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HVLP spray equipment - any experience?


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Hi all,

I'm spraying more guitars than ever at the moment (three on the go at the moment) so I've been thinking of upgrading from rattle cans to some more 'pro' spray equipment. I've come across this HVLP kit from Rothko and Frost which is seductively inexpensive and I'm wondering if anybody has any experience of using this type of kit for spraying guitars?

[url="http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/earlex-hv1900-hvlp-paint-spray-kit-400-watt/"]http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/earlex-hv1900-hvlp-paint-spray-kit-400-watt/[/url]

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From what I've read, the best results when spray painting depends on a supply of dry air and basic compressors won't remove the moisture or other contaminants from the air. I've got a half-decent air compressor for my workshop and it's amazing how much water accumulates in the 50 litre receiver tank. I should probably drain it more than once a year but the last time I did it I drained off well over one pint of water!

A cheap spray system could easily result in a poorer finish than spray cans so I'd be looking for some sort of air filtration system if I was planning to do any serious paint spraying.

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/air-system.htm
http://www.spraygunworld.com/Information2/AirFilters.htm

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[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1410433908' post='2549358']
From what I've read, the best results when spray painting depends on a supply of dry air and basic compressors won't remove the moisture or other contaminants from the air. I've got a half-decent air compressor for my workshop and it's amazing how much water accumulates in the 50 litre receiver tank. I should probably drain it more than once a year but the last time I did it I drained off well over one pint of water!

A cheap spray system could easily result in a poorer finish than spray cans so I'd be looking for some sort of air filtration system if I was planning to do any serious paint spraying.

[url="http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/air-system.htm"]http://www.mig-weldi.../air-system.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.spraygunworld.com/Information2/AirFilters.htm"]http://www.spraygunw.../AirFilters.htm[/url]
[/quote]

HVLP systems work from a turbine which heats the air so there are no problems with moisture.

You can get very good finish with modern HVLP systems like this, we are using the Earlex 5500 which is quite a bit more money (though still very reasonable) than the one in the link, but the gun is a "real" spray gun as apposed to the plastic things you get on the cheap ones.

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