HVLP Paint Sprayer's

[Hbom]

Anybody have experience or  advise on the small HVLP sprayers.
Mostly interested in Earlex HV5000, Fugi 3, or similar.

 

[Watershed]

I used to use an Earlex...something or other.
It was the cheap one, mostly plastic.  It did a rather good job of applying lacquer.

I have since scored an 80 gallon air compressor and a Sullivan-Palatek air dryer.
I use that now with a $50-$100 HVLP gun, along with assorted traditional spray guns.

My point is that the first setup ran about $150.00, and the current setup is well over a thousand.
The difference isn't that huge.

The main drawback with the Earlex is that it is more or less falling apart.  The plastic parts.

The new system does have a few bells a whistles, atomizes a bit better, etc.
10x better?  Well....

I think the HV5000 you are talking about has more metal parts.
Bang for the buck, I think it will serve you just fine.

James

 

[Hbom]

Thanks James, that's exactly what I'm interested in hearing.
I have an old emglo that I've been using on job sites for years, but I think it would cost more to clean it & setup for lacquer than one of the small turbines.
I would only be doing a few jobs a year and I have seen some good videos on Youtube on the Earlex but wasn't sure if it would be worth the money. The next step up seems to be about double in costs. Which still isn't horrible but if I don't need it I could stand to save the money.
Thanks again

I used to use an Earlex...something or other.
It was the cheap one, mostly plastic.  It did a rather good job of applying lacquer.

I have since scored an 80 gallon air compressor and a Sullivan-Palatek air dryer.
I use that now with a $50-$100 HVLP gun, along with assorted traditional spray guns.

My point is that the first setup ran about $150.00, and the current setup is well over a thousand.
The difference isn't that huge.

The main drawback with the Earlex is that it is more or less falling apart.  The plastic parts.

The new system does have a few bells a whistles, atomizes a bit better, etc.
10x better?  Well....

I think the HV5000 you are talking about has more metal parts.
Bang for the buck, I think it will serve you just fine.


James