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   BobMc | Sep 27, 2006 11:46pm | #1

   Check with the HVLP manufacturer, or whomever you purchased the kit from.  They want you to be successful. 

   http://www.accuspray.net/trouble%20shooting.htm

   Orange peel

   Orange peel can be caused by several factors.  First, make sure you are the proper distance from the substrate being painted (6 to 8 inches).  Orange peel can also be reduced by thinning your material further, using a smaller air cap, or adjusting your pressure up to compensate for material flow.

   http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/

   http://www.woodweb.com/

   Or, try

   http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2004-44%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=orange+peel+hvlp&btnG=Search

    

    

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   Kalena | Sep 28, 2006 04:20pm | #2

   Thanks for the suggestions. I've tried different needle sizes, but I've always changed the nozzle with the needle. Probably because I've always ordered them as a set. Guess I never thought "out of the box" on that one. I'm familiar with the Homesteading and Woodweb sites. I like the Homesteading one a lot.

   Kalena

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   BobMc | Sep 28, 2006 06:14pm | #3

   Ooops.  I'm am amateur and just learning to use HVLP, but what that short blurb was talking about was changing the Air Cap.  The needle and nozzle are a matched set, and (as I understand it) must be the same size.  But you can change the air cap which has a size number.  The air cap is the outer part that on many sets has the air horns that shape the spray pattern.  Part #29 is the aircap in the parts breakdown on the page at http://www.accuspray.net/10_gun_breakdown.htm

   So, you use the needle/nozzle set for the product, and can also change the size of the aircap to help in atomization and pattern.  You might also talk to the help desk at the paint manufacturer.  They also want you to be successful. 

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   Kalena | Oct 01, 2006 05:01pm | #4

   Thanks for clearing that up. I found out that no matter what adjustments I made (either to the gun or paint), I couldn't get really nice results spraying the BM Regal Aquaglo. It's a rich paint with a lot of body. So I switched to a BM water-base enamel, called "363". The paint was expensive, but worth it. I'm finally getting a very smooth low lustre finish, and my project is moving forward.

   Thanks, Kalena

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   Kalena | Oct 02, 2006 08:25pm | #5

   It is the Wagner 2900 Softspray HVLP System, which includes a 4 stage turbine.

   Karen S.