Spray gun for lacqure

Buy a quart cup gun at a pawn shop. I learned to spray on one and knocked out custom cabinetry with one. Should be about $50. This is the one with the pot mounted under the sprayer. All metal. Buy a pneumatic regulator to mount under it so you aren’t trying to blow 100 psi out it and don’t have to regulate at the tank.

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You might find a brand new one at Lowe’s for under $50. The sprayers are made in either the Siphon type, or the pressure type. You’d be better off with the Siphon type. You can’t blow it up like the pressure types….... Jerry (in Tucson)

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I’ve been spraying for 40 years, these spray guns are one of the tools from Harbor freight that are very good for the money.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=spray+gun

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+1 for a1Jim. I have used the 47016 model for a couple of years now.

I buy them when I get a coupon showing them for $9.99. Better and cleaner than any pawn shop unit. And they lay down a pretty smooth layer of lacquer, easy to clean, and if they do break, they are essentially throwaway.

But I still have my original two that I bought two years ago, and they are both still spraying well.

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Wow, I didn’t know they were so cheap. I saw one in a pawn shop for $45 back in the day. I just figured they would be higher now. Thank God for offshore products and the foreign jobs for youth program (called child labor) (yes I am serious, thank God for them).

I think you talked me in to buying a new quart cup.

Wondering: anyone like gravity fed? Sorry if this is thread jacking but it is on topic.

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Wow, I didn t know they were so cheap. [...]Wondering: anyone like gravity fed?
- SirIrb

The one mentioned above (47016) is the purple gravity fed HVLP gun they sell… currently on sale for $15.99, but this months flyer (Sept 2015) has a super coupon for $9.99. I haven’t shot much lacquer through them, mostly oil based enamel – and they lay down a great finish. I also have some quart cup siphon/pressure guns that I used to use a bunch, but ever since I got the purple things, I rarely touch them any more.

Cheers,
Brad

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For $10, def worth a shot. Any advice on spraying or just general info, what psi does my compressor need to be on? I have a small porter cable compressor.

You may have a problem with a small compressor but you can give it a try . Try practicing spraying water on some cardboard to start. Psi will differ according to what your compressor will put out,see how 80psi works with water and then adjust from there.

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Be sure to install a line dryer, especially if your compressor is running a lot for the finish work. Water spots under your finish look real bad. The HVLP gun will also consume less air.

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HVLP is the best way to go. One bad thing is that you have to thin it down, and when you thin down lacquer , you lose the gloss the more you thin it. HVLP has less over spray, less product thrown in the air and you won’t need a spray booth. I have and use a HVLP. Keep it clean and you’ll have it for a long. They are a little noisy. I think Wagner now makes a cheap ($) HVLP sprayer and has a good review. steve104c

If you try the HF purple (as I did so far is sprays WB clears as good as my more expensive guns) watch this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PiYhGLlQsU

It’s some modification that will make using the gun a better experience.

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Not all the Harbor Freight guns are equal. Don’t remember the model numbers of the ones that work well.

I prefer gravity feed over siphon feed but a pressure pot if you can find a cheap used one is even nicer and that requires a bottom-feed gun.

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One bad thing is that you have to thin it down, and when you thin down lacquer , you lose the gloss the more you thin it.

Are you using cheap or mismatched thinner? Maybe you’re confusing lack of build with losing gloss?

I’ve sprayed lots and lots of lacquer, including flow coating and/or deblushing with 75-80% thinner, and haven’t heard of this… Not to mention, rattle can stuff is incredibly thin. Tell me more about the products you’re using.

Thanks!

You have been given some good advice above. To add my 2 cents…

I grew up in an automotive body shop spraying alot of lacquer, enamel, and poly-urethanes through some very nice (and pricey) spray guns. In my return to woodworking, I picked up this spray gun to see if I still knew how to spray. I am very satisfied. My 25 gal, 5hp air compressor will keep up just fine. Like suggested above, I also use an in-line air dryer. Invest in a good respirator as well. Practice spraying water on big sheet of cardboard. Have fun.

https://www.grizzly.com/products/H7669

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In my return to woodworking, I picked up this spray gun to see if I still knew how to spray. I am very satisfied. My 25 gal, 5hp air compressor will keep up just fine. Like suggested above, I also use an in-line air dryer. Invest in a good respirator as well. Practice spraying water on big sheet of cardboard. Have fun.

https://www.grizzly.com/products/H7669

- cracknpop

I’ve seen one of those grizzlys at a buddies house, and I’m 99% convinced it’s the same gun as the $9.99 purple HF :) Those guns are sold under a lot of different names such as Warwick and ZHipp – and I’ve seen them in at least one auto parts store on the shelf under some forgotten name. The one in the auto parts store was on sale for $69.99!

Cheers,
Brad

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