AEROPRO TOOLS R500 LVLP Air Spray Gun with 1.3/1.5/1.7mm Nozzles & Air Regulator, A610 Paint Guns Automotive, Car Paint Gun Sprayer, Paint Gun for House Painting, Car, Furniture, Varnish and Top Coat

This is a fantastic spray gun: unbelievable for the price. I vacillated between HVLP and this LVLP. I have not used an HVLP gun, but I'm very pleased with this LVLP. I set the regulator to about 28 psi (keep the gun air valve fully open), full fan, and about 5 turns out on the liquid feed setting. I'm spraying water based polyacrylamide clearcoat on my wood working projects (desk tops, table tops, etc.). A brush is easier to use on small parts, but for a large top or sides, you can't beat it. I apply 2-3 coats with a brush (easy, fast), then give it a good flat sand and spray on the final coat. Very, very nice. And if you're using water based poly, it is simple to clean up the gun. I wash out the cup and fill it with soapy water, then spray the soapy water through the gun. Remove the nozzle, flush with water, done.I think people who complain about the spray, or dripping nozzles, probably don't know how to set up and use a paint sprayer. I've been spraying paint for decades and this gun is as good as my pricey guns. Better, really, I can toss the others in the trash.

I've been spraying paint for 60 years, these spray guns are a lot of bang for the buck, as good as many of the high priced spray guns I've owned. They lay down paint as good as any other professional gun for a fraction of the price, it's a winner. As advertised this LVLP spray gun when paired to a small compressors all the way down to 20 gallon capacity, it will do a fantastic job. I personally found it to do an excellent job shooting Acrylic Urethane, lacquer, single stage, base coat, clear coat, and primers. For the price of this AeroPro R500 A610, purchase three of them, so you don't have to change spray nozzles, set one up for primer, one for base coat/Acrylic Urethane/ Clear Coat, you'll still pay less than one expensive Devilbiss gun. Don't believe all the negative hype that these AeroPro R500 A610 LVLP spray guns are junk, mechanically they're excellent quality and mechanically sound. I read one review that contained a complaint that the pressure regulator lens is plastic, fact is that it works, second as any old timer knows who's a bit creative, either purchase one with a glass lens, or simply make a paper flap to protect it from over spray, easier yet, wipe the thing off. You purchased a great spray gun for a great price with accessories. As always, it's the guy squeezing the trigger that's important, that comes with experience and time.I've read a few negative complaints about the AEROPRO R500-610, it was obvious from the complaints they more than likely originated from inexperienced users. Complaints that the spray gun tip could not be removed, possibly cross threaded. The fact is this complaint is not all that uncommon, over the years I've found a few spray gun tips that were excessively tight, generally the tip is not cross threaded, just over tightened during assembly, with the proper tools, experience, and patience you can get the tip loose without damaging the spray gun. Leaking spray guns, generally, during my 60 plus years of spray painting, I've found that a leaking spray gun is due to over pressure, water getting into the air line, improper cleaning. A leaking spray gun is a common problem amongst professionals and amateur sprayers alike. It’s often caused by the fluid nozzle becoming loose or dried paint blocking the needle, another words, cleanliness is an absolute must with spray guns. A leaking spray gun can also be caused by a damaged needle packing, this falls back to improper cleaning/maintenance, over pressure, etc.. Paint sputtering: this usually means that your nozzle simply isn’t on tight enough, or that the spray gun wasn't cleaned properly.Spray gun painting, especially automotive spray painting is an art that must be learned over time, most of these problems are caused by "cockpit error, not the equipment, far too many are too quick to blame the equipment. Number one, use only the proper solvents when cleaning, the wrong cleaning solutions can damage, or turn your spray gun into a useless piece of junk.Update: I purchased a second AeroPro A610 so I could have one gun setup for primers, and one for base, and clear coat and I purchased a 5 piece nozzle set to handle all types of paint and primer types. My only con is that in general, all these spray guns seem to focus on how pretty they are and have a slippery finish, the handles should have a textured surface, it's like that Glock pistol you own, you don't want it slipping around in your hand so you have complete control.Anyway, the AEROPRO 500-A610 IS A Winner.

Really easy to setup, use, and clean. This is more than adequate for indoor hobbyist or outdoor household painting applications like fences, decks, etc. I finish and refinish guitars as a hobby, I've already done a bass and a telecaster clone and will add pics once they're dry enough to buff out and polish.But make sure you pick up the disposable paint cup system--completely worth the extra cost. The default cup is relatively easy to clean, but also involves handling even more caustic chemicals, wearing bulky gloves and a rebreather, to clean it out. The disposable cup liner just gets tossed after you've used all the paint, or are finished with that material and ready to move on to another--big time savings and fewer gloves used (shop supply cost) and less time in the hot mask (operator comfort.)If you don't like disposable, you can also buy an extra of the plastic paint cups that come with it, and I've seen on the market a mini-cup for very small models. That way if you have more than one product to apply you don't have to stop to clean the cup halfway through.