I'm surprised you don't measure the water you're using. It seems that a lot of the new hybrid primer and paints only recommend diluting with 8-10 oz of water per gallon, max. Some don't advise any solution. I recently sprayed 80 cabinet doors with Smart Prime after diluting by 20% water in order to run through my HVLP and now I'm having adhesion issues. Seems like these new hybrids require airless sprayers instead of HVLP.
Yup works just fine, I've got "that" Bostitch pancake compressor and for a diy'er it's fine, just spray for a bit then stop, spray then stop... can't paint a car or anything but it does furniture and stuff well
old painter here I have one of the old tube scoop measurers from sears from years ago, scoop out the diluted paint and time the emptying of the tube scoop, old guys rock
I have a 8 gallon 150psi kobalt air compressor i bought from Lowe’s. Mind you I don’t know jack squat about painting but I’ve spent the last few days on RU-vid wanting to learn to spray paint my 16ft utility trailer (open), I’ve already sanded to bare metal and wondering if that compressor I have will do the job, opinión please? TYIA
Any one have any experience with a Milwaukee 2 gallon compressor and if so what's the optimal setting? Mainly using it for staining and paint/prime small jobs like baseboard/trims and maybe a door max. Small repair jobs. I know it's not ideal but I don't do it often so for me waiting for compressor to refresh is not that big of a deal. I've done texture wall repairs with this compressor and that has worked well for me just not paint. Likely would have to get lvlp instead of hvlp but curious what others have used. As for spray guns what do u recommend? Consensus seems to be aeropro and spray it but honestly a cheap Harbor Freight might do the job. Cheap enough where u could just toss but ok paying more. Ideally I would like to get the Graco quickshot but for the amount of usage I get it's way overkill.
Alright all you haters where not restoring a Picaso painting here he was just showing how to use HLVP gun to spray latex paint don’t have a Biden tantrum it’s alright I’ve did it works well
Most latex house paints aren’t made to be thinned this much and aren’t intended to be sprayed through automotive style spray guns. Do yourself a favor and buy or rent an airless sprayer if you want to spray primers and paints intended for a house. HVLP guns are designed for auto primers and paints and they are a different animal entirely.
They actually make waterborne lacquers and paints designed for this application due to the demand for the most durable finish without all the harmful fumes. I have experimented thinning all types of paint to spray and almost always revert back to a basic rule. Use the right tool for the job so you only have to do it once. The video was great but it is better to use measuring containers in the process so you don't go past the manufacturer recommended thinning ratios for that particular project. Other than that i used this video to help me judge consistency. Ty!
So are you saying all 3 guns you linked in your description will work with the 6 gallon compressor? Obviously within common sense but all 3? I was under the impression that ONLY the touch up smaller gun would work. Aren't the tips too big for a 6 gallon, don't you want something like a 1.0 to 0.8?
for all they say good while just spray furniture, their claim is little meaning for car. My problems is when I use regulator at the gun side, 30psi will drop to 10 and recovered is slow - harbor regulator I think.
HVLP= hi volume (of AIR), low pressure. May be better use a LVLP= low volume (of air) low pressure.. See this video from GUNMAN : "BEFORE YOU BUY HVLP SPRAY GUN" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8-3re8Z_NLw.html
