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[finch661]

hello all. i am finally at the stage of spraying/painting my car after a year of welding and prep. i used a small compressor to get the peimer on, but found it just couldn't keep up with the demand. also my water trap failed and ruined a panel after a bit of reading i notice some have used an electric sprayer. i appreciate that its not ideal but i dont have a huge amount of options or money.

i also see that earlex sprayers seem popular, but has anyone used anything cheaper? i have seen a clarke one, really cheap zoom ones and terretek? they all look the same but rebranded.

i dont mind having to cut and polish it either :) t


thanks all

[Daz1968]

Depends what paint you are using but the apollo spraymate has been recommended on other sites, cellulose can be flatted and polished easily so if it's a little rough as long as plenty of paint on then should be able to get a good finish, just might have to thin paint a little more than normal for it to work,

[Ben_O]

I have had some good results using the earlex system.

 

I would avoid the type that are recommended exclusively for fences that have the plastic guard over the end like this one http://www.screwfix....-220-240v/11919

 

The better ones come with a viscosity cup so just run some paint through that following the time in the instructions so you can get the paint to a suitable thickness before spraying.

 

One thing worth mentioning is that they are like a hoover running in reverse so the motor kicks out quite a lot of air as it sucks which can easily kick up dust and whatnot onto the wet paint.

also the hoses can be quite cumbersome so you need to keep your wits about you while spraying so you don't knock against the wet paint with the hose.

[jayh29]

I used a Clarke 900 watt hvlp electric spray station, and found it very easy to use once you get the right volume coming out the gun.

 

See the photo for the result, I only needed a flat with 2000 wet and dry and polished (machine) after that.

 

Very happy with the result.

 

[finch661]

I have had some good results using the earlex system.
 
I would avoid the type that are recommended exclusively for fences that have the plastic guard over the end like this one http://www.screwfix....-220-240v/11919
 
The better ones come with a viscosity cup so just run some paint through that following the time in the instructions so you can get the paint to a suitable thickness before spraying.
 
One thing worth mentioning is that they are like a hoover running in reverse so the motor kicks out quite a lot of air as it sucks which can easily kick up dust and whatnot onto the wet paint.
also the hoses can be quite cumbersome so you need to keep your wits about you while spraying so you don't knock against the wet paint with the hose.

cheers for that! i like the earlex system but can only really afford the 1900, no idea if it will be powerful enough? i will be spraying cellulose,seems most can handle automotive paint!.

 

What system do you have?

Edited by finch661, 29 September 2015 - 12:13 PM.

[finch661]

I used a Clarke 900 watt hvlp electric spray station, and found it very easy to use once you get the right volume coming out the gun.
 
See the photo for the result, I only needed a flat with 2000 wet and dry and polished (machine) after that.
 
Very happy with the result.
 

i had a look at the clarke one, but it said it wasn't suitable for cellulose paints cracking finish by the way!