From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Wed Jul 06 2005 - 10:32:51 PDT
Buzz,
Keep in mind, you are referring to a Turbine style system. Slightly different that your standard auto painting setups. You can see that right out of the gate by looking at the paint gun on the first page of that link. It appears that gun looks like a pressure-pot design or something.
Kent
>
> From: Buzz <muttman@charter.net>
> Date: Wed Jul 6, 12:52 PM
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Spray Painting.
>
>
> Mark,
> You've got things turned around. It's High Volume of air, Low Pressure of
> Paint, that results in less over spray and blow back.
>
> http://www.toolcenter.com/TURBINAIRE/understanding-hvlp.pdf
>
> Buzz
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 06:21:17 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
> >HVLP is High Volume Low Pressure. High volume of
> >paint per low pressure of air, therefore you need less
> >air for a HVLP. A 1/4" hose is still a little small
> >though, especially for 40' long, but I think the 1/2"
> >pipe should be plenty.
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >--- Buzz <muttman@charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Steve,
> >> I bought one of the De Vilbis HVLP guns and it
> >> didn't perform as well as I
> >> thought it should. One day I was talking to a
> >> professional restorer and he
> >> asked about my setup. I told him 1/2" copper pipe
> >> to the garage door then 1/4"
> >> hose the rest of the way to the spray area, about
> >> 40' away. He told me that my
> >> problem was that the HV stands for HIGH VOLUME and a
> >> 1/4" hose isn't large
> >> enough to pass a large volume of air. When he
> >> paints he uses 15' of 3/8" hose
> >> to a pressure pot that he wears on his waist, that
> >> feeds his HVLP gun.
> >> So I'm gonna over kill and use 1/2" hose out to the
> >> spray area then "3/8 to the
> >> gun from the regulator/filter..
> >>
> >> Buzz
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 17:49:18 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >
> >> >I use to HATE painting with a spray gun.
> >> >
> >> >THEN.... I bought a gravity feed DeVibis (sp) gun
> >> that uses a bag
> >> >for the paint inside the top canister. It is a High
> >> Volume, Low Pres
> >> >unit (HVLP). I bought it new for $100 and now
> >> painting is not too
> >> >bad.... I have a regulator and water filter close
> >> (within 8 ft) of the gun
> >> >AND use different air fittings so that I can only
> >> use the spray gun when
> >> >connected to the regulator and filter.
> >> >
> >> >Not had a problem since with OD paint!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Steve AKA Dr Deuce
> >>
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