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Hi all. Just discovered this site and have spent the last week or two reading lots of the threads here, old and new, trying to learn things.
I absolutely hate painting with a brush but enjoy spray painting. The few things I have built I used an Apollo HVLP and Minwax (I know nothing about paint) and the finish has seemed OK. Not that I would know a bad finish from a good one but I didn't have any runs. Now, after reading this, I realize I have a Graco XR9 sitting in the back room. Can I use this to finish the base cabinet I am making? That never occurred to me. I thought those things were used for painting walls and fences. Would I need special tips or need to do anything else special? Thanks in advance. |
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Air Assist Airless will give you a bit more production but slightly less finish quality. You will end up using a lot more coating to because you usually have 25 feet of lines to clear out. You typically will not want to leave the coating in the air assist airless because its not a sealed system. Its usually best only from a true production standpoint. Turbines major benefit is portability. Some of their challenges can be that cheaper ones will heat the coating at the air cap which can create challenges with certain coatings. If you want heres a good overview article covering air assist airless, HVLP, and turbine units!.
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I've got a 4 stage Apollo and wound up buying their cheaper gun ($100?) for spraying latex only. Worked great. I only sprayed my shed (12x16) with it, but it worked great and I didn't have to thin the paint. Mike |
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Was that an Apollo gun? Can't find any guns of theirs under $200
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Here you go Paul.
Apollo Sprayers International Inc. - World Leaders in HVLP Technology Development since 1966 If you don't have a dealer, you can try Altura Paints in Vista, CA. I've worked with them and they're great. |
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Thanks, good to know. I'd like a 'beater' gun for my Apollo and this looks like a great option.
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