DeVilbiss HVLP Sprayer

For the $, Finishline III gives a great finish; higher end DeV “Compact” model is outstanding. Binks just introduced new SV100 that has very little trigger pull with a great finish, too.

I went from a Wagner to an Apollo.
Never looked back.
The Apollo was probably 20x the Wagner but it was 50x the machine

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

I have saw the Devibliss rig around for a few years. I have not made the splurge. I am still at the Wagner stage also. I will be watching to see where this one goes.

I don’t know anything about the Devibliss. I own a Fuji Mini-Mite 3. I am very happy with the Fuji HVLP spray system. The only trouble I’ve had with it is when I tried to spray unthinned Latex paint. Thinned Latex sprays just fine. I think the unthinned would have been fine if I would have used a larger aircap and needle set. You can find Fuji Spray systems on Amazon at a very good price. Just do a search on Amazon’s site for Fuji HVLP.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

When last I checked (3 years) DeVilbiss made the Porter-Cable HVLP gravity feed conversion gun. It’s way less money. It’s all I use, but having never had another gun I’m not long on comparison material. Seems to work just fine for me.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I’ve used a conversion gun as well as a turbine type HVLP. The difference, in my opinion, is night and day. I find the turbine gives me a more consistent quantity and quality spray pattern. I only have a small compressor so using the conversion gun made the compressor run constantly. Buying a big enough compressor would have cost me as much or more than the Fuji turbine based system.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

IowaWoodcrafter

I’m usually a big fan of “Ya get what ya pay for” but…..I’ve found a super little sprayer that runs off my 2 gallon pancake that I think does a great job and doesn’t kill your bank account. It’s called a Critter and cost about $40-$50. I too am thinking of upgrading to a turbine type and have the Fuji Q4 on my wishlist but I’ve been very impressed with what I get out of this Critter that I keep holding off on getting something different. I spray mostly topcoating with it but I just finished a small shop cabinet and sprayed a mildly thinned latex and the results were really, really good.

-- What goes around, comes around.

Where do you find a Critter? It sounds like a good way to get started.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

About everywhere. Lots a critters. Try Rockler.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Here’s a Critter.

Here's where you can get one.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

That Critter looks like a VERY easy on to clean up.

How much time does it take, on average, to clean your typical HVLP setup?

That is the major reason I have not gotten one yet. I can’t see spending an hour cleaning
up after a 3 minute spray job.

Gary

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I had a bunch of gift certificates from Amazon so I ended up getting my Critter for next to nothing. I was very skeptical but after reading about it from guys on another forum, I didn’t have much to lose if it was a piece of junk. Some of you asked about cleanup….that’s certainly the best part of this sprayer. It uses Mason Jars so if you have some finish left over, take it off the sprayer and put a lid on it. I take another Mason jar with mineral spirits, attach the sprayer, spray the spirits until you’ve cleaned the system out (15 seconds or less). I unscrew the jar, screw off the tip of the sprayer and drop it down into the mineral spirits and let it soak for awhile just to make sure it’s completely clean. Heck, you can even save the mineral spirits by screwing a lid on that too. I bought a whole box of Mason jars and use them over and over.

-- What goes around, comes around.

”I take another Mason jar with mineral spirits, attach the sprayer, spray the spirits until you’ve cleaned the system out (15 seconds or less). I unscrew the jar, screw off the tip of the sprayer and drop it down into the mineral spirits and let it soak for awhile just to make sure it’s completely clean.” - Woodgal

Actually, I think it’s better to do a final cleaning with lacquer thinner.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28