remove paint while preserving the integrity of your surfaces.
PRECISION AT EVERY ANGLE - Versatile design allows for effective paint removal, whether flat or angled.
The Wagner Spraytech 0513040 PaintEater is an electric palm grip paint removal sanding kit designed for efficient and effective paint stripping. Featuring a powerful 3.2 Amp motor and a 4-1/2" disc that operates at 2,600 RPM, it combines user control with high abrasive performance. The innovative open-web disc design reduces dust and paint build-up, while the Flex-Disc system ensures consistent results on uneven surfaces, making it the ideal tool for both professionals and DIY enthusiasts.
Specifications
Manufacturer
Wagner Spraytech
Part Number
513040
Item Weight
3.4 pounds
Country of Origin
China
Item model number
0282180
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer
No
Size
PaintEater V2
Color
No Color
Style
New
Material
Plastic
Power Source
Electric 120 Volts
Voltage
120 Volts
Amperage Capacity
120 Amps
Item Package Quantity
1
Number Of Pieces
5
Grit Rating
4
Grit Description
inch
Included Components
Wagner Spraytech 0513040 PaintEater Electric Palm Grip Paint Removal Sanding Kit, Orbital Disc Sander
Batteries Included?
No
Batteries Required?
No
Warranty Description
Warranty
Have a Question? See What Others Asked
How to fix disengaged disc from shaft? I love it!!! Bought two and they broke the same.
I have a large old barn with peeling red paint...will this stripper remove the peeling paint?
This only mentions "exterior" Can it be used with this pad to strip stairs, bannister trim? 3M-Scotch-Brite-Contour-Surface-9413NA
What is the circumference of the body of this tool? Can a woman with smaller hands use this comfortably? Thank you.
Reviews
4.2
All from verified purchases
A**R
Works as advertised
I have 13 old oak doors in my old house. They have about 8 coats of paint on each door - the top 4 are latex paint and the bottom 4 are oil based enamel from what I can tell. I have tried orbital sanders, belt sanders, paint strippers and heat guns. All of them can get through the latex, but it takes hours to get through the enamel that has been on for decades. I had the most success with the heat gun and scraper, but it still took me about 8-10 hours a door to strip the paint. I bought the Paint Eater and tried it for about 15 minutes tonight. It chewed right through the latex like it was nothing and after a few passes made it through the enamel. I got about 1/2 of one side of the door completed - definitely a time saver and stripped it clean down to the bare wood.I do have a few complaints though... The motor is 2600 RPM's, so when you pass over the paint it will sometimes bite it really hard and throw you around a bit - it took me off guard the first time and it nearly flew right off my table. Definitely need 2 hands and a tight grip to hold onto this thing. It spins so fast that if you leave it in one area too long it will begin to melt the paint which just spins the paint around and clogs up your pad. Also, after only 15 minutes it got so hot that it was uncomfortable to hold around the motor and when I stopped smoke was coming off of it - I assume the paint chips that were trapped in the arbor.Overall, the few complaints don't outweigh the time that this has saved me just from my little test tonight. The pads seem a little pricey, but it will probably be about the same price as the amount of sanding discs I was using before for each door.
R**C
Wagner paint remover!
Great product if you have a DIY that involves sanding large areas!
A**R
Quality is better than expected works well on exterior siding
I've been using the paint eater to prep cedar siding before re-painting my entire house.It works quite well and will strip the paint off if you need to remove it all and you can feather pretty good also with it if that's all you need to do. I found where I have old boards with 4 layers of old paint on pine siding it was hard to feather as it was making some deeper rough edges so I used a palm sander to help feather those. On the newer sides of my house it's all cedar and has only one primer and paint layer and it feathers much better on that and I didn't need to do extra sanding on mostly all of that. Overall it was worth buying because it does very well when you haven't got several old layers to deal with. If I had a situation with really bad siding with 4 layers of old paint in really bad shape I would try one of those diamond blade strippers as I think they will strip off old paint a lot faster than this will. This will strip off all the paint if you want, but it would take longer than the diamond blade strippers from what I've seen. Good product to have though and happy I have it for my project as it's doing a great job on the cedar siding with only a couple layers of old paint which hasn't got too much peeling and where it is peeling it seems to feather it well. Also on the old pine siding their was never a primer applied before it was originally stained so I think that is causing it to be harder to feather as it wants to just strip it all off to the bare wood, this probably wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for the lack of a primer on the original solid stain paint job, as the primer would hold the solid stain on better so if can take the sanding without coming completely off.
D**E
Fast and efficient.
Excellent for prepping deck for finishing. Saves a lot of hand sanding. I am using on a deck with cedar railings. Must use a good mask and eye protection! The deck rail has a Fiberon cocktail rail which overlaps the supporting 2x6 cedar. The sander can remove material very near the overlying rail without removing any of the plastic. The novel metal disk is far better than sandpaper.
