spray equipment

[steve66]

looking at possibly the Q5 what are peoples thoughts, I've got a kitchen to spray soon but looking at this option or there are other makes people recommend looking at. Thanks in advance

 

[TRITON]

I dont think you have to go to the top of the range of the Fuji kit. I've the minimite3 which i bought after extensive research on youtube, mainly looking at professionals using that model.
Costs about £800 at Axminster and comes with a top end gun. Or £430 without the gun

 

[deema]

I think I’d consider an airless sprayer, possibly a Wagner or Graco. I have both an airless and a Fuji HVLP, of the two I would use the airless to spray cabinets.

 

[johnnyb]

Ditto. Air assisted airless is even better imho. But if your spraying 2k or solvent based a compressor and devilbiss is the best(still). The trouble with these is there really noisy and run very hot. I do use one for lacquer a 4 stage graco it's good for this just deafening. I much prefer graco to fuji.

 

[Brian Charles]

I think I’d consider an airless sprayer, possibly a Wagner or Graco. I have both an airless and a Fuji HVLP, of the two I would use the airless to spare cabinets.

I have a graco pro 9.5 turbine and I use a Fuji T75 gravity fed gun with great results
I find the grace edge Gun seems to leak to much especially after one use

 

[bourbon]

Important question is what have you got to power it? decent size 3hp compressor?

 

[deema]

Have a read of my thread on repairing a Fuji Q4 in which I and others give insights into what I / they would do again, you can see for yourself how it’s made. At its heart is a vacuum cleaner, a stage five versus a stage 4 pump is just one disc. I’m sticking my neck out, but is believe all these portable HVLP systems use the same pump technology.

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/fuji-hvlp-compressor-failure-help-and-repair-wip.119813/

 

[Brian Charles]

Important question is what have you got to power it? decent size 3hp compressor?

No it’s a 9.5 turbine which you can adjust the flow and has stop and start technology which I find extremely useful
It leaks from the syphon cup after almost every use I’ve replaced the cup with a new one costing over £100 but still the same results but the Fuji T75 is brilliant never once leaked