Apollo HVLP Sprayers ?

[MrD]

Was browsing my local diy shop this morning,looking for some 180mm sanding disks and saw these,I have just been quoted £140 to re do my bonnet in matte black,that is with me doing all the prep work,hence the sanding disks.

They say getting a decent finish is down to volume rather than pressure,but just wondering what the more experienced body work peeps think before I jump in and buy one.
Here is the link.........http://www.hvlpshop.co.uk/Apollo+Spraymaster-p-2.html

[Funky Diver]

Looks quite good :)

Must say I was contemplating having a go myself at hte body work on mine... and that looks to be FAR less faff than compressors and the like. So long as the air pressure was constant I can't see there being an issue personally, but then I'm no semi-professional paint sprayer :D

[fonzooorooo]

I've seen a lot of good work done with this type of kit. My folks neighbour does work to cars for a living and uses a fuji HVLP and gets a fantatic finish.

Only experience I have myself is using an earlex effort from machine mart.

This sort of thing.
Couldn't get on with it at all. The best I managed was a comedy crazed texture. Unfortunately, that was all over the rear 1/4 and tailgate of my old polo! I'm going to blame poor/weird/incompatable paint, cheap thinners as well as a lack of experience for that...

If you find lots of glowing reviews and want to give it a go, it can be for sale (I'm sure my Dad'd like it out of his garage!)... PM me.

[MrD]

Really thinking about getting one,I am sure the bloke who came and sprayed the wife's door used something similar,just can't find any reviews ,only need to do my bonnet and 1 door and it's paid for itself.
Want to use water based matte black paint,and obviously you can't lacquer it,not sure how durable that will be ?

Also found a paint supplier,that does some mad mad stuff to add to paint,crystals ,flakes etc etc http://www.thecustompaintshop.com/index ... ct_id=2634