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Old 02-09-2007, 09:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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For those of who use an airbrush rather than a gun, what type do you use and with what type of compressor? Does an airbrush save you on overspray?

I know most ppl use hvlp guns because they are quicker but i thought airbrushes might be a little more precise? I did a forum search and found some one was using a wagner hvlp, i have a wagner that i got to play around with to see what it was like but it tends to cough and splutter a bit, maybe i got a dodgy one coz the other member said theres worked fine. I would like to get a different one but they all seem very costly.

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Old 02-10-2007, 05:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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I started out using an Aztec. Then I bought an Awata. Both were fine. They are harder than HVLP. They aren't more precise, just spray a smaller pattern and you have more work getting it even. The Wagner sounds like you need to adjust the spray pattern and turn down the output. Start on the 3rd or 4th notch and adjust the pattern for a tall narrow spray. Hold about 12 inches from whatever you are spraying. Make sure the pickup tube is seated well and there is a notch that the 2 grey pieces of the nozzle tip should line up together before you tighten the retainer ring. If you aren't getting a good pattern, something is loose and it is sucking air somewhere.
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Infinity Sun is definitely pricier but totally worth it. I tried other spray systems too (won't mention names), but one was a turbine HVLP. This one is so much better in cost in the long term because it uses so little solution to do a full body and only takes like 3 minutes. The color is nicer and it lasts like two weeks. I have not had one complaint yet.
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For airbrushing I use Passache. Good price and good customer service.
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Just to clear things up you might need to be 12" away from your client with the wagner but with a HVLP/LVLP system you should be 4-6" away for the best coverage and the least overspray. That should clear it up.
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A high nap 12" roller works really well.
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you shouldn't be using anything that you can buy at a home depot or menard's! these systems aren't safe to be sprayed on the skin of a person!! they are for commercial use e.g., wood, vinyl, etc. do your research!! what are your customers going to think when they come in and you're holding that? what would you think if you went in to get a cavity filled and the dentist was holding a cordless drill that he got on sale from the hardware store?
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I have said the exact same thing myself but I really doubt anyone listens to me. A lowly manufacture.
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Other than the first picture (since it has the solution in the pic), can you pic out which HVLP is for sunless and which is a commercial HLP unit?
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