- Can I assume I do not need a turbine to deliver air to a HVLP spray gun if I already have compressed air in my shop which is dried, cooled, regulated, and can deliver the CFM's required to run a HVLP gun?
- Is it a misconception on my part to think HVLP is airless spraying? My present pressure gun runs at 30 to 45 psi, so if the paint is being atomized at say 35psi, it's hitting the surface being painted at that pressure, correct?
- HVLP guns are High Volume Low Pressure, right?. So if the gun runs at say 15 to 30 working pressure (the LP side of the equation) the paint is atomized at say 20 psi and hits the paint surface at 20 psi correct?
- Is the higher volume of air ( HV side of the equation) used to compensate for the LP? Do you have to spray slower? What is the effect of the higher volume of air on the paint and surface etc.?
- How reduced is the over spray with HVLP?
- Last question! A Sales Representative from Kremlin Airless system told me "HVLP is nothing new; It's been around for the past 20 years"! "HVLP at best yields 20% savings in material and reduced over spray. A good airless spay system, operates at 80% transfer efficiency and the added upfront cost of the system can quickly be recovered in paint savings, quality, and clean up costs". Agree?