Thread: Low Cost HVLP Paint Gun Advise

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Ok, I can't guess how many guns I have, a bunch and they range from Harbor Freight all the way to Sata guns and I will give you my opinion, and that alone. If you are spraying high metallic paint, your better guns are going to help you get away from tiger striping the base and are needed, using somewhere in a 1.3-1.4 tip. If you are spraying non metallic or non pearl paint you can get away with a cheaper gun. I love HVLP guns, siphon feed guns I no longer use and as far as I know HVLP guns are all gravity fed I believe. If you are spraying heavy primer you will need the 1.8-2.0 tip so I use another gun for primer.
My favorite gun is my Sata, after using one you don't need to explain why, however my favorite all around lower price gun is a Sharpe Finex gun, easy to clean and great gun capable of spraying metallics, using a drop coat.
If you aren't using a hvlp you are wasting a bunch of paint and its not cheap so it may pay to switch if you haven't as well as much less drift and overspray. This is my two cents alone but yes I have used a harbor freight gun with decent results but a tiger striped paint job is expensive to fix if its high dollar metallic paint, the Finex I would be comfortable using and I wouldn't the harbor freight gun. I like Dennys choice he showed with the Devilbiss set, it covers it all and is inexpensive. Most paints don't recommend a airless gun on automotive paint.
The major thing is learning the proper way to clean the gun, just running thinner threw after your done will result in a ruined gun the next use, this I have learned, the proper way to adjust a hvlp gun is a great thing to read up on as well, they will last a long while if cleaned properly
Good Luck I am no expert but have had good luck and enjoy painting. Matt

Which gun from this Sharpe list on Amazon ?
I still have my first gun, a Sharpe suction from 30 years sgo. I liked it and was low cost.

Also, I only want a HVLP.

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...l_7djl0plfer_b