Earlex 6002?

Anyone have the 6002? Highland is running a sale. The earlex website has a problem right now, that won't show the products correctly, so it's a little tough to navigate back and forth...

looking for FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE not your rear end opinions. :-)

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woodchucker
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I have the older, one model down, Earlex 5000.

Would not want to be without it. Best thing since shirt pockets for an all around, small shop, affordable HVLP system that performs better than advertised.

I doubt seriously that YMWV ...

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Swingman

Concur 100%.

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Scott Lurndal

Never used one so no help. I have used the HF el-cheapo version for odd paint jobs , including front wall of shop, and it worked well for me.

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G. Ross

Since we're talking HVLP...

Does anyone have a source of good/cheap (right) guns with replaceable needles (or really cheap guns with various size needles)? I want to play/learn on the cheap.

I was at HF over the weekend. Their HVLP guns had a standard 1/4" disconnect. Dow the 'HV' and 'LP' part really work through such a small connection?

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krw

I assume you are talking a conversion gun. Not the same thing. The HVLP conversion gun is better than the conventional gun in reducing overspray, but it's not 100% up to the task.

I like my HF HVLP guns, the $9 and $25 guns. The $25 has a finer set of holes, so it can deliver a finer mist. The $9 just does it all and really well.

But I thought for $299 that the 6002 was an upgrade and cheaper than the

5000 series.
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woodchucker

They're certainly not advertised as "conversion guns". I bought one of these:

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The HF guns I looked at the other day had 1/4" quick disconnects, too. Have you tried latex with your setup?

It sure looks like a good deal! The 5000 series is single-stage, isn't it?

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krw

No, I use it for woodworking, and machine rebuilding not painting. So all solvent based.

Yes it is. The advantage is less heat transfer to the material I believe.

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woodchucker

I want to be able to use latex, though most jobs will likely be solvent based.

Not sure I understand this comment. It was my understanding that more stages = higher pressure, so will atomize more viscous coatings (e.g. latex).

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krw

I believe that is the case for compressors,but I believe the turbines use it to prevent heat buildup.. would someone correct me if I am wrong.

Remember HVLP is low pressure.. High volume low pressure.

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woodchucker

According to Earlex their 3 stage system produces 5.5 psi vs 4.5 and 12.5 percent more air volume.

If you're determined to use latex in an HVLP go for the largest nozzle you can get, and the most powerful turbine you can get to feed it, and pressure feed to actually get paint into the gun. HVLP is working hard to handle latex.

Latex is generally happier with airless.

With regard to the Harbor Freight gun, don't count on being able to get a different tip size for it--sometimes HF has them, sometimes not. The tip size included is way too small for latex--I've sprayed latex with it but I was spraying mostly thinner to get a decent looking result.

If I was going to get a conversion gun today I'd bit the bullet and go with a deVilbiss because I know I can get whatever size nozzle I might need. Go to the devilbiss site and you'll find a chart showing what gun to get for what material--they've got a bunch of them.

If you're going with any conversion gun read the specs carefully before you buy and make sure that you've got enough compressor for it--with large nozzles they need a lot of air.

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J. Clarke

That's my understanding, too. I was hoping for some first-person experience.

I've read that latex shouldn't be thinned more than 10% and that all of that is probably needed for HVLP. There is something called "Flowtrol", or something like that, that can be used, too. I'm just looking for information and I thought this group would probably be the place to go for the real skinny.

The Devilbiss guns are all in the $300+ range, just for the gun, IIRC. I'd really like to learn on something cheaper.

What is a "conversion gun"? I haven't run across that term before.

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krw

At 10% thinner with Floetrol it's not going to be coming out of an HF purple gun in enough volume to be useful.

If you want a decent inexpensive gun, try Get the 2 mm nozzle for it while you're ordering. I've got one and it works fine for everything I've thrown at it. Still need to thin latex quite a lot though.

Eastwood used to let you order the gun set up the way you wanted it--they might still if you call them.

Any HVLP spray gun that hooks to a compressor instead of a turbine is a "conversion gun"--the pressure of the compressor is reduced, or "converted" to a much lower level in the gun.

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J. Clarke

Thanks. It's my understanding that it's more about the turbine and the needle than the gun itself. But, again, I'm really new to all this (just got tired of brush strokes and spending all day with a brush).

Interesting. Thanks.

Got it. I don't think my compressor is up to any painting. Even if it would work, it would deafen the neighbors. ;-)

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krw

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