great presentation on spraying paint. you guys always have useful info in your presentations. request - go over spraying non-paint finishes if you would please? I have yet to begin using a spray guns and want to insure that what I setup both physically and procedurally works for both paint and poly/laquer/etc. if possible. I usually over research stuff, but do not want to make more mistakes than necessary. Great job!
I just got done using the Apollo for the first time. It was great. Easy clean-up. Easy to use. Sprays plenty fast enough when the pressure is up. Adjustable fan pattern was a life saver on the first job. Even airless is just a bit too fast for me and can be too much over spray for inside customers homes. Have you guys tried the Apollo pot with mini compressor?
Awesome! I have not but I’ve considered buying the pressure pot for days that we spray a decent amount. If I just need to spray one cup I typically reach for the 3M PPS.
Great video. Can the unit spray thicker coatings like latex or some of the thicker pigmented lacquers? I noticed that you only had the discharge pressure at 4 psi so that got me thinking that the unit might be able to handle thicker materials. Thanks.
Air assisted airless here. I have to say it was painful watching how not fast ( didn't want to say slow) the turbine is. You'll never look back, just saying. You'll be at a flee market someday in the future and say I remember I had one of those. If you're spraying in someone's house it's not a good thing. Keep on keeping on .
Slower than a AAA yes but when you only spray about 2 gallons a day max I think the cleaning time rounds it out. We don’t have 10 guys in the shop so we still have dry time and scuff time. I agree that AAA is a superior system in general but I don’t think at our production level it’s that advantageous.
@@TodaysCraftsmen The clean up dosen't take the long at all. The only drawback is we go through lacquer thinner like it's water but if you're spraying water base, no brainer. I like how organized your paint area is! Nice
Curious if you ever spray pre-cat lacquer anymore... I've been trying to switch to a water based lacquer but I don't feel like its the same. I'm kinda looking for a nice paint (white dove) that I can use with my HVLP going forward. I don't think I'm going to stick with the water based lacquer. maybe time to try the water based poly you used here :)
I (Jeff) don’t have any experience with lacquers but I know Jon likes them. We’ll be doing a HUGE kitchen very shortly in dove white using the Enduro Pro Series.
