I'm tired of killing myself trying to spray latex with HVLP.

A lot of the entertainment units and bookcases I do require a color matched to the house trim and while ideally I'd like to use lacquer I can't find a supplier around me that will tint their white so I typically use SW Pro Classic Acrylic Latex. I'm using a DeVilbiss Finishline 4 gravity fed gun with hvlp air cap and 2.2 nozzle to spray this, and thinned out some it sprays okay but is painfully slow.

On a tight budget, I'd like to upgrade my setup to AAA and was thinking about the Graco Finish Pro 295, but read a lot of archived threads advising the use of a cheap airless for latex so I'm considering buying an airless as well for the latex application.

At Harbor Freight there is a $200 5/8 HP airless rig from Krause & Becker. It says it has a No. 517 nozzle and 12" - 16" fan pattern. I have no experience with airless and don't know what the nozzle size numbers mean or if this one will provide a fine finish.

Anyone have any experience with this sprayer or think it would provide a decent finish? My priorities are in order as follows: finish quality, speed, overspray, transfer efficiency, though I'd like to balance it all out pretty well.

Also, I'd like to hear any experience with Graco AAA for clears.

Lastly, how the heck do you shoot the edges of things like doors and shelves with a 12" fan pattern without wasting a ton of paint? Do the edges just get hit while you're spraying the top? With my current set up I put doors and shelves on a turntable, hit all four edges with the smallest pattern on my gun, crank the pattern up some and spray the top. Thanks for any advice given.

here is what i would do

go to home depot and get a titan or graco unit, about 1/3 gpm the standard reversible tip of 517 is too big

get a fine finish tip, it will be noted on the package, if you are spraying narrow parts get something like a 213 or 215 tip,

for standard doors, get a 413 and 415double the first number gives you the approx fan pattern size

i would get a strainer bag about sixty mesh and stir up the latex first get it mixed well

they also make a dual fan pattern twist tip, titan calls them tr2 tips

either graco or titan imho are equal in quality

the fine finish tip will help you get a better finish for a latex product

good luck
herb j

Google Titan ED655 Plus. $699 plus shipping. No thinning on Muralo or BM, haven't tried
it with SW pro classic but it will probably be the same. I use the 310 or 412 fine finish tip. It comes
with 50 foot hose, I ordered separate 15 foot hose but it cost $50. Less cleanup with the shorter hose.
Because it's a diaphragm pump instead of a piston pump the shorter hoses work fine.
I bought mine at local SW store for $599 because of special sale Titan was having.
This will be a game changer for you.
Spray edges with the width of spray pattern. So 30" shelf edge gets done in 3 quick passes
going against grain not with it.

Thanks guys for the recommendations. I have already been checking out the Graco rigs and will check out the Titan also.

Thanks Al, I understand now how to go about spraying edges with such a wide fan.

Just had to add this regarding Cheap Pumps. Last year in a grocery store parking lot a guy noticed I was a Painter(don't know how?) and asked me if I wanted to buy a "Sprayer" he did not need anymore. It was a Graco Project Painter which had what it did a year ago at LOWES. I paid $35.00 cash and use that little "Cheap Pump" all the time for quick jobs in shop and on site. Cleans fast, pushes a small tip good and primes with a Cup of material

Thanks I had to share that Rick M

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