Re: Question about Orange Peel

Posted by CNKS on July 27, 2005 at 17:20:33 from (204.249.178.138):

In Reply to: Re: Question about Orange Peel posted by Rod (NH) on July 27, 2005 at 16:47:30:

I think my gun is set up right, and I always do the cardboard thing, mainly to make sure one side of the air cap is not plugged. I haven't used the 1.3 much, certainly not on the last hood I did. I think the pattern is a little smaller, I need to compare when I start painting again. I have not heard about the 70% overlap, the person I corresponded with knows his stuff, and would have told me. Regardless of tip size, he recommends INCREASING the pressure 5 psi for better atomization, leaving the fluid alone, it is maxed out anyway--I have done that, but don't notice any difference. But, I may do what you say and decrease the air pressure, need to practice some first. As I say, on flat surfaces I don't have any problem. As to increasing it, the implication is that the 10 psi tip pressure is because of enviornmental regs, increasing the gun pressure slightly results in better atomization, if that (enviornmental) is not a concern. But, you are then beginning to defeat the purpose (less wasted paint) of HVLP. I have thought about starting in the middle of the hood, as you say, but I thought that might not be wise because you are not immediately doing the overlap on the other half of the 1st pass. In other words, I thought it would be too dry, but it doesn't take long to do a small hood. However, then I get two chances for the overspray, one on each side of the hood. The 460 hood I'm going to do next is long, I think it exceeds 4 feet. That one is going to be interesting. I'll keep your suggestions in mind --Thanks.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Question about Orange Peel Rod (NH) 19:18:20 07/27/05 (2)
  • Re: Question about Orange Peel CNKS 20:05:13 07/27/05 (1)
    • Re: Question about Orange Peel Rustyj14 15:47:15 08/18/05 (0)

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