Today I went out and anted up for a far better spray gun, a Fuji T75G to go with my 3 stage turbine. The Fuji is a very nice gun, I bought it because I can get the appropriate adapter and use the 3M PPS paint cup with disposable liners. That's going to make cleanups so much easier. Now my question. For any of you guys who have experience spraying with the turbine systems, what size tip will I need for spraying a paint like PPG Deltron Concept DCC (Single stage acrylic urethane.) ? The gun came with a 1.3 tip and I also have a 1.8 tip.
Good question Blue One.I would like to know too .I will be using 1 for the 1st time when I start repainting the olds wagon here in a little bit. Bruce.
Got a tip turbo gun . Just use a high temp reducer as the warm air makes the paint come out a lot to dry and orange peels bad . Practice on some scrap first . I'm using a 1.4 for color. And 1.8 for primer . Spray wet and good luck .
I have a fuji 4 blade turbine that I bought to spray my 50's metal kitchen cabinets. I was spraying Sherman Williams enamel. To get it to lay flat with out to much orange peal I had to thin the paint a lot, 45%. Then many very light coats. To much it would run. To get more consistent mixes I bought a 4 cup glass measuring cup for the paint and a 5 oz measuring glass for the thinner. This helped a lot. I bought all the tips and played with them all. Ended up using 1.2 for paint and the 1.4 for the primer. A neighbor recommended Killz primer. It sprayed well and dried fast. Easy to sand.
All good info, but I'm also hoping to hear from some guys who have sprayed auto paint like I mentioned.
I use PPG . On epoxi I thin with acetone 10%and mix the rest of mixtures what's called for . On single stage paint and hardener to paint recomandations but use one or two hotter temp reducer . I use a point and shoot thermometer and paint to the temp of metal . Still have to cut and buff most of the time . Very little over spray .
Not exactly what you're looking for, but 2k epoxy primer (not high build) sprayed nicely through my 1.3 tip on a Sprayfine system. I will use 1.3 for acrylic urethane. Since I've been spraying everything from polyurethane to spar varnish to latex interior paint with good results, I'd say a viscosity cup is your best friend. There is a chart with my sprayfine gun which relates the needle to the viscosity of the material. It seems to work well. After that, between the nozzle adjustment and the flow adjustment the finishes come out well.
All great info so far I really like the new Fuji gun and I think that it will be nicer to use than my sprayfine. It's a non bleeder style gun so I will like it more than the bleeder sprayfine. As well as the fact that I can get the 3M PPS adapter for it which was not available for the sprayfine. Anyone else with experience with these turbines and auto paint?
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