HVLP results??

[Canucker]

I am currently in the prosess of restoring a 1968 Datsun 1600 roadster, I am strongly considering your Paint Shop system and have been trying to dig up any info possible on your product. Could you tell me how well your paint goes on thru a HVLP gun and what preasure would you recomend?? Any other information you could provide me with would be great. thanks!

[chriss68]

Duplicolor Paint Shop is a great system for beginners. It is very user friendly and is very easy to work with. I recommend spraying w/ 20-25 psi to prevent orange peel. If you do get some orange peel, it is very easy to wetsand and buff. I posted in the cars section a 1968 Nova project of mine and i have many pictures of the results. I was very pleased with the job.
good luck with your project and lets see some pics.:D

[Dupli-Color-Specialist]

Duplicolor Paint Shop is a great system for beginners. It is very user friendly and is very easy to work with. I recommend spraying w/ 20-25 psi to prevent orange peel. If you do get some orange peel, it is very easy to wetsand and buff. I posted in the cars section a 1968 Nova project of mine and i have many pictures of the results. I was very pleased with the job.
good luck with your project and lets see some pics.:D

Chris, nice follow up.

Canuker, An HVLP gun works very well with the Paint Shop system. We have been using an HVLP SATA gun with about 15-25psi, weather permitting. The key to spraying Paint Shop is low psi. If you use too high of pressure the paint tends to dry before it hits the substraight which may cause orange peel. As Chris mentioned, you have to wet sand out any orange peel just like any other paint job. Make sure you use plenty of clear since you will be sanding some back off. If you sand through you can easily go back over it.

Thanks

[nativetexan]

Okay I have an HVLP gun with a very basic setup. The air is coming straight from the compressor to the gun; no pressure regulator except for the one on the tank. I have tried psi levels all the way from 15 psi as recomended here, all the way up to 30psi as recomended on the can and on my gun. The temps have been in the range of 75 to 85 degrees. I noticed that the closest I got to impressed was 15-20psi at 73 degrees with 40% humidity and the clear coat thinned 2:1 with acetone. I still am not 100% satisfied even after 4 hours of wetsanding and breaking my CC layer. I have quite a bit of orange peel even with the best result.

I have a few more questions:
What spray patter should I use; circular or oval? Fat oval or thin oval?
What can I do given my situation to reduce the orange peel on my next shoot? I cant keep going out and spending $50 plus on supplies. Please help.

[Dupli-Color-Specialist]

I have a few more questions:
What spray patter should I use; circular or oval? Fat oval or thin oval?
What can I do given my situation to reduce the orange peel on my next shoot? I cant keep going out and spending $50 plus on supplies. Please help.

Use a thin oval pattern.

To reduce orange peel hold the gun closer. Sounds like the paint is drying a little before it hits the substrate. Try using the clear straight without reducing with Acetone.