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Originally Posted by Matt G.
+1 for the PPG Shop Line and the fresh air system. I figure the $350 for the fresh air system was cheaper than a trip to the hospital. I have used it a lot. I'm no professional painter, but I have painted a few Cub Cadet items.
I also use one of the Harbor Freight HVLP guns, and it is actually pretty decent for the money. There is some info floating around on the internet about the proper setup for it. I used it to paint my loader, and it did a pretty good job, considering my shoddy prep work. The nice thing about the gravity feed guns is that they are much easier to clean and there is minimal waste.
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Good point on the cleaning with the gravity feed. You don't need to connect to air and spray the atomized cleaning solution all over the place. With the gun un-connected to the air supply, when you pull the trigger the solvent will stream from the tip. I normally clean into a 5 gal pal and then dispose of the waste properly. Gun setup. With your material in the gun about 8-10" from the wall (tape a piece of masking paper), squeeze the trigger for a second. You should see a 8-10" fan in the shape of a thin football. Check to see that there are no thin spots. If the fan is too small, turn your fan adjustment out (usually the top adjustment) If the edges are thin and spotty or if the paint is running, you need to adjust the volume, which is the lower adjustment. Once you get it set for a nice, evenly filled thin football, you're ready to shoot. A well cared for value gun from Harbor Freight or Tool Supplier will last a long while if well cared for and not called on to perform every day. My $25 primer gun is probably 12 years old.