but when it > comes to painting equipment, there has got to be a better way than using a > I use a Wagner power painter (the smallest one that has a bucket tube). I thin the paint to Wagner specs (little split-fork device included with the painter) and it works great! I stack the boxes on a piece of grass I'm not too fond of with about 3' between stacks and go at it. I can do one coat on a 6' stack in a couple of minutes. Logan