If you use a HVLP paint gun... also use an air pressure regulator... a good one with a filter is best.
Air pressure AT THE GUN NOZZLE TIP is what you need to control. Most folks try to run much to much pressure, which produces a "paint cloud" rather than a soft fan.. I find 25 PSI at the gun is more than enough to produce a fan spray with no "cloud effect" of over spray.. which is really your expensive paint NOT going on the thing being painted, but being blown away. Use a sheet of scrap cardboard as a test fender and play with your adjustments on the spray gun, air pressure at the gun [control your regulator] until you get a nice spray, at the lowest pressure possible, without producing a "cloud of paint effect". I use thinner to set up the gun, before using paint.. then fine tune the adjustments with a couple passes on the test cardboard with paint. HTH, Grant... On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:33 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > HVLP means High volume, Low Pressure, as opposed to the old type that use > high pressure air to atomize the paint, and thus make smaller droplets to > ride the air further. The theory behind the HVLP guns is to use a larger > droplet that does not carry as far in the air. Try the HVLP gun with > solvent to see how far the mist carries. (solvent = paint thinner, etc) > > clay via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> September 16, 2016 at 3:33 PM >> I have a HVLP sprayer in a box on the shelf. I was afeared the thing >> would put out clouds of mist and speckle all the cars on the street while I >> tried to lay down paint. Best time of day for perfect conditions is from >> 0600 to 0900, before the wind picks up. That coincides with all the people >> getting into their cars and driving past my paint clouds. Once the paint is >> on, I have to drive down the way a few feet to get out from the shade cast >> by large trees across the street. Sun clears the trees around 0930 and >> lasts until 1800 or so. I may whip out the sprayer to do the clear, as that >> would give a nice broadcast over both colors with gooder speed laying it >> down. It would require much less taping, as I would only need to cover the >> windows. >> >> clay >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
