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Earlex spray unit

Post by Peter Young » Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:18 pm

Hello all

The Albany lads are wondering if anyone has used, reviewed or have