Hey guys,
First time posting here. Been an observer of this forum for awhile and have learnt many things from the knowledgeable group on here.
I came across a video of a guy spraying some red base coat with a Sata 1500B hvlp 1.4 and I was blown away by the fact that there was next to no overspray; seems like everything went straight onto the panel. I started doing some research into this gun and it intrigued me. I’m not sure how much truth there is behind it being designed to optimize low voc solvent based paint, or if it’s just marketing hype. I’m just a hobbyist so I don’t have stellar air exchange in my shop; it’s good but nothing like a spray booth. The limited overspray produced by this gun has me thinking about buying one. Any reduction in overspray is a bonus in my environment. I also spray low voc solvent products. So far all I’ve sprayed is Limco products. LP20 epoxy primer, LP620 urethane primer, supreme plus base coat and then 5starxtreme 5180 clear coat (budget acrylic urethane low voc). I’m wondering if anyone has experience with this gun? I’m assuming the hvlp would be the best bet for base coat?
I’ve got quite the gun collection already, but it seems collecting paint guns is a bit of an addiction . I’ve got the following guns already.
- devilbiss FLG4 with 1.3, 1.5, 1.8 tips
- tekna pro lite with 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 tips. HV30 and TE20 air caps.
- walcom slim kombat HTE 1.3 tip
I’ve tried them all on various parts but still don’t have much experience with them. The tekna is the one I’ve used the least, only sprayed base/clear on some fender flares. I used the TE20 with 1.3. The end result was decent but it sure didn’t look good immediately off the gun, not overly smooth. I’ve realized that I naturally like to move fast when spraying and I’m not so sure that is jiving well with the type of guns in my collection. Maybe I need to try using 1.4 tip for base and clear in my devilbiss guns to help speed them up.
First time posting here. Been an observer of this forum for awhile and have learnt many things from the knowledgeable group on here.
I came across a video of a guy spraying some red base coat with a Sata 1500B hvlp 1.4 and I was blown away by the fact that there was next to no overspray; seems like everything went straight onto the panel. I started doing some research into this gun and it intrigued me. I’m not sure how much truth there is behind it being designed to optimize low voc solvent based paint, or if it’s just marketing hype. I’m just a hobbyist so I don’t have stellar air exchange in my shop; it’s good but nothing like a spray booth. The limited overspray produced by this gun has me thinking about buying one. Any reduction in overspray is a bonus in my environment. I also spray low voc solvent products. So far all I’ve sprayed is Limco products. LP20 epoxy primer, LP620 urethane primer, supreme plus base coat and then 5starxtreme 5180 clear coat (budget acrylic urethane low voc). I’m wondering if anyone has experience with this gun? I’m assuming the hvlp would be the best bet for base coat?
I’ve got quite the gun collection already, but it seems collecting paint guns is a bit of an addiction . I’ve got the following guns already.
- devilbiss FLG4 with 1.3, 1.5, 1.8 tips
- tekna pro lite with 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 tips. HV30 and TE20 air caps.
- walcom slim kombat HTE 1.3 tip
I’ve tried them all on various parts but still don’t have much experience with them. The tekna is the one I’ve used the least, only sprayed base/clear on some fender flares. I used the TE20 with 1.3. The end result was decent but it sure didn’t look good immediately off the gun, not overly smooth. I’ve realized that I naturally like to move fast when spraying and I’m not so sure that is jiving well with the type of guns in my collection. Maybe I need to try using 1.4 tip for base and clear in my devilbiss guns to help speed them up.