Paint Guns for Small Compressors

In this Episode we explore the HVLP and LVLP world by putting to the test both of these guns that will operate at a much lower pressure. The results is less overspray and much more paint savings! We also confirm that LVLP are much better choices for DIYers using smaller compressors!
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[@renegade9758]

What compressor size minimum i need for paint ??

[@PaintSociety]

If you’re looking to purchase one of these guns you’ll have to use the “Contact Tab” located in the links in the description. Once contacted they can process an order. As of now, they are not listed on amazon or eBay. At least the real version.

[@austinstephensparks]

Do you think I could get with small jobs like the you're working on with a Dewalt 27 gal 200 psi compressor with these specs? 5.1 SCFM at 90 PSI provides faster recovery times resulting in increased project efficiency 6.8 SCFM at 40 PSI provides the ability to operate a HVLP spray gun

[@austinstephensparks]

Also its on sale for 469$ sounds like a decent price.

[@napper1496]

@@austinstephensparks I'm using a 50l compressor and a lvlp gun and have zero problems. Just for bike fairings ,frames etc though

[@plantspinetta]

Hey Brian, ir would be great if you attempt to paint several pieces with an actual Small Compressor, 20-30 gallons and do another review with this same guns, but it would be more realistic. Maybe you can borrow a small compressor and throw it in to the booth. Saludos desde Honduras

[@mchristo27]

I second this!

[@Supanova70]

@@mchristo27 I 3rd

[@JasonWelchMusic]

4th

[@dreyes78]

I 5th

[@85bunnyville47]

Foreal!!

[@andrewhigdon8346]

Don’t fixate on the car when you can situate it instead. Pro tips. If you’re spraying scared, you’ve already lost, don’t let the car own you. Don’t overthink it, it’s only paint. You rock Brian. I love your show. Awesome.

[@PaintSociety]

So true!

[@socksonfeet8125]

The way you reinforce ideas in each and every video is super impressive, excellent teaching skills!

[@mback12000]

If you're shopping for a budget compressor, stay away from the dual stage high pressure versions (175psi+). They almost always have a lower cfm rating than single stage compressors sub 150psi versions. Shop for cfm, that's what the paint gun is gonna need. And if you're on the edge with your current compressor, you can connect another tank (if it's before any regulator so it shares the pressure relief valve).

[@twistedpixel2558]

These types of vids are so helpful. I hear so many people saying things like "Just go buy the correct tool for the job." I agree with that in most situations, but an 80 gallon 10 hp 30 cfm compressor is north of 3 grand. Most of us DIY'ers aren't gonna drop that much on a compressor and don't have the room for it in our garages when we only need it once every five years for doing a touch up or a body panel here or there.

[@michaelmusson3593]

not only the money for the compressor but your house have to have enough left in the electric box to handle a 10 horse motor. Good chance in these older homes you don't have it

[@aurktman1106]

I use my ANI R150 and F160 with a 20 gallon DeWalt compressor. Works pretty well.

[@johannvanderschyff7735]

Well done. Beginner to start with spray here from South Africa. Very nicely explained. Only 63 and starting as a hobby for myself. Also going to spray wood furniture.

[@PlusBPM]

in your hands even a torn broom will build a beautiful structure❤️

[@Travelingman-1980]

For you Brian, it is not the guns you spray with that makes the difference, but your eye of experience.

[@bross63]

The Auarita 898-2 LVLP gun literature lists its air consumption as 9-11 cfm, and the Italco Gloss X1 HVLP gun is shown as requiring 14-16 cfm. Neither of those guns are remotely close to being within the cfm output of a “regular” air compressor that operates on a 120 standard plug as you mention in the video. I thought you were going to be telling us about and demonstrating guns that would work well with a lower cfm compressor (5-7 cfm max) like those most folks have at home. Do you recommend any spray guns that actually do fit within the 5-7 cfm limitations of smaller compressors? Thanks

[@brandonpacheco6125]

Needed this as well..

