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HLVP Paint Equipment

Spencer Was Here

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I'm looking for advice on which direction I should be looking for a HLVP system to paint just under 20 residential door slabs.

I'm no painter, nor do I aspire to be, but I own a couple of airless units I've put a few hours on. I assume they are not the ideal tool for painting door slabs and since they are kind of a pain in the *** to clean, I'm hoping a reasonably priced HLVP will both provide a better finish and be easier to clean.

These would all be new door slabs, either primed or primed and painted from the factory. I will need to paint or repaint them all to match the existing colors of the door frames/jambs/trims, which are not being replaced.

I'm assuming I will need to spend at least $500 on a decent HLVP system and I'm willing to spend upwards of $800, but with as little other use as this unit will likely see, I can't see spending more than that.

While a cordless unit would be great, unless it somehow accepted an 18-Volt Makita battery, I'm not looking to get into a new battery system. So, I am thinking it would be best to just get a 120-volt unit.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
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todd_fuller

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I think most pro painters are using fine finish airless setups, not HVLP. When you say HVLP, are you thinking a turbine + gun or compressor + gun?
 

metlmunchr

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You CANNOT spray house paint thru a hvlp gun without over-thinning it to the point where it's not much more than colored water. The right tip for the airless plus a flow additive for the paint will give you a far better finish than any air type spray gun and you won't have to ruin the quality of the paint to get it to spray.
 
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driz

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More often than not all things considered it’s easier to just use a couple rollers and chase with a brush as you go. My overall favorite for all but huge walls is the little 6” long by 1” diameter. They fit nearly everywhere when you have a brush right there toget the deep recesses. Spraying is fun but setup is s PITA. Also you have to watch where the overspray blows ect....


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