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   hammer1 | Jun 10, 2007 04:40pm | #1

   Yes, a pancake can run an HVLP gun but not for long. The guns use large volumes of air and a small tank will be emptied in a few minutes/seconds. There are differences between guns. Most of the pro paint shops I know are using Sata RP guns.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   Kevin | Jun 10, 2007 08:15pm | #2

   There are differences in technique as well. Spraying with minimal air pressure seems to be a counter-intuitive thing and most inexperienced sprayers struggle with it... trying to use too much air, which would obviously deplete a small compresser that much faster.

   Although I am very partial to my DeVilbiss GTI, I suspect that AccuSpray guns are among the most efficient (i.e., least air consumption) so-called "conversion" HVLP guns out there. I own one Sata RP that I got what I thought was a really good deal on and I really don't like it very much. But, I've used Sata HVLP guns that were a distinct pleasure to spray with. A buddy of mine bought an indentical Sata RP and ended up selling it and then bought a Sata HVLP that he likes much better.

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   ChuckN | Jun 11, 2007 02:56am | #3

   Ah shoot!  Here I thought you had come up with a new way of making pancakes.

   Wait a minute...

   Maybe if I put the batter in the...

    

   Be back in a few...

    

    

   ChuckN and I have nothing of value to add to this discussion.

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   byhammerandhand | Jun 11, 2007 08:14pm | #4

   Your gun will have a SCFM requirement listed. Just compare that with the SCFM rating on the compressor. It also depends if you are going to be spraying all day long or for 5 minutes at a time. Each compressor should have a "duty-cycle" that says how many minutes of each hour it is rated for.

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   colebearanimals | Jun 11, 2007 10:40pm | #5

   I would say probably not. Unless you're spraying very small projects of parts a pancake size compressor won't be able to keep up. It's very frustrating to loose air ( atomization ) during a spray sweep.  When talking about spraying and compressor size, bigger is better.

                                      Paul

   ps  the low pressure in HVLP doesn't mean low volume

   
   

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   Edited 6/11/2007 3:43 pm ET by colebearanimals