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The Different Types of Paint Sprayers

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How compare to each sprayer depend on below factors then to choose

  • The type of paint you want to use
  • Amount of paint needed
  • Mess created or overspray
  • Material or surface you’re painting
  • Speed of application
  • The resulting finish
  • Ergonomics or comfort

Air Paint Sprayers

Air paint sprayers make use of compressed air to atomize the fluid. It usually consists of an air gun with a spray tip or nozzle, a cup or basin and the air compressor.

Pressing the trigger of the air gun causes the paint to mix with the compressed air stream and released through the nozzle onto the object to be covered.

The shape and size of the nozzle determines the spray pattern and consistency. It also determines the viscosity of the paint you can spray with it.

So, you can choose to buy different sizes of tips for the same air sprayer so you can apply different types of fluids and paint different types of objects or surfaces.

Air paint sprayers can be used for furniture, decks, fence, doors, cabinets, interior and exteriors of buildings.

HVLP Paint Sprayers

HVLP is an acronym which translates to High Volume Low Pressure. A HVLP spray gun is just like a conventional air paint sprayer but it makes use of a high volume of air at a much lower pressure to atomize the fluid and propel it to the surface or object.

This results in very little overspray compared to a standard air sprayer because the lower pressure causes more of the fluid to reach the surface instead of ending up in the surrounding air and on other surfaces.

There’s less material consumption and air pollution. HVLP units are normally used for automotive parts, marine vessels like ships, furniture finishing, scenic painting, cosmetic and even architectural coating.

With an HVLP spray gun, pressure from the air compressor is usually reduced using a regulator so that the paint atomizes properly.

HVLP sprayers usually consume a high volume of air between 8 to 20 cfm, so you should always go for a suitable air compressor to match the one you have.

LVLP Paint Sprayer

LVLP stands for Low Volume Low Pressure. These are paint sprayers that use a low volume of air at low pressures to atomize and discharge the fluid on the surface.

The main purpose is to further reduce the amount of overspray or amount of atomized fluid that ends up in the air instead of the surface being covered.

This also reduces the amount of compressed air consumed as a low volume of air at low pressures is needed to spray the paint.

Airless Paint Sprayer

These are one of the most common type of paint sprayers out there. As the name implies, you don’t need compressed air or an air compressor to make it work.

Instead, it makes use of a high pressure pump capable of producing from 500 to 7500 PSI of pressure in combination with an electric motor to atomize the paint and produce different spray patterns with the help of tips or nozzles of different sizes.

Like I mentioned earlier, they’re very common among professionals because they can be used to spray both light and thick fluids and coatings by simply changing the spray tip.

You’ll usually find these with contract painters who use them for painting heavy duty industrial, marine, and chemical coatings. They can be used for both interior and exteriors of residential buildings and a lot more.

Most airless paint sprayers like the Goodtan series, come equipped with pumps that are powered with electric motors. But there are airless pumps that are also powered with compressed air or hydraulic systems.

They can also be gasoline or diesel-powered. These types come with gas engines and are usually more mobile and can be used in places where there’s no electricity, as long as you have gasoline.

Air-Assisted Airless Sprayers

Airless paint sprayers make use of fluid pressure alone by means of a pump to atomize the paint. With air-assisted airless, both fluid pressure and air pressure is used to atomize the paint.

This allows much thicker or viscous coatings to be sprayed than is possible with a standard air sprayer. The fluid pressure is provided with the aid of an airless pump while the air is introduced into it with the aid of an air nozzle or an air cap.

The added compressed air improves the atomization of the coating and improves the overall finish on the surface. It’s also easier to control the spray pattern with an air-assisted airless unit than with a pure airless unit.