To put it simply the gun works fine it's the finely atomized 70 degree
finish hitting a 50 degree surface that doesn't work to well.
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Mike G.
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Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"ziggy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What is the relationship between the temperature of the finishing material
> and the temperature of the air when spraying? When the product I used is
> warmed to 70 but the environment I spray in is at 50 and my gun just
doesn't
> work well why?.
>
>
hope you aren't trying to use water borne finishes at such a
cold ambient temp...
dave
ziggy wrote:
> What is the relationship between the temperature of the finishing material
> and the temperature of the air when spraying? When the product I used is
> warmed to 70 but the environment I spray in is at 50 and my gun just doesn't
> work well why?.
>
>
Assuming you mean the gun itself isn't working as well (as opposed to the
application not working well), it's because the atomized spray exiting the
nozzle is too cold at 50 degrees. When pressure is released, as in air
exiting a paint guy nozzle, cold is generated. It's the same principle that
makes and air conditioner make cold - going from hi pressure to lo pressure
creates cold.
So, the paint is exiting at a lower temperature in 50 degree air,
becauswe of the valve assy temp affect on the paint, and atomization is not
as complete, as oppposed to the 20 degree increse of having the air temp at
70 degrees. Technically there's much more to it, such as oxidation rates at
temps, voc, particle sizes, nozzled designs, etc etc., but them's the
basics.
Pop
"ziggy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What is the relationship between the temperature of the finishing material
> and the temperature of the air when spraying? When the product I used is
> warmed to 70 but the environment I spray in is at 50 and my gun just
doesn't
> work well why?.
>
>