HVLP guns

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Hyme

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I plan on buying a gun to paint my bike this spring. I used a conventional (by conventional I mean cheap) spray gun last time and sprayed most of my paint into the wind. I would like to go HVLP this time and needed some advice. I searched E-bay and found plenty of HVLP guns listed. My questions are:

Is it better to go Gravity or Suction feed?

There are a million, 35-50 dollar guns listed; are they worth it?

Which would be better: a used well know brand or a new less expensive brand?

Any tips will be appreciated.

Later
 
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shaunboy

Guest
A used well known brand that is in good condition will be alot better.
Excuse me but me from N.Z so when you said sprayed into the wind [not sure of the expression]
did you mean wind dragged it away.or, did you mean you used alot of paint.?
if you meant the first one then HVLP will be even harder to use because of the low gun pressure.
Other wise if you meant the second one hvlp will save on paint.
cheap gun will work ok but if you spend a little
more on a second hand good one your results
will be better
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Also id go gravity fed
 
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Envious Interiors

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i know from experience that you dont want to buy one of those cheap ebay guns. you will get runs and plenty of orange peel, plus you wont get the smooth quality of paint that you want. I recently purchased an Iwata LPH-400, and am very pleased with it. It lays out a nice smooth coat, and has a large fan. it was also cheaper than the SATA guns i was looking at. by almost 100 bucks. look into it.
 
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rex

New member
Envy,that's a nice gun for sure.I tried one on a car fender and was very impressed but I had to choke it down quite a bit for such a small panel.Great for bikes and spot jobs but I wouldn't try an overall with it.It seems to be more of a base gun to me,I tried some clear in it and it litterally pulverized it so much I had to move at such a slow pace the clear would have slid to the floor with a normal gun.I think the DeVilbiss Plus is hard to beat for clear and it's efficiency is so good it was given compliancy with the HVLPs.
 
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MPAVLAS

Guest
WENT TO A SIKKENS AUTOMOTIVE PAINT CLASS IN DECEMBER AND USED THE IWATA 400 IT WORKED PRETTY WELL BUT WE ALSO USED A SATA 2000RP AND THE GUN WAS GREAT I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND A SATA 2000 OR SATA 95 BUT ARE GREAT GUNS AND BOTH WILL LAST YOU A WHILE
 
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rmt1and1

Guest
Sata gets my vote too. I've used them all. DeV, Iwata, Sharpe, Binks, etc. For overall preformance and versitility, the Sata seemed to be easier to handle, especially good with Clear coats. I'm of course referring to the 2000, 95, etc. The 2000 is hard to beat.
 
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Duleyman

Guest
I have to agree with the others, buy the sata
I own a sata rp and sata nr 2000 I liked the rp better it seemed to flow out the clear smoother, but then I changed my tip on the nr 2000 to a 1.6 and wow does it lay it down now, and using less product.
 
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Envious Interiors

Guest
hmm, ive never had a problem with my clear. it doesnt orange peel, run or sag. i get nice smooth coats. i guess its all in the person thats painting
 
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dead end

Guest
Not to make anyone angry but Ive been getting show quality finishes with a gravity feed $150 dollar hvlp.
yes there is alot of junk out there.
Its all in how you mix your paint up and lay it down that counts,plus keeping your equipment clean.
 
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