E**.
Makita gv5010 disc sander worked way better than Paint Eater
I am a DIYer who tackled the task of prepping and repainting soffit/eaves and fascia in my home. I Heard wonderful reviews from reputable sources about the Paint Eater, so I was very confident this was the right tool. I spent 3 days scraping peeling paint with a 5-in-1 tool and then used the Paint Eater. Eventually it dawned on me that I was taking way too long and it wasn’t producing good results … there had to be a better way. I came across two alternatives. The first was the Paint Remover Pro, but this tool was just too expensive ($800). The second alternative was using a disc sander. I first tried the dewalt 5” disc sander. Results were better but required to much sand paper changeout. Finally I tried the Makita gv5010 5” disc sander along with 7” discs (those made by Makita). The Makita discs are very durable and do t require too much disc changout. This tool was way better than the Paint Eater. Way faster and far better results. I’m not sure how the Paint Eater got such great reviews. Maybe it’s good for small areas like window, door, or interior trim. But for larger exterior home projects such as eaves/soffit, don’t waste your time or money with the Paint Eater. Try the Makita gv5010 5” disc sander with 7” 50-grit sanding discs (only those made from Makita as these last way longer than those from other brands). If you have a very, very large area you might even opt for the Paint Remover Pro.
N**A
It can be a bit jumpy
I used this a LOT to grind the paint off my wood lap siding house. The paint was thick, 80 years or so worth. It WILL grind it down but it was much easier to scrape off the thick stuff by hand. On a smaller project you could use this to grind it all off. What was left after I hand scraped this tool did excellent.One side of my house I only hand scraped. The other side I used this after and it looks much much better.Its a hardy little worker, a bit jumpy at times but I'm very happy with the final result. Replacement pads are cheaper at Menards than on this site.
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Anjali K.
The product quality is outstanding. Exactly what I needed for my work.
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Khalid Z.
Great experience from order to delivery. Highly recommended!
The Wagner PaintEater 4-1/2 in. Disc Sander is tough on paint but gentle on the surface. The high-performance, spun-fiber disc operates at 2,600 RPM to provide the proper combination of disc performance and user control and features an open-web disc design to minimize paint and dust build-up. Use the sander on its edge to remove paint chips, or operate it flat for smooth, feathered paint edges that create an ideal surface for repainting.
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They have about 8 coats of paint on each door - the top 4 are latex paint and the bottom 4 are oil based enamel from what I can tell. I have tried orbital sanders, belt sanders, paint strippers and heat guns. All of them can get through the latex, but it takes hours to get through the enamel that has been on for decades. I had the most success with the heat gun and scraper, but it still took me about 8-10 hours a door to strip the paint. I bought the Paint Eater and tried it for about 15 minutes tonight. It chewed right through the latex like it was nothing and after a few passes made it through the enamel. I got about 1/2 of one side of the door completed - definitely a time saver and stripped it clean down to the bare wood.I do have a few complaints though... The motor is 2600 RPM's, so when you pass over the paint it will sometimes bite it really hard and throw you around a bit - it took me off guard the first time and it nearly flew right off my table. Definitely need 2 hands and a tight grip to hold onto this thing. It spins so fast that if you leave it in one area too long it will begin to melt the paint which just spins the paint around and clogs up your pad. Also, after only 15 minutes it got so hot that it was uncomfortable to hold around the motor and when I stopped smoke was coming off of it - I assume the paint chips that were trapped in the arbor.Overall, the few complaints don't outweigh the time that this has saved me just from my little test tonight. The pads seem a little pricey, but it will probably be about the same price as the amount of sanding discs I was using before for each door."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"R***C"},"datePublished":"March 23, 2025","name":"Wagner paint remover!","reviewBody":"Great product if you have a DIY that involves sanding large areas!"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"A***R"},"datePublished":"July 9, 2024","name":"Quality is better than expected works well on exterior siding","reviewBody":"I've been using the paint eater to prep cedar siding before re-painting my entire house.It works quite well and will strip the paint off if you need to remove it all and you can feather pretty good also with it if that's all you need to do. I found where I have old boards with 4 layers of old paint on pine siding it was hard to feather as it was making some deeper rough edges so I used a palm sander to help feather those. On the newer sides of my house it's all cedar and has only one primer and paint layer and it feathers much better on that and I didn't need to do extra sanding on mostly all of that. Overall it was worth buying because it does very well when you haven't got several old layers to deal with. If I had a situation with really bad siding with 4 layers of old paint in really bad shape I would try one of those diamond blade strippers as I think they will strip off old paint a lot faster than this will. This will strip off all the paint if you want, but it would take longer than the diamond blade strippers from what I've seen. Good product to have though and happy I have it for my project as it's doing a great job on the cedar siding with only a couple layers of old paint which hasn't got too much peeling and where it is peeling it seems to feather it well. Also on the old pine siding their was never a primer applied before it was originally stained so I think that is causing it to be harder to feather as it wants to just strip it all off to the bare wood, this probably wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for the lack of a primer on the original solid stain paint job, as the primer would hold the solid stain on better so if can take the sanding without coming completely off."