Spray gun problems

SOURCE: problem spray painting water based paint

I spoke to a friend who was a spraypainter in his last job, apparently due to the thickness of the paint, I needed a larger nozzle on the gun. I couldnt get a nozzle to suit this gun so I purchased another gun with a cuple of different size nozzles. All seems to be working fine now.

SOURCE: Spray painting operation advice for Binks mach 1 hvlp spray gun

Hey paul its paul. I posted on here so hopefully you will give me some feedback. That is a very nice gun. One of my favorite. I'm guessing you know how to use a HVLP gun but if not here are a few tips. Make sure it is clean. Very clean. Your gun probably came with a manual, you should read it. It will help you greatly. First off, you want to have a regulator, about 40 psi is what i start with. You need a space you can practice some painting before laying down a new coat on the corvette. Haha. So next you will have a pressure adjustment knob, you want to start with this all the way closed and with the trigger pulled, just half way so just air is coming out adjust the air until it sounds even. Next you can try to spray. If it seems like the Fan, like the width is not enough you can adjust the fan, another knob, closer to the back of the gun, you ussually want about 5-6 inches of fan, if you are spraying at the normal 6-8 inches back from the piece. Last adjustment is the fluid adjustment, you want to put on a decent amount of paint, clear or primer, and not cause runs. This is going to take some practice because everyone moves at a different speed.

So you are going to have to play with your gun and figure out which knob does what. After that these instructions should get you a bit further, with some practice you will be laying down a nice paint job in no time.

Paul.

SOURCE: Air is coming out of the nozzle but the paint is not coming out.

There are different filter screen sizes for different thickness of paint. Even with proper screen size one might need to thin paint. I hope this information is helpful. Please give a rating if this was helpful. Good Luck and have a Great Weekend.

SOURCE: Not sure how much paint

That depends on what type of paint you are using, surface to be painted, and air pressure for the gun.
Some type of paint needs different air pressure.
This is something you will learn by practicing. Try mixing a little of paint with some thinner
and spray using different distances from the surface to be painted.
If paint is not getting well distributed on the surface then try adding some more thinner.

SOURCE: I bought a psh1 to spray latex as the reviews

you should not listen to propaganda spells... this particular gun is good for automotive and other low density paints, with nozzle of 1.5mm it will not handle high density paints correctly!

for latex paints you need nozzle of minimum of 1.8mm, i am actually not using anything below 2.4mm for latex!

you need to check on paint manufacturer site or on the label what is maximum dilution for this particular paint, for latex paints, dilution vary between 3% up to 25%, you need to check with manufacturer...

in short to answer your question - yes, it is wrong gun for that paint...

if you find my answer helpful, feel free to comment, feel free to leave some points as well... :-)