| Spray gun painting can be used for both | | | | spray gun itself requires low pressure (LP) and a |
| manufacturing processes as well as many household | | | | higher volume (HV) of air is used to aerosolize and |
| projects. There are two different types of air gun | | | | propel the paint at a lower air pressure. HVLP Spray |
| spraying: the manual operation method and the | | | | Gun Systems are most commonly used in the |
| automatic process. In the manual method the air gun | | | | automotive, marine, architectural coating, furniture |
| sprayer is hand held and moved back and forth over | | | | finishing, and cosmetic industry. |
| the surface, each stroke overlapping the last to | | | | LVLP Spray Guns: LVLP which stands for low volume |
| ensure a continuous coat. In the automatic process | | | | low pressure uses a lower volume of air to atomize |
| the gun head is attached to a mounting block and | | | | the paint at the cap. These spray guns, like HVLP |
| delivers a stream of paint from that position. | | | | systems, operate at low pressure but also have a |
| There are a few different types of spray guns to | | | | low volume of paint coating. Unlike HVLP guns LVLP |
| use depending on your needs: | | | | guns can be used with a smaller compressor. These |
| HVLP Spray Guns: HVLP which stands for high | | | | spray gun systems are great for small shops, |
| volume low pressure are similar to a conventional | | | | woodworkers, or smaller projects in general. |
| spray gun using a compressor to supply the air. The | | | | |