unusual spray gun

[Stephen Sebed]

Anyone tried this spray gun?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006FRPJ/qid=1073105293/br=1-1/ref=br_lf_hi_1//102-4986539-4292109?v=glance&s=hi&n=552712

If so, how much air does it really need and how does it work for applying lacquer and poly finishes?

I'm looking for a sprayer that will run on about 7 scfm @ 40 psi. Are there any out there that will work?

Thanks,
Stephen

[Joe Tonich]

Stephen,

I bought my Conversion gun from GLEEM. Here's maybe an alternative to what you want. It's a gravity feed but looks like it's in the right scfm range. http://www.gleempaint.com/hvlp1.html Had no problems ordering or with the shipping. Only heard good things about GLEEM so I wouldn't hesitate to deal with them.

Joe

[Eric Apple - Central IN]

The critter gun is very low end. The gun can spray out finshes with little more control then a spray can. There is no fan width adjustment, no pressure adjustment, no flow or no needle adjustment (since it has none). You can raise and lower the "pickup tube" to get more or less material. I would not recommend this as your first finish gun. It does work and for small objects (candle sticks, candle holders) or non film finishes that don't benefit from better atomization or control it works fine. I'd say this is an OK purchase for shooting dyes, stains, sanding sealers in general. But not for creating nice film finishes on furniture size pieces.

7 CFM @ 40 psi is a plenty for many guns. Micheal Dresdner often recommends the DeVilbliss finish line guns as a good low cost entry point (somewhere around $100 I think). I would drop him a posting on woodcentral.com if your considering "low cost" as the main driving factor in your search. If your looking for more qualitity equipment, I'd check out homesteadfinishing.com, spraygundepot.com and then call their phone numbers and ask alot of questions.

[Jim Becker]

I'm a fan of the <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?gleempaint+YUxZ9y+hvcongunnew.html+" target="_new">Wagner HVLP Conversion Gun</a> and like Joe, have been very pleased with Gleem. Nathan is a very knowledgeable guy and the Wagner gun is one of the best values on the market if you can't afford a $500 premium gun. This gun feels great in the hand and even a rank-amateur finisher like me can get a good finish out of it. One thing I do plan on "upgrading" is moving to the 2 quart external cup to allow easier access into tight spaces. That increases the cleaning work, but since I only use water borne finishes, that's not a horrible amount of effort, anyway. I have a complete review of the Wagner gun on my site if you are interested.

[Joe Tonich]

I'm a fan of the Wagner HVLP Conversion Gun (http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?gleempaint+YUxZ9y+hvcongunnew.html+) and like Joe, have been very pleased with Gleem. Nathan is a very knowledgeable guy and the Wagner gun is one of the best values on the market if you can't afford a $500 premium gun. This gun feels great in the hand and even a rank-amateur finisher like me can get a good finish out of it. One thing I do plan on "upgrading" is moving to the 2 quart external cup to allow easier access into tight spaces. That increases the cleaning work, but since I only use water borne finishes, that's not a horrible amount of effort, anyway. I have a complete review of the Wagner gun on my site if you are interested.

Jim,

It was your review and recommendation that swung me to get the conversion gun. (I also like the work you do! :D )

Thanks,

Joe