[@mattman20132]

what's weird is it used to say 4-6 cfm on their website. On websites the gun is still being sold, it says 4-6 cfm. I wonder what changed

[@wcpportfolio]

It is interesting to note that since you wrote this it has increased yet again to 11-13 CFM. Might as well be a low end HVLP. The only true LVLP gun I’ve seen thus far has been the SPRAYIT 33000 and the summit racing LVLP guns (supposedly it’s the same gun). Good luck

[@toycoma98]

@@wcpportfolio I have summit lvlp and eastwood lt100, they are the same.

[@toycoma98]

eastwood lt100, summitracing lvlp, sprayit 33000, aeropro r500, rongpeng r500.

[@chriswatts1701]

Nice tape job, no overspray all over the place. Always wanted to see how paint is blended. Very cool

[@johnathanvanloggerenberg5373]

Came out super smooth! Amazing work. Big fan of yours all the way from South Africa I watch all your videos . I have a small shop and specialize in motorcycle spray painting since 2014 but I've learned so much in the last 6 months from your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@autosleekcarcare2370]

Awe boet 👍

[@marcphillips1020]

Great video Brian. I'd like to see you review the two guns i have, but haven't used yet. The Eastwood Concours LT and the Eastwood Concours Pro . Both are supposed to be able to work with smaller compressors. I personally will be using a 29 gallon Central pneumatic compressor.

[@jeffreywhite7657]

My father painted the same way you do. I was right beside him alot in the body shop. Breathing in that Dupont paint and clear! Miss the smells lol

[@62retrac]

Funny how I was always told to get plenty of pain on the edges! You can never get enough on edges! Love your work and your videos! Regards from the uk 🇬🇧

[@doomsdaydiesel]

Future video idea: I'd like to see a video comparing all the different air caps for a given gun. For example, the GTI Pro Lite has the TE10, T110, TE20, HV25, HV30, etc. It's daunting for someone to have to pick just one (since they're over $150/pop), let alone a newb like me.

[@michaelclarke647]

T110 1.3 my compressor is 29gl Harbor Freight. I can spray a Dodge Charger door perfectly .

[@Nonsense62365]

Great Video! Per the manufacturers website the Auralita 898-2 LVLP gun needs 9-11 CFM! most 30 gallon compressors don’t provide more than 5.3-6.2 CFM at 40PSI. And they don’t rate their compressors CFM Output at 30 PSI or less. Case in point I just purchased a DeWalt 30 gallon compressor it only rates its CFM at 90 PSI at 5.3 CFM. There’s 60 gallon is rated at over 11.2 CFM at 90 PSI. It weighs 208lbs and needs 240 volts 30 AMP Breaker. This means that you’ll have to either have a 240V circuit ran from your electrical panel or have the space available meaning an empty slot to install a new 30Amp breaker by a licensed electrician.

[@miznitic5574]

I would love to see a companion video relating to low CFM air sanders as well.

[@nuclearbum9858]

there is not one ....5 inch dewalt orbital sander electric and get some interface pads did a whole suburban with one

[@effiongemenyi5740]

Paint Society my question is this how many liters of paint did you use in some of the repainting you do.

[@HappyTrading86]

Learning and following the tutorials. Could you do a review for best compressor for paint job?

[@The_English_Miner]

I bought a DevilBiss SLG 610, which is a Conventional style spray gun but suitable for small compressors, and it painted my car very well :) Very pretty accurate pressure on the regulator when comp tank was full, and when it was requiring charging :) Love my DevilBiss.. So glad i went and bought a decent brand gun to start with.. Also 20-22psi for HVLP? I thought HVLP required alot more air pressure?!? Learn something new every day :D

[@agghell224]

Your videos are great. I like the fact that you explain every detail, even that the first clear coat will be peely.

[@shaneslone2764]

Wow! 115k subs already. Great job man!

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you !

