264 - Choosing the Right HVLP Turbine Sprayer

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1. THANK YOU!!!!!! I have been a painter for 25 years. I have used them off and on for years.I was looking to buy a system for clear coating wood. You have the best review I have watched. You educated me. Thank you
2. The biggest issue when selecting a turbine system is whether or not the gun that comes with the system is a bleeder gun or a non-bleeder gun, i.e., is air always coming out of the air cap or not when you let off on the trigger. A bleeder gun allows air to constantly travel through the gun and trigger controls only the material that makes its way to the air cap. A non-bleeder does not shoot air, when you let up off of the trigger the air stops as well. In terms of dust and trash in your finished surface having a non-bleeder gun is vital.
   
   Just a couple of notes, the high volume in "HVLP" refers to the huge volume of air (cfm) and not anything to do with the volume of material. The volume of material is controlled by how much the cup is pressurized. That will lead me to my second point, in that the cup is pressurized, there is no siphon tube. It's just a pick-up tube. These guns can be used with an attached cup or a remote pressurized pot, or even an hydrolic fluid delivery system.
3. Great video!
4. WW is a great resourse, no argument. I have extensive spray experience with pressure systems. I have also painted some friends houses with a rented airless sprayer. Spraying latex is not as critical from a finish perspective. aka It dries flat. I wanted to try them for years after visiting wood shows but the finish I saw never sold me. Of course Earlex was only spraying water. When I'm spraying guitars and things with a gloss finish the spray pattern is much more critical. To date I haven't seen any HVLP system produce a quality gloss finish. (haven't ever used a Q5 either). I bought the Rockler/HF unit to spray some semi-gloss latex on a wood counter top I made. (didn't feel like using the big compressor) A flaw in the units books was how to apply the viscosity to a given paint e.g. seconds-dilution) Just like you didn't use it to match to your paint. I had to write them to ask how to match the flow rate to a finish. 25-35 seconds was the answer. I'm told latex can't tolerate more than 5% dilution. I didn't dilute because I wasn't sure. Used the 1.0 needle and sprayed. OK but not sufficient flow for a wet pattern. With proper dilution it might have sprayed just fine. I did subseguent coats using my regular compressor and gun. So I still can't support painting things like cars or other glossysurfaces with this type of HVLP unit regardless of costs. Of course I am judging based on little or no wet sanding and buffing. WWGOA has a great video on how to set your spray gut to the correct flow, but no formula to match flow to thinning. So for now 25 to 35 seconds through the cup is the only standard I have for single stage or maybe Q5.
5. I'll keep my SATA jet 4000 B
6. If spraying latex paint why not buy an airless sprayer as they're meant for spraying latex. For the cost of the Fuji 3 you could buy a professional airless you can use to paint an entire house.
7. very informative videoespecially for someone new to turbine systems
8. it's not a Fuji but it will do. thanks for the chance and the info
9. It's not a Fuji, but it'll do. Yay Rockler!
10. Filtering or straining latex paint also helps a tremendous amount. I didn't think it would, but I was mistaken. Cheap nylons from the $1 store work great.
11. It's not a Fuji but it'll do!
12. Wish you the best and thanks for the years of your skill and humor.
13. It's not a Fuji but it will do.
14. It's not a Fuji, but it'll do. I bought a factory refurb'ed Graco single stage HVLP a few years ago, and I've used it with water-based poly, oil-based poly, oil-based stain, and even some latex thinned with Flotrol. So far so good, but your demonstration has me thinking now, should I make a jump to a multistaged unit so that I can skip all the thinning preparation? I'm leaning your direction now. Thanks for show!
15. Did a complete restoration on an FJ40. Finish was spectacular, single stage acrylic enamel. You could see your face in it. I used a compressor and an HVLP gun from Home Depot. Compressor cost me $600 and the gun was about 30 bucks. I still use them today, and I might add the compressor is much more useful than this Fuji unit.
16. what clears do you normally spray
17. It's not a Fuji but it'll do! :)
18. It's not a Fuji, but it'll do!
19. I hope I am not to late because, even though not a Fuji I would love that thing. Thanks for considering me
20. It's not a Fuji but it'll do! Wait, why is everybody commenting the same?? :-) :-) :-)