[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
On 9 Apr 99, at 8:39, Forsman/Harris wrote: > 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 had forgotten why this worked, but you explained this well. Thanks. > Well there are total HVLP systems, which run off tankless 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. If you do this then the compressor has to put out HPHV, and will consume lots of extra power, as well as wear out faster. This is fine for small jobs, like any of us might attempt at home, but it would be a disaster in a commercial environment. I think there is also a potential for some problems from the cooling that takes place at the regulator. This can put out freezing cold air that will affect the way the paint goes on. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org