I am going to need a HVLP sprayer, but its something I am not going to using lots. I seen a cheap one on Harbor freight for about $40 (self contained), but I noticed there are some that you hook up to a compresser. What would be better?
It would help if you'd post a link to the alternatives you are asking about. There is a unit sold by HF, Rockler, and Woodcraft that sells for $100, frequently marked down to $80. I have that one and recommend it as long as you take if for what it is--a light duty tool for very limited use. If I find that I am having lots of spraying projects, I will probably want to upgrade, but you can get excellent results with this unit.
Also it would help if he said whether he already had a compressor and if so how big.
Most HVLP hooks to a turbine.(Spend$$command)
The one's that connect via a compressor are using a "adapter kit" to make it work. They are the so called "convsersion gun".
A $40 gun is just that and should not be considered a serious finishing tool.
There are several versions of the $100 kit that comes with a gun and a turbine. Some folks report fair results but most report that upgrading to a real system is in the future.
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I would be interested in what makes a HVLP system light duty? Is the quality on the finish comparable to the 600+ systems? Its got to be better than using spray cans.. or not. Is it hard to clean? Is the unit awkward to use in some way? If I only use it a few times a year and the finish quality is good I can live with many deficiencies. Also are all these units ($80-$100) the same or is there a better one you can recommend of the cheap variety?
I was using a pro DeVilbiss HVLP with pressure pot for several years and thought it was the cat's pyjamas. Then, after retirement (yea right) I bought a much cheaper HD brand Huskey HVLP gravity fed gun. It does a very fine job. I since bought a
2 qt pressure pot for 40 bucks and fed the material hose into the top of the Huskey gun to replace the gravity-fed pot. Now the thing sprays upside-down and the feed of material can be dialed in to perfection, and the whole set-up is now working as well as the big-buck DeVilbiss system. I'm a very happy camper as the whole deal cost under $200.00 Canadian. In the US, you should be able to do that for around $130.00 I shoot water-based lacquers exclusively now, so I have no opinion on other, heavier paints/finishes.I love the whole game of discovering the re-branding process. That Huskey gun? I'm pretty sure it is DeVilbiss.
I'm not really talking to myself...no really..
But I thought this addendum might be helpful for those who want to do a quality job without blowing big bucks.
This device:
The hard part of spraying is to get the ratio paint/air right. With a pot-fed system, it is much easier than with gravity or syphon set-up. Gravity-fed is a bit easier than syphon.
I can vouch for this gun:
As you can see. $ 130.00 US and you're all set including a spare HVLP for stain and crap.
My guns last a long time because I am so anal about clean-up... right to disassembling the things after use.
By no means am I a Home Depot fan, but I like that gun. Now, with the cheap addition of a 2-qt pot, I can spray under things and stand on my head.
Hopefully other wRECkers ( Mike Marlow please) can add to this and offer us their views on pressurepot-feeding.
r
Where does one get Huskey in Canada Rob?
Tanus
You may have been led astray by my misspelling Husky.
My spelling sux sometimes. You can buy that gun at Home Despot.
Have you got a Princess Auto near you? They sell the 2-qt pots.
r
I wasn't led astray. I was too lazy to DAGS.
I think Princess is here in town as well. Thanks. I'll keep that for the future. I don't have a compressor yet, but I'm squirelling away these gems for when the shop is better equipped. (I'm thinking first anniversary of 2nd WW)
Tanus
Where did you get a 2-qt pressure pot for $40 ???
That gun also appears to be the very same >
Are you talking about this one:
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That is exactly what I did. Pressure feed into a gun which normally has a gravity cup. The hose on top is a bit of a hinderance, but it isn't much of a problem.
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Yes that is exactly the one I was talking about. I figured for that price even if I used it a couple of times, its better than a brush.
You better know it! You can't get too anal about cleaning your guns. I still shoot with a couple of 25 year old Binks Model 7's and they perform flawlessly. It all owes to keeping them clean. For lobbing on the primer, you just can't beat a Model 7.
I'm really not a very authoritative voice on pressure pots. I don't use them because they don't fit my needs and because I've got my ingrained habits/ways of doing things. I use a pot to shoot my house (log home), but that's not a very comparable use.
What I will add though is my thought that for most people these knock-off guns are perfectly fine guns. The biggest problem I've seen with most of them is that often you can't get such things as packing/rebuild kits for them. I have a DeVilbiss knock-off that is so true to the real DeVilbiss that I interchange the parts between the knock-off and my DeVilbiss. I could not get a packing kit for the knock-off so I bought a DeVilbiss kit. Worked fine, but at $35 for the kit, I really would have been better off just buying a new knock-off. But... I just couldn't bring myself to throw out/replace an otherwise perfectly fine gun.
: I can vouch for this gun: :
: As you can see. $ 130.00 US and you're all set including a spare HVLP : for stain and crap.
The page that comes up on this link lists a gun for $79.97. And I don't see a 'spare HVLP".
Was this the gun you meant?
-- Andy Barss
The pressure pot from Harborfreight comes with a gun. That is the pot you can hook up to the Husky HVLP... giving you, in fact, a spare.
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