[@raulquezada7096]

Just wanted to say much respect for ur talent for painting well done

[@user-cq4kw3bw2x]

Lot of very important information, even after my twenty years experience in painting. Thx Brian)

[@jamesarcher3065]

This is what I am looking for . Less waste and over-spray , more control on smaller areas . I want to go to a smaller compressor for many other reasons as well . Great for smaller jobs and motorcycle gas tanks . More portable .

[@resurrectionautorebuilders8465]

I've been using the Eastwood Concours 2 for painting with a small compressor. It only needs about 5 CFM which most 30 gal compressors can handle. Quality has been really good but I'd really like to see what a professional like you thinks of it. Maybe contact Eastwood and have them send you a kit. It comes with a 1.3 and a 1.7 set up.

[@PaintSociety]

I’ll chat with them and see. Remind me if you don’t hear back in a few weeks

[@resurrectionautorebuilders8465]

@@PaintSociety Will do, Brian! Thanks!

[@nutdpl]

I’d love to see a review on this too. I love mine. Best paint jobs I’ve ever done.

[@schlingelmaru5034]

I've been told that you don't need a blending additiv with modern paint, because the metallic will not silver out. I learned car painting in germany and worked till 1992, I got sick. I developed an allergy to isocyanates and parts of the thinner. Today isocyanates are no more in the paint. At that time we needed ablending additiv and made it from ready mixed Clearcoat with thinner from the Basiccoat and very thin. At the time it functioned with the old material.

[@EddieEloff]

I have iteco 3003. Paint well when done scooter. I put lot of orange peel. Love it. I wanted devilbliss but price I fell on my back. R15000. I'm not pro everyday. I think itelco was R2500ish. Budget small gun like R300. I bought one week ago.

[@ptowndabber2062]

Love watching you spray a car I've learned so much from u thanks

[@delray2721]

Thank you for all your insights in this awesome trade.

[@MJPilote]

Painting is fun with good equipment, but when you have painted for couple of years you get the painters curse. Every car you see and want to buy, you see every little flaw and repainted panel like it was on different color. Your friend buys a brand new car and proudly showing it to you, and all you can see is the dealership painters respray on a panel that was probably fixed after a scratch or something else during storage.

[@floyd26648]

You should compare Eastwood guns

[@hanzon1529]

plenty of useful info. lively presentation. awesome painting skills. Thanks.

[@denisrajcevic6627]

Thanks Brian you are the man God bless you for everything we can learn a lot from you

[@johnds6621]

You made me nervous after the first few coats of each looked like you were going down the road to ruin. I would rather paint a house. You did do a nice job and I would be happy with that job on my car too.

[@raydolinger1980]

That blue color is off the chain :)

[@anivalrodriguez50]

Thank you for all the Paint vids!! 🙌🙌

[@4gclipseGT]

I currently have a devilbiss GTI and I try to spray base and clear with the same gun and its a pain trying to clean it out between coats. having a second gun would make my life so much easier, and you are right. My compressor is a 30 gallon and has trouble keeping up. I cant decide between the two in this video. any suggestion would be helpful! I have been running a corrosion shop in the military and have been spraying for 10+ years but am just recently getting into automotive with great results at my house, especially thanks to your videos!

[@PaintSociety]

I use one gun usually all the way through but it’s totally a preference.

[@brendanw355]

Grab some disposable cups, only takes a small amount of thinners and a minute to clean the gun.

[@4gclipseGT]

@@brendanw355 thats what i've been doing - i appreciate it

[@markbarton7303]

Another great looking paint job! Great blending tip again. That Italco looks pretty nice.

[@wataruj1199]

Apperciate the video! Finally finished bodywork and got a 33 gallon air compressor. I tried contacting Auarita through their website and told they only manufacture so contacting them to purchase didn't work. How did you buy the gun on your end?

[@Seeeeyaaaa]

Thanks Brian for the awesome tutorials, i am about to test out a 50 litre or 13.2 gallon compressor with a 3hp 220L/Min 8Bar (Claimed) setup, so this is just what i was looking for. Hopefully it has enough efficiency to run a LVLP or HVLP gun with decent results, im only a fairly amature sprayer.

