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One day I will be getting into spray painting a bit more. I did a search on this site for turbine sprayers, without much found on the subject.
Anyone here use one? Opinions?

I have a 2-stage Accuspray (now 3M) sprayer. We sprayed PPG DCC epoxy finish coat on my suburban with good results. We will be using it again next Spring.

Did you search on "turbine"?

Hey Tim, is that the plastic "Accuspray" system that 3m sells that your talking about? I didn't see any compressor being marketed with the system.

DG

Denny,

I am not at home and am not sure of the exact system that I have. The case on mine is not plastic - it is sheet metal. Here is a list of modern units like my unit (I think mine is a Model 23 ).

I searched "turbine" under tools and paint for the last two years and got one thread.

Try a search of the whole discussion board. Or, the Paint and Body Shop.

I used a Capspray turbine on my truck. My Dad loaned it to me. I liked it. Took a bit to get used to operating it, but it will spray anything from industrial latex to water borne stuff, with different projectors.

It is strange to drag around the huge hose. It is incredible to me how much less overspray there was, but I'd never used a HVLP before. Previously, I'd mostly sprayed gel-coat, on the end of a 50hp compressor. (thats not really a precise operation)

The turbine I used is a four stage, it makes 8.5 psi, and about 50cfm I believe.

Seems like turbine systems eliminate the moisture problem one might have in using a compressor. Are they more friendly to less experienced painters than a compressor set up? I have done some spray painting on my tractor that I am restoring with good results, but spraying on large flat body panels may be a different story. I've always been curious how well the turbine system works. Just seems like not a lot of people seem to use the turbine systems. I'll probably be spraying this summer when the weather is good. I may build a portable booth. I think I have some plans for a pvc pipe and plastic booth that someone posted. I just have to find the book mark. Cheers.

I have a Fuji 3 stage turbine. It works great and very convenient. However, I could never completely get the orange peel out, no matter how I adjusted the gun. As best as I can tell the gun is a decent one (also have three tip sizes). In places it did OK, but I had to be especially careful of speed and distance. It just seemed like the system would not atomize the paint enough. I'm not sure if it made a difference, but the paint spec (PPG Omni) called for 55 psi at the gum, the Fuji has about 11 psi. I mixed the paint "thinner" to compensate. It worked great for my motorcycle but for my truck I just couldn't consistently get rid of the orange peel (did it three times). The fourth time I used a regular gun/compressor combination and it was way better, no orange peel and it was much easier to control, especially the clear-coat. Also, spraying into difficult to reach areas worked much better since I got better atomization and "power" without running the paint. Since I'm new at painting, it could easily have been my ineptitude with the HVLP system or possibly the paint characteristics. I do know for painting large surfaces I like the regular system much better.

Yes, the turbine I used, makes about the same texture that you see on new chevy trucks. It's light enough, that it can be removed with a foam polishing pad.

I purchased an Apollo HVLP unit about 5 years ago. works pretty well, but takes a bit of getting used to to get the gun settings correct for a proper spray. Otherwise its worked great.

I have switch over to the PPS and the accuspray with the plastic gun faces,, I love it !

Accuspary's web page is down for updating. What model do you have, and pardon my ignorance, but what does PPS mean?

Maybe PPS refers to this: 3M Paint Preparation System?

http://3mcollision.com/products/paint-application/mobile-refinish-equipment

I have an old gun - it would be nice to hear from someone who has used a new style gun.