FujiSpray Semi-Pro 2 HVLP Spray System

[Zengineer]

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Hey folks. I know most here are metal workers or car guys... but some of us straddle those worlds as well as woodworking. I was looking for an option for spraying around the house, wood projects, metal projects, etc. Ended up finding this Fuji on sale, and I'm pretty impressed so far! Well put together, quality components throughout.

I took the time to make my "first" real youtube video about it as well. It's no masterpiece, but I welcome comments regarding the video. I'm interested in learning the youtube game a bit, so am just making videos to learn with. So feedback is super appreciated.

Anyway, I do recommend Fuji products (no they didn't pay me to say that, I spent my own hard earned cash on it) if you are looking for a spray system. Not cheap, but a heck a lot more convenient than hauling around a big compressor.

Video here:

Thanks folks!

 

[RKA]

The first tip I would give you is to skip the unboxing videos. Too many of them on YouTube, most from people with zero experience using a tool. I zipped through your video in 15 seconds and determined there was no content there.

What’s useful to viewers is how a tool works in actual use, tips from someone experienced in spraying, overview of build quality where it matters (only if you have experience to draw upon) and finally how it compares to other spray systems on the market if you happen to have that knowledge as well. This kind of overview is useful for people shopping for an HVLP system.

Alternatively, if you don’t have experience, you can take folks through an edited walk through of your learning process and the finished product. Show what didn’t work, what you changed to address the issues and how that impacted the finish product. This walk through can make the learning process more approachable for viewers that are new to HVLP.

 

[American Locomotive]

Congrats on your first "real" YouTube video! It's a lot of fun being a content creator, especially once you start to get a following.

1) As mentioned, most people in this particular genre are the "meat and potatoes" type. They want substance. Unboxing videos work for some stuff where "unboxing" is part of the "experience" - but this is a tool. It's okay if you want to show you taking it out of the box or whatever and showing what it comes with, but keep it to like a minute or less. People just want to see the thing work.

2) Be quick and concise. As mentioned, tool review watchers just want to see the thing being used. A solid 1.5 minutes of the video was spent un-wrapping the hose. That's just far, far too long. Even the time spent talking about the spray gun mount was too long. Just show the bracket, talk about it for 10 seconds then do a cut showing it not lining up.

3) Edit/Scene transitions. The animated transitions between cuts are sort of annoying and cliche. The vast majority of YouTube people just use simple fast fade transitions or hard-cuts.

4) Work on diction. Enunciation in videos is very important. I had more volume cranked up, but had difficulty understanding you at times. You need to talk loudly and clearly. A big help is applying some EQ to the audio track. Look up "EQ podcast" to get an idea of what to do. Often what happens is the voice track will get really loud boomy bass that makes it difficult to understand what's going on.

You're off to a good start, much better than my first YouTube video - that's for sure! But just keep the things I mentioned in mind. You don't have to follow all (or any) of it. Ultimately you'll find your own style and what works for you.

 

[Zengineer]

Congrats on your first "real" YouTube video! It's a lot of fun being a content creator, especially once you start to get a following.

1) As mentioned, most people in this particular genre are the "meat and potatoes" type. They want substance. Unboxing videos work for some stuff where "unboxing" is part of the "experience" - but this is a tool. It's okay if you want to show you taking it out of the box or whatever and showing what it comes with, but keep it to like a minute or less. People just want to see the thing work.

2) Be quick and concise. As mentioned, tool review watchers just want to see the thing being used. A solid 1.5 minutes of the video was spent un-wrapping the hose. That's just far, far too long. Even the time spent talking about the spray gun mount was too long. Just show the bracket, talk about it for 10 seconds then do a cut showing it not lining up.

3) Edit/Scene transitions. The animated transitions between cuts are sort of annoying and cliche. The vast majority of YouTube people just use simple fast fade transitions or hard-cuts.

4) Work on diction. Enunciation in videos is very important. I had more volume cranked up, but had difficulty understanding you at times. You need to talk loudly and clearly. A big help is applying some EQ to the audio track. Look up "EQ podcast" to get an idea of what to do. Often what happens is the voice track will get really loud boomy bass that makes it difficult to understand what's going on.

You're off to a good start, much better than my first YouTube video - that's for sure! But just keep the things I mentioned in mind. You don't have to follow all (or any) of it. Ultimately you'll find your own style and what works for you.

Thanks bud, some really useful feedback here and very much appreciated.

I didn't set out to make the best unboxing video on youtube, I don't like unboxing videos that much myself. What I did set out to do is make my first video on youtube to practice and learn on, regardless of topic.

Agree with all your points, but thanks for expanding on them and being constructive, that really helps a lot!

 

[dnschmidt]

Now that Accuspray has effectively been destroyed by 3M Fuji seems to be the next best alternative if turbine systems are what you need.

 

[Zengineer]

Attempting another round of video, this time a walk through of the 2x72 belt grinder I made for about $500... It's been a workhorse of a tool for me. Happy to take constructive feedback.

Thanks folks!

 

[Zengineer]

Going to bump this again, just made another video of my firewood rack project. Would really appreciate constructive video feedback, I feel like this one is my best one yet by a long way! (I think I'm getting the hang of this)