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"D***E"},"datePublished":"May 6, 2025","name":"Fast and efficient.","reviewBody":"Excellent for prepping deck for finishing. Saves a lot of hand sanding. I am using on a deck with cedar railings. Must use a good mask and eye protection! The deck rail has a Fiberon cocktail rail which overlaps the supporting 2x6 cedar. The sander can remove material very near the overlying rail without removing any of the plastic. The novel metal disk is far better than sandpaper."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"1.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"E***."},"datePublished":"September 18, 2021","name":"Makita gv5010 disc sander worked way better than Paint Eater","reviewBody":"I am a DIYer who tackled the task of prepping and repainting soffit/eaves and fascia in my home. I Heard wonderful reviews from reputable sources about the Paint Eater, so I was very confident this was the right tool. I spent 3 days scraping peeling paint with a 5-in-1 tool and then used the Paint Eater. Eventually it dawned on me that I was taking way too long and it wasn’t producing good results … there had to be a better way. I came across two alternatives. The first was the Paint Remover Pro, but this tool was just too expensive ($800). The second alternative was using a disc sander. I first tried the dewalt 5” disc sander. Results were better but required to much sand paper changeout. Finally I tried the Makita gv5010 5” disc sander along with 7” discs (those made by Makita). The Makita discs are very durable and do t require too much disc changout. This tool was way better than the Paint Eater. Way faster and far better results. I’m not sure how the Paint Eater got such great reviews. Maybe it’s good for small areas like window, door, or interior trim. But for larger exterior home projects such as eaves/soffit, don’t waste your time or money with the Paint Eater. Try the Makita gv5010 5” disc sander with 7” 50-grit sanding discs (only those made from Makita as these last way longer than those from other brands). If you have a very, very large area you might even opt for the Paint Remover Pro."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"N***A"},"datePublished":"August 7, 2024","name":"It can be a bit jumpy","reviewBody":"I used this a LOT to grind the paint off my wood lap siding house. The paint was thick, 80 years or so worth. It WILL grind it down but it was much easier to scrape off the thick stuff by hand. On a smaller project you could use this to grind it all off. What was left after I hand scraped this tool did excellent.One side of my house I only hand scraped. The other side I used this after and it looks much much better.Its a hardy little worker, a bit jumpy at times but I'm very happy with the final result. Replacement pads are cheaper at Menards than on this site."}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.166666666666667,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":6}},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How to fix disengaged disc from shaft? I love it!!! Bought two and they broke the same.","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"I can't imagine it would be possible to fix if the disk comes away from the shaft.But I have work out a dozen or more disks without any breaking so I am wondering how you are using the tool.If the disk is flat on a surface, then there shouldn't be enough force to break it. Are you using the edge of the disk for something? If so, then I can see how pressure could break it."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"I have a large old barn with peeling red paint...will this stripper remove the peeling paint?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"If a disk sander will remove the paint, so will the Paint Eater. But this tool will do it a little faster and be a little more gentle on the wood. I found it works very well. Unless you really have to grand down many layers of hardened paint, to feather the edges for example or remove thick paint, the disks last a long time. I would buy a few spares though. With one disk, I removed paint from several doors that had thick paint on them."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"This only mentions \"exterior\" Can it be used with this pad to strip stairs, bannister trim? 3M-Scotch-Brite-Contour-Surface-9413NA","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, it can be used indoors or outdoors. The circular pad is very course and abrasive to the point it will remove wood if a lot of pressure is used so you would need only the lightest pressure. They caution against using other sanding pads that may fit on the sander, so it is possible to use lighter grade pads. It is not designed to do corners or curved surfaces. I have stripped paint/varnish from more than 1,000 sq. ft. of deck and I am totally satisfied with the Paint Stripper."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the circumference of the body of this tool? Can a woman with smaller hands use this comfortably? Thank you.","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The circumference of the PaintEater is approx 9.5 inches around. As far as if your hands would fit, that is hard to say because we do not know the size of your hands. If you can find something in your home that is approx 9.5 inches around, that should give you a good idea. You can also give our reps a call directly at 1-800-328-8251 and they can also assist you. We hope this helps with your decision."}}]}]}