[@Turbo-smokey]

How did it go ? I have the same compressor setup

[@Seeeeyaaaa]

@@Turbo-smokey i ended up adding a second 40Litre tank to give total volume of 90L, the motor ran hard with only 50L but with a Aeropro R500 LVLP it still worked for smaller jobs.

[@eldrickejleest]

A challenge; paint a whole car using only the LVLP gun and a 6 gallon compressor.😎

[@porscheguy09]

How about an 8 gallon 150 psi compressor, plausible?

[@gotzz84]

I have 6 gallon parkside compressor and airgunsa, I use it for single panels.. With little patience I think I could paint whole car :)

[@vktren]

Its possible. Ive painted a whole 07 335i bmw in silver. Took half the day tho. Came out nice at the end of the day. 👍

[@porscheguy09]

vktren My boy’s mom has a 2005 BMW 545i that needs to be repainted. Whoever she bought it from painted half the car in Jet Black which has no metallic and it sticks out like a sore thumb. The car is supposed to be Black Sapphire Metallic and they used a different black for some reason. I’ve only done small projects, nothing bigger than hood but am fairly confident that I can do a decent job. I just don’t have a big enough compressor. If it wasn’t a metallic black I wouldn’t be so worried about doing it in sections, but breaking it up into small individual sections will cause to many inconsistencies in the way the metallic lays down. I thought if I got a good black base down then I could lay down several light coats of the metallic and try to cover the entire car fast enough to make the paint look consistent from front to back and top to bottom. I only have a 8 gallon compressor and can only cover about the size of a hood maybe before the compressor has to refill. I have been wanting to get at a 30 gallon unit anyway so I may just tell her to wait until I get a bigger compressor and then try to tackle it. It’s only paint and can always be redone if it looks like crap. Only bad thing is that the BMW Black Sapphire Metallic isn’t cheap. The other option is that I can do all the bodywork and spray a regular black base and then take it to Maaco and have them lay down the metallic black and the clear coat. I’ve seen a couple cars done that way and they turned out good as long as the prep work was good.

[@k.j.g.9601]

What about using it with a Graco xp19 home sprayer?

[@skynetwifi9211]

Check out the Italco Shine..

[@salvagedauto]

Nice video mate, Im planning to get this type of set up for mobile touch ups. 👌👌

[@SebastianUllrich1990]

Your videos are so great. Massively insightful!

[@teclasfalaz9456]

congratulations i´m from Mexico, i been watching your videos and your amaizing. you are a BIG GUN

[@geoffreyrawlings9736]

Always learning watching your videos.Thanks

[@husky1239]

Nice video on lvlp and a great job thank you brian

[@tompeter7326]

Great painter even more an artist !

[@pontgta1]

Always awesome! Excellent explanation throughout the process.

[@pauljavierosorio5972]

Beautiful paint job. Watching from puerto rico

[@workforbutt]

Thank you for the video and information right now I’m working on two cars one painting sections of the car the other car will need to be completely repainted right now I only have a 9 gallon I would definitely buy one of the guns you recommended thanks again

[@brianowens2943]

Another great video Brian you could spray a donkey and it would come out like a race horse thanks for the information and your time Brian

[@mescalp]

Maybe you can demo the Shine 1 LVMP or the Gloss x1 LVMP next..I like paint savings on base coat.

[@prajwalnaveen1376]

Love your videos. Very confidence inspiring. Thank you

[@GarageNoise]

Your videos continue to impress me. I think you really have them dialed in perfect. If you have any advice for me I would love to hear it!

[@ducamuk]

You sure have mad skills with the gun. 👍

[@vasiliskaradimos]

Hi friend... Really super smooth result... Love your skills and your videos... I have a couple of fake Sata spray guns and works amazing for they low cost... So there is no reason to spend thousands of money on expensive guns if you can do the same job with those cheaper... Thank you for your demonstration friend!

