I am looking to get a spray gun that will produce a fine, furniture-quality,
finish with heavy paints (I am thinking latex, but am open to using other
paints).
I saw in Home Depot a gun designed for heavy paints, but the tag said it
needed something like a 5HP 20+Gal compressor. I could stomach the expense
of gun+compressor especially since the compressor is multi-purpose, but I
wouldn't want such a monster compressor taking up valuable space.
Guns I have tried on other projects:
Wagner HVLP 2300 -- Single-stage HVLP. I like it, but won't do heavy stuff
even though salesman said it would.
Wagner 2000psi "buzz-gun" -- Does heavy paint, but not a high quality
finish. Works for walls, fences, etc...
Any recommendations, or should I just go buy a bunch of cans of spray paint?
Thanks!
Lee
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>I am looking to get a spray gun that will produce a fine,
>furniture-quality,
> finish with heavy paints (I am thinking latex, but am open to using other
> paints).
To spray latex well with good atomization you'd be best served by
air-assisted airless sprayers like the Kremlin, if you want the best. They
provide an even better finish with oil paints, and the overspray is minimal
compared to an HVLP setup. They're not all that practical for smaller
projects, but they'll spray anything, thick or thin, with finesse.
You will sure get lots of advice on this one.
Latex - HVLP. This combination will require at least a 3 stage
setup before you will be happy.
Latex - Airless. Made for each other, but lots of overspray,
prep, and clean up.
Oil base - HVLP, Conversion gun, Conventional gun, airless, even
a Cricket.
I prefer oil and a conversion HVLP. Least overspray, good
control, good finish. I have an off brand wonderful. Fancy
names: Sata, Binks, etc.
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"Lee S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am looking to get a spray gun that will produce a fine,
>furniture-quality,
> finish with heavy paints (I am thinking latex, but am open to
> using other
> paints).
>
> I saw in Home Depot a gun designed for heavy paints, but the tag
> said it
> needed something like a 5HP 20+Gal compressor. I could stomach
> the expense
> of gun+compressor especially since the compressor is
> multi-purpose, but I
> wouldn't want such a monster compressor taking up valuable
> space.
>
> Guns I have tried on other projects:
> Wagner HVLP 2300 -- Single-stage HVLP. I like it, but won't do
> heavy stuff
> even though salesman said it would.
> Wagner 2000psi "buzz-gun" -- Does heavy paint, but not a high
> quality
> finish. Works for walls, fences, etc...
>
> Any recommendations, or should I just go buy a bunch of cans of
> spray paint?
>
> Thanks!
> Lee
> (Please reply to newsgroup)
>
>
<< >
> Any recommendations, or should I just go buy a bunch of cans of
> spray paint?
>
> Thanks! >>
I worked on a painting crew in a factory many years ago, and the thing I
remember about it is that we thinned the paint quite a bit. Granted, we
weren't doing fine work, but the principle should be the same. Try a few
highly thinned coats and see if you get the results you want.
Curt Blood
"Lee S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am looking to get a spray gun that will produce a fine,
>furniture-quality,
> finish with heavy paints (I am thinking latex, but am open to using other
> paints).
>
You want a fine furniture-quality finish with latex paint??? Does that add
up, with any paint for that matter?
> I saw in Home Depot a gun designed for heavy paints, but the tag said it
> needed something like a 5HP 20+Gal compressor. I could stomach the
> expense
> of gun+compressor especially since the compressor is multi-purpose, but I
> wouldn't want such a monster compressor taking up valuable space.
Well really that is not a monster sized compressor. A 2 gallon compressor
would probably take up 1/2 that space. You really need the CFM to maintain
unless you are willing to take a break several times during a small paint
job to let the compressor catch up.
> Guns I have tried on other projects:
> Wagner HVLP 2300 -- Single-stage HVLP. I like it, but won't do heavy
> stuff
> even though salesman said it would.
> Wagner 2000psi "buzz-gun" -- Does heavy paint, but not a high quality
> finish. Works for walls, fences, etc...
IMHO you could build your own of better quality of "ANY" Wagner product.
> Any recommendations, or should I just go buy a bunch of cans of spray
> paint?
If you buy a QUALITY Alkyd Oil based paint you can get excelent results with
a good quality brush and a 1" dameter closed cell foam roller.