Do you guys feel that these cheaper regulators restrict air flow?
So I've been battling with SPI clears for a few years now. I started spraying them about 10 years ago, but the last 5 have been a nightmare with running them all the time. Its really hard to explain, but when I spray it just looks like the clear is not atomized enough and I then end up piling it on......So out of pure frustration this past weekend I finally sat down and realized its not me, it cant be. and I started looking to when the problems occurred. From what i can tell from all of the old pictures I have been searching, the problem showed up when my air regulator broke on the wall and I was in a pinch and i ran to home depot and picked this husky one up.
Now Im not certain, but I will be painting again later this week and Ill see what its like with this regulator removed.
This is how it is now:
But that motoguard M30 will be replaced with a M60 in a few days. as the m60 has 1/2" NPT and flows way more.
I will say, when I had the husky regulator on, the pressure at my gun would drop 5psi on average from the compressor tank full to the compressor kicking on. After I removed the regulator, the pressure at the gun would change .5-1psi. so that right there is a nice sign..
I was super reluctant on even making this thread as these types of things can fill up with ideas fast, but just to be clear, I have enough compressor, I have good guns, I just cant shake these runs! I've had luck on some of the past jobs, but man oh man was it a battle.. one wrong move and boom, a run.
I just remember first shooting SPI 10 years ago and thinking, wow this stuff sprays so nice....Now I dread it.
The only thing I can think of is that when I replaced that regulator it just didnt allow enough air by to atomize these higher solid clears. maybe im completly out of my lind,, who knows...
So I've been battling with SPI clears for a few years now. I started spraying them about 10 years ago, but the last 5 have been a nightmare with running them all the time. Its really hard to explain, but when I spray it just looks like the clear is not atomized enough and I then end up piling it on......So out of pure frustration this past weekend I finally sat down and realized its not me, it cant be. and I started looking to when the problems occurred. From what i can tell from all of the old pictures I have been searching, the problem showed up when my air regulator broke on the wall and I was in a pinch and i ran to home depot and picked this husky one up.
Now Im not certain, but I will be painting again later this week and Ill see what its like with this regulator removed.
This is how it is now:
But that motoguard M30 will be replaced with a M60 in a few days. as the m60 has 1/2" NPT and flows way more.
I will say, when I had the husky regulator on, the pressure at my gun would drop 5psi on average from the compressor tank full to the compressor kicking on. After I removed the regulator, the pressure at the gun would change .5-1psi. so that right there is a nice sign..
I was super reluctant on even making this thread as these types of things can fill up with ideas fast, but just to be clear, I have enough compressor, I have good guns, I just cant shake these runs! I've had luck on some of the past jobs, but man oh man was it a battle.. one wrong move and boom, a run.
I just remember first shooting SPI 10 years ago and thinking, wow this stuff sprays so nice....Now I dread it.
The only thing I can think of is that when I replaced that regulator it just didnt allow enough air by to atomize these higher solid clears. maybe im completly out of my lind,, who knows...