[@danielbachenek7758]

Please test guns auarita mp 500 1.4lvlp,italco flg 1.4 Lvmp and italco h 500 1.4 lvmp

[@solomon8864]

Great video! Can you show us more on “overlap” and what do you recommend for base coat by LVLP spray gun?

[@CTRadventures]

Hey everyone, quick question. We inherited our grandparents car after they're passing and I've been working on fixing it up, it's an '09 Honda Civic and needs an entire new paint job. I've never done anything like this before so I've been watching his videos non-stop. I'm going to wait a couple months to win a weather gets a little cooler and it's not raining here in Florida everyday. I have the cheap purple spray gun from harbor freight and I also just ordered they are 600 LP LV gun. My compressor is a 29 gallon 5.3 at 90 PSI and maxes out at 165. It's one of those oil belt driven units. One of my main questions is where do you get paint? If we find a color we want where do we go from there? I appreciate any advice that anybody has!

[@albertmicallef5798]

Great work lots of info which is really amazing it’s help me so much with my painting.😎

[@Near2Future]

I'm looking for spray guns. I need a gun that'll work on 5.4cfm 250L /MIN & can do base & clear coat. Then a seprate gun for primer. My budget is 500-600 GBP.

[@Imwright720]

It always looks like your putting on so much paint it would run.

[@comingtofull-ageinchrist6736]

If I'm using a LVLP spray gun with a compressor I have at hope, what is a good system to use in the air line to keep the air dry and clean, Brian?

[@toycoma98]

Ball filter on the regulator, put it before the regulator. Just make sure you set your main pressure under 70psi because thats the limit for the ball filter.

[@JokerCustomPaint]

Another great paintjob Brian. You inspired me to go with my own shop... Well on some part. Actually I've also doin' some artistic stuff with airbrush, but with standard paint gun I think I have pretty much same style as you. High 5 from Poland Brian! 💪🤙

[@arianduran1725]

Pretty sure i seen gauge regulator at 30psi & not at 22psi how it shows . no harm done here , its ok bumping up to 25-32psi . nice finish . even at 1 clear coat looks good but recommend 2-3 due to UV element & sun protection. Risk of crack n peal anytime after 2 months. 👍

[@randylanhart1387]

Nice job ... But nice flaw in the nose piece on the center part. On the right side as the camera sweeps from left too right .

[@Timbo428CJ]

Beautiful as always B 👍

[@BITTYBOY121]

Great solution ! if you fancy a different color car but love your own car far too much to part with it ! - Just paint it the color of your choice !

[@forzapaq]

Awesome video. Appreciate the effort you put into these 👍🏻

[@toycoma98]

I just got an email from Auarita and they said the Intertool LVLP spray guns on Amazon ARE theirs. They only sell to Wholesalers and Intertool is carrying the 898-2 in their brand, but the gun is the same.

[@kmk42howard1]

Is it me? or is it always raining 🌧 after you paint 😂 ... must be your signature 🤣

[@terryrobins3867]

Top job brian 👏 👍

[@ajd5363]

Not too many of the big names make LVLP. Astro discontinued theirs. One to check out is the Sharpe Razor LVLP!

[@Fringeless]

I throw thr gold cap on mine and lay glass. I cant believe there arent any vidoes on the Razor. Its an awesome effen gun.

[@michaelalexander8811]

I would like to know what's the smallest compressor can be used with this gun

[@mchristo27]

Thanks Brian. Would you recommend the LVLP gun for spraying clear as well?

[@yonseth788]

He did say yes in the video

[@mchristo27]

Yon Seth - thank you I missed that. 🙏

[@hitscustoms8352]

Michael Christopher It can be slightly more challenging spray clear with a lvlp without as much orange peel. But depending what your use too using

[@charlespartak2435]

@@hitscustoms8352 ive watched in a few of his other vids that the use of a slow action allows the paint to smooth out before it dries to orange peel. this guy is a painting god. yes, i also would like to see him use a compressor like the average homeowner has. i own a kobalt 30 gallon. had i been thinking when i bought that ( replaced a 20 yr old coleman 29 gallon...) i would have seen the 60 gallon kobalt 10 ft away for only $80 more...but it was a 240v model and im no electrician.

[@archiemegel1013]

I'm mobile can you please tell me what size compressor I need as far as THE cfm, I have a paint gun 5 cfm what about the compressor ?

[@TheThrobber1]

Awsome painter mate 👌

[@CSIICoatings]

Another great video! I love the angle of the camera and the lighting that distinctly shows the texture as its laid on. Thank you so much! Do you think you can do a video in the future about what options a small shop or DIY might have for mixing paint at home? Can we just buy a subset of the toners for mixing our most commonly used colors? For a full on body shop, being able to mix any color is needed but I deal mostly with European black cars (metallic and non metallic) for example, and on occasion might need to mix a different color, so buying an entire system that goes bad isn't financially feasible. What options do we have? Thank you!

[@7Logik]

What color is that, phenomenal job , always love this tone of blue with a pearl look to it

[@mitchells2371]

Great vid. VIDEO IDEA---how to blend a not perfect paint match! A lot of DIY painters don't have access to your awesome paint system, if we purchase base coat and it's not perfect, how to blend it in. Thanks!

[@772777777777777]

I secound the idea.... often the colour is off... some times we need to blend off colours

[@suspensefulness]

do u have any videos of the same guns using a 20-30 gallon compressor?

[@Theeuroguy24]

Really appreciate your videos.

[@eddylorenzo5033]

Great work 👏

[@2koolforyou88]

Definitely the video for me I got a eastwood concours lt100 only operates at 4.5 cfm sprayed base can clear with no orange peal did have fish eye after the clear cured couldn't think of what went wrong

[@Whitening98]

I just got it ordered today. I have a smaller compressor and my iwatas and devilbiss use to much air. I ordered it because of refinish networks review on it

[@2koolforyou88]

@@Whitening98 I seen that to

[@dougowens2686]

you need to add a descent dryer to the air line i use one at compressor and one at the gun

[@Whitening98]

Doug Owens exactly! Is there a certain brand you like that goes on your gun?

[@2koolforyou88]

@@dougowens2686 definitely need to i move my compressor around isn't stationary so I can't install the filter a few feet away from the compressor like most people do but I will get that today

[@MyLifecraft]

I really want to try out a lvlp gun I can use for my wood finishing because all I have is a small 4 gal air compressor, so this helps out a lot! Thx

[@toycoma98]

Summitracing lvlp and Eastwood LT100 uses a lot less cfm than these.

[@jameswilliams8252]

Please tell me what 3m pps adapter you use for the Austria spray gun can’t find a list for it. Thanks and keep up the good work

[@k..............1622]

Can't be sure about the aurita but the italco is the s15

[@toycoma98]

26003 S2C

[@justlyjose8128]

Very very very nice job😎

[@ElbecerroMendez1998]

Question sorry if I don’t pay attention how big is that compressor

[@michaellareem4014]

So could we use the LVLP for say a single stage white direct gloss ?

[@j.lozano1667]

So in blending base coat we don't need to make it glossy right?? The distance of the gun ing the pannel is not that close right?

[@ginfizz20]

This was suppose to be about HVLP vs LVLP. You didn't say which you were using while painting. I could not see the performance of the guns without know which you were using.

[@jonathanegolf7135]

Is their any reasoning for starting at the bottom of the door rather than the top?

[@PaintSociety]

Personal preference.

[@jonathanegolf7135]

Thank you

[@zanaga1901]

I rather use one for all coats I saw video saying HTE is better but my paint gun used was HVLP the one from Harbor Freight that is 29.99. It is a purple color. But rather get the Black Widow in future if I get another paint gun.

[@darrellsomers5427]

What brand of paint are you using paint and clear thanks it looks great

[@robertofuentes553]

Excellent Job !! The question is, if you were using a 30-gallon air compressor on that specific job, might the results will be the same with an experienced painter like you or a different result with a beginner

[@douglasgreen437]

Fantastic results 🤔👍