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Shoutout to the old guy at NAPA who set me straight on paint guns
I was in line at our local NAPA on Industrial Ave last Tuesday and overheard some kid talking about how he only uses HVLP for everything. The old counter guy just shook his head and said 'son, you gotta match the gun to the job.' Took me back to when I started 20 years ago and my mentor said the same thing about my old Binks #7. Anybody else miss those old school air guns or am I just getting sentimental?
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michael88020d ago
Wait, wait wait. You're telling me that kid actually said he ONLY uses HVLP for everything? Like, spraying a barn door with a 1.3 tip on an HVLP? That's wild. I can't believe someone that green would be so stuck on one tool, especially when a good old conventional gun like a Binks #7 will lay down material 10 times faster for big flat stuff. Those old guns might not be as "efficient" but they teach you how to actually read a paint job and adjust on the fly, not just rely on the tool doing the thinking for you.
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brian30319d ago
Oh boy, here we go again. @michael880 you nailed it. I've been there too, watched some kid try to lay down a heavy primer on a metal gate with an HVLP and it took him twice as long and he still ended up with orange peel. For big flat stuff, you just can't beat a conventional gun for speed, especially with older materials that need a higher fluid flow. A Binks #7 is a workhorse for a reason, it teaches you to adjust your fan pattern and trigger control on the fly, not just watch the computer do it.
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