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Jim Adney wrote: "This new technology was introduced a few years ago to help in the pollution that comes with painting. It is supposed to use lots of air at very low pressure to deliver the paint without the need for as much reducer (thinner)." Yes; and it also increases "transfer efficiency," which means more paint hits the car, and less covers everything else in your garage. It does this by shooting bigger globules of paint less likely to follow path of the air, which has to take a 90 degree turn when it hits your car. "I think HVLP guns typically run on 6-10 psi, so they often need a completely different kind of compressor." Well there are total HVLP systems, which run o暎9ess turbine compressors. You can get cheapy versions from Campbell Hausfeld (at the Home Despot) or Wagner for about $200, but good ones cost at least $500, I think. For my money, I wanted a tool (regular air compressor) that I could use for other things besides painting. My $40 Harbor Freight HVLP gun came with a little regulator that you attach at the end of the line, just before (and attached to) the gun. Eric Forsman, '73 Square Baltimore, MD CC replies to forsman/harris@jhu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe