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Aircoat Sprayer Pros & Cons?

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#1 ·
I am new to paint talk, and not yet really sure how this works. I am thinking about purchasing an aircoat. Does anyone have one, or use one? Is it worth purchasing. I have never used one before, but am looking to get a better finish than I get from my airless for custom finishes on doors, etc. Does it get expensive to use with parts, tips, guns, etc?

Please let me know any info you may have on aircoats, and whether you think owning one is worthwhile. Thanks.
 
#7 ·
yeah I am under the impression that the air assisted gracos are a better product. But I talked to a guy today trying to sell an aircoat for $400, he says its in really good condition (only used 3 or 4 times) and that it comes with 3 guns, 2 of them have never been used, plus a few other accesories. I'm gonna take a look at it tommorow and if it seems to be in good shape I will take it, I should be able to resale without much of a loss if I end up not liking and or needing it, at least I hope. It just kinda bugs me that I haven't heard alot about them good or bad. Thanks for your replies, I pretty much got one positive and one negative so far so Im still just as lost ..... hope someone else has got somthing for me...
 
#10 ·
GET A FINE FINISH TIP!!! with the right pressure dialed in...and the material timed right, HVLP's are dead to me.
I think you are right when it comes to spraying latex for sure. The reason I use my hvlp a lot is it is so easy to clean, and it takes less paint. If I paint a front door all I need is a quart of paint, but with my airless you have to at least have a gallon of paint, and long set up, clean time.You are right with the right tip on a airless you can't beat the finish.
 
#11 ·
Yeah thats true, but I find cleaning an HVLP to be a pain. 50' of airless hose holds roughly 1qt paint. Get a shorter hose :) Or, my trick, get paint in the line, then put suction tube in whatever you need to clean up water/thinner. The paint will continue through the line followed by the water/thinner. No waste that way :p
 
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