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The astro evo4000 series spray gun is a knock-off of an iwata lvlp (low volume low pressure) spray gun, it differs from an hvlp type of gun in that its air requirements are 9.5 cfm and 25 psi (at the gun with air flowing through it) an hvlp uses normally 13-15 cfm at 25-50 psi at the gun. with my sharpe sgf set at 50 psi at the gun i had to reduce the acrylic enamel 10% to get it to have a good spray pattern, with the astro evo4014 (1.4mm tip) i reduced the paint 5% and this is my test pattern (about 9 inches tall, the one one the left is my un-steadiness sorry)...
the atomization of this gun is much better than my sharpe sgf had, i bought it so i could spray clear with but i think i will use it as my primary gun now. the reason i bought this model is because of the good reviews it had at different paint forums such as autobody101.com and i couldn't be more pleased with its spray pattern and air requirements, yes it's not an iwata or a sata (top of the line spray guns) but it doesn't carry the 300-500 dollar price tag either (about 78.00 shipped), very good bang for the buck and fairly good quality in my opinion (not your normal cheep china stuff)
just for your info a non-hvlp gun has a paint transfer of 30-40%, an hvlp is 65% and this model has a "claimed" 72%+
in my opinion lvlp-hvlp is the way to go now because of the reduced air pressure that comes out of the gun's tip (max 10 psi) so you don't have paint bouncing off the surface and creating overspray (fog) that one normally associates with old style guns and rattle can paint, where as a non-hvlp its 40-55 psi at the spray gun tip.
astro's web site for your reading pleasure...
for those of you that are thinking of painting your own bike and don't want a gun that costs to much and is a big step above the cheep spray guns that you normally find, and with the cost of paint now-a-days this works for me!
I bought mine at tooltopia.com the shipping was fast (three days) they have been in business since 1982 and are bbb registered.
the atomization of this gun is much better than my sharpe sgf had, i bought it so i could spray clear with but i think i will use it as my primary gun now. the reason i bought this model is because of the good reviews it had at different paint forums such as autobody101.com and i couldn't be more pleased with its spray pattern and air requirements, yes it's not an iwata or a sata (top of the line spray guns) but it doesn't carry the 300-500 dollar price tag either (about 78.00 shipped), very good bang for the buck and fairly good quality in my opinion (not your normal cheep china stuff)
just for your info a non-hvlp gun has a paint transfer of 30-40%, an hvlp is 65% and this model has a "claimed" 72%+
in my opinion lvlp-hvlp is the way to go now because of the reduced air pressure that comes out of the gun's tip (max 10 psi) so you don't have paint bouncing off the surface and creating overspray (fog) that one normally associates with old style guns and rattle can paint, where as a non-hvlp its 40-55 psi at the spray gun tip.
astro's web site for your reading pleasure...
for those of you that are thinking of painting your own bike and don't want a gun that costs to much and is a big step above the cheep spray guns that you normally find, and with the cost of paint now-a-days this works for me!
I bought mine at tooltopia.com the shipping was fast (three days) they have been in business since 1982 and are bbb registered.
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