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What is a spray gun?
What is a spray gun? How to get started? A spray gun (paint sprayer) is a tool used to spray liquid coatings - paint, varnish and lacquer in particular. The spray gun uses air pressure from a compressor which forces the paint to become a...
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What type of spray gun do I need to paint with?
What type of spray gun do I need to paint with? Do I need an HVLP spray gun or an LVLP spray gun? Usually a gravity spray gun, HVLP, LVLP, Compliant and Conventional are options. Full sized and mini/midi spray guns would be selected depending...
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Choosing the right spray gun for your paint?
Choosing the right spray gun for your paint? Difference between gravity, suction, pressure and mini spray gun? Gravity Spray Gun Sprayer using DeVilbiss Dv1 Clearcoat Digital Spray Gun, a full sized gravity spray gun used for full respray and larger areas. View Gravity...
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Do I need to use a spray gun gauge?
Do I need to use a spray gun gauge? For (None Digital) gravity fed spray guns a gauge control is used to regulate the amount of air, enabling an accurate predictable atomisation (mix of air and paint). Works in combination with spray fan pattern size...
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How to set up a spray gun
How to setup a spray gun? For Spraying & Painting. Once you have your spray gun connected to compressed air, see How to choose the correct air compressor for my spray gun (paint sprayer)? Assuming you have mixed paint and your spray gun cup is...
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What size nozzle tip for car paint?
What size nozzle tip for car paint? What size nozzle tip for primer? Car primer – 1.8 for gravity full sized; 1.2/1.4 for mini spray gun What size nozzle tip for basecoat? 1.2/1.3 for gravity full sized; 1.0/1.2 for mini spray gun What size nozzle...
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Can I use a spray gun (paint sprayer) with my compressor?
Can I use a spray gun (paint sprayer) with my compressor? Yes, but the compressor size and it's CFM (Free Air) is what matters. Large compressor = many spray gun options Small compressor = mini/midi spray guns. A 24 litre compressor is suitable for *low...
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How to choose the correct air compressor for my spray gun (paint sprayer)?
Choosing the right compressor? What compressor do I need to paint a car. How to choose the correct air compressor for my spray gun (paint sprayer)? Connect the compressor and wait for full working pressure. you can then adjust the pressure via a gun gauge...
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Why filter compressed air for spray painting?
Why filter compressed air for spray painting? With air filtration down to 0.01 microns and activated carbon removing contaminants and odours down to 0.003 ppm for both breathing and spraying. Compressed air filtration is designed to remove liquid, oil and water from flowing compressed air....
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What spray gun brand is best?
What spray gun brand is best? European made spray guns are the best and Iwata from Japan. The gun brands that are used by most body shop professionals are ANi (Italian) DeVilbiss (UK except the SLG), SATA (German), Iwata, Sagola (Spain). Arguments over which...
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How to Clean a Spray Gun?
How do I clean my spray gun? Firstly, Disconnect the Air and Remove pot lid, pour any left over paint content to a waste container whilst holding the trigger down to release any left material left in the spray gun, pour a small amount of...
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Get in Touch with Spray Guns Direct
Spray painting knowledge using compressed air comes with experience and it's easy to make the wrong assumption when purchasing products. Along with the guidance above we are always available to help and support you via email: info@spraygunsdirect.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1332 611893 WhatsApp : +44...
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