What do you attach to your spray gun?

[jcmeyer5]

I am doing my own spray work, and I’ve run into a potential issue - my “assembled” spray gun is about 14” long without the pot. I have my cheater valve, a small desiccant water trap, and the air fitting. When I get low to spray the rockers, I run out of room, unless I invert the gun (running DeKups, so that is possible).

What are you running? Swivel? No desiccant can? No cheater valve?

 

[dhutton01]

I don’t use a dessicant can.

Don

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Air hose.

I put a gauge on the gun and turn it wide open, then set air pressure at the wall regulator to get desired PSI with the trigger full open. Remove the gauge, attach air hose, set spray pattern on masking paper taped to wall and then go to work.

 

[Bob Heine]

I don't like all that extra weight at the gun so I made a belt clip to hold a gauge and diaphragm regulator and connected a 3/8" whip from the regulator to the gun. I connect the 1/2" hose from the air supply to the other side of the regulator. Belt clip carries the weight and the gun is as light and flexible as I can make it. I might add a swivel to the gun connection in place of that black plastic thing.

 

[jcclark]

I use this gage at the gun and adjust at the wall, then remove the
gage before painting.

 

[jcmeyer5]

Ooooo... I like these ideas! Particularly because my cheater valve likes to move (or rather, I bump it alot and it moves). I dont currently run a regulator at the wall... just havent. Just the one on the gun.... but I can see the appeal!

I think I am going to do a couple of these ideas and see which one I like better. Thanks everyone!

I don’t use a dessicant can.

I have a larger wall-mountable desiccant dryer that I will be installing eventually. Hopefully that will allow me to ditch the can on the gun.

 

[metalman]

I use diaphragm regulators on all the guns except this one: http://www.spiuserforum.com/index.p...raying-universal-clear.7111/page-2#post-77391

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

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Ooooo... I like these ideas! Particularly because my cheater valve likes to move (or rather, I bump it alot and it moves). I dont currently run a regulator at the wall... just havent. Just the one on the gun.... but I can see the appeal!

I think I am going to do a couple of these ideas and see which one I like better. Thanks everyone!



I have a larger wall-mountable desiccant dryer that I will be installing eventually. Hopefully that will allow me to ditch the can on the gun.

If it's a cheater valve and not a diaphragm type regulator, you are costing yourself CFM's. Cheater valves are restrictive and prevent you from getting the CFM's you need to optimally use most HVLP and reduced pressure guns that are used today.

Get a wall regulator and look into adjusting your gun like 68 or JC described. You'll notice a difference in how your gun sprays.

 

[jcmeyer5]

@Chris_Hamilton - I use the term cheater valve as a catch all for regulators that attach to the gun... I'm not experienced or educated enough to know anything else. The regulator I have is an ANI RP/1, and is listed as a diaphragm pressure regulator. That said, I still think I am going to do what you say and get a wall mounted regulator and do things that way. Thanks!

 

[Sparky]

I’ve ditched the wall regular and run a small RTI diaphragm reg at the gun, after reading the gun set up doc on this site.

I’m new at this so I’m just following instructions of those more experienced than me. I can see from all of your helpful posts, that the reg at the gun is not necessary, but preferably by some. Am I understanding this right?

chris

 

[chevman]

I think Barry has a reason for some guys to use a regulator at the gun, depending on their equipment.

 

[EddieF]

Good choice Sparky. You'll see big improvement over a cheater valve (which is a valve not regulator).
1st thing you'll notice is how nice psi remains constant when you change fan width.