bryanpl123

http://www.eastwood.com/review/produ.../category/211/

Does anyone have any experience with this gun? I understand that airflow is what aids in atomization of the paint, and I thought orange peel could be caused with a lower than recommended CFM flow... I know this gun is designed for 4 cfm, but is that really enough?

I am debating on this gun or something else..

I will be running my craftsman 33gal 6.3CFM(@40PSI) which this gun would work with.

I also have a T coupler and extra hose to hook up my Harbor freight 21gal (?7CFM?@40psi)

Together that would give me ~13.3CFM total to work with which should run most guns I have looked at, but I figured I should stay below this so that I do not risk inadequate air supply.

If you do not recommend the eastwood gun, what would you recommend given my current equipment capabilities?

I am a first timer, and will be practicing on a junk hood(many times), my brothers S-10(Black Metallic), and my buddy's 75 vette(Yellow Lacqure) before I Spray mine (undecided[blue/orange/green] metallic)... I really want an affordable gun that will aid in giving me the best results possible given my limited skills.

Thanks!

DansYellow66

I have one but unfortunately I haven't used it yet. From what I read it is suppose to be a very good, solid gun - but not as good as some you might pay $4-500 for. I read a comparison test that said it was not quite as good at atomization of clearcoat as the highest quality guns but it was still very good. You might check in on the Eastwood forums and check out some of the experiences with it over there.

bryanpl123

I'll go over and check that out. Thanks for the response and if you get a chance to use it sooner than I do then let us know how you like it if you wouldn't mind, thanks

DansYellow66

I've used my Concours gun now. I'm not a spray gun expert so my opinion is pretty unimportant but I thought it worked well. I'm not sure about the 4 cfm rating though. It seemed to use quite a bit of air to keep it at or above 30 psi at the gun. I used it for single stage PPG paint. I suspect it didn't automize the paint as well as a more expensive gun would with a higher air demand.

bryanpl123

Thanks for the reply, i'm still up in the air on which gun to get since I'm doing a 2 stage job... but I probably won't be using the concours

Thanks

Billy Nguyen

The site clearly stated 6.5 cfm @ 30 psi. Reading these post people saying it's 4cfm pissed me off.

porchdog

iwata was one of the first low cfm guns at 9.5 . it's also 600 dollar. for an hvlp gun you need 100 psi at the wall to feed these guns . 3hp comp just wont cut it .

13611

New member and already pissed off... that sucks. Don't get too mad at this 5 year old post you found.

Billy Nguyen

came

DansYellow66

Don't be pissed at me - I said years ago it seemed to use quite a bit of air to keep it at 30 psi - meaning more than the 4 cfm they claimed. I suspect Eastwood has admitted this now too and corrected their advertising to change 4 cfm to 6.5 cfm in recognition of this.

TWINRAY

6.5 is still way low for a real HVLP gun. I would expect to see at least a 12 cfm requirement.

Silent Shadow

your talking about the eastwood concours pro which requires 6.5cfm@30psi. The concours 51550 uses 4cfm.
Get your facts straight before posting bogus information

John S 1961

Dont you know at least half of everything on the internet is wrong. Beware of the "know it alls". Your results may vary!

Red86Z51

2016 -- 2021 -- It seems some newbie always manages to rediscover and unearth this thread every 5 years...and always with anger and conflict in mind.