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Steve Firth wrote:
On a similar note, anyone know if the HVLP guns sold by Earlex for use
with their vacuum cleaners are anything other than a bad joke?

Way back in the past, my dad had a vacuum cleaner with a spray gun
attachment which worked rather well. I wondered if the Earlex unit would
provide usable results with my workshop vac.

I've got an Apollo HVLP set made by Bambi, and it's very good for
cellulose etc once you get the hang of it. However, it uses a rather
different design of blower than the average vacuum cleaner. It wasn't
cheap at around 200 quid but is light and portable which makes it a good
alternative for those who can't have a normal compressor type spray.

I played with an airless Earlex, and I'd say it would work fine for
emulsion etc - I got it to work ok with cellulose primer but couldn't
afford the paint to experiment with top coat.

On both these guns the instructions are rubbish.

I think you'd probably get reasonable results with an ordinary vacuum
cleaner as a power source provided you have the time and patience to
experiment with viscosity and flow levels etc.

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*Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check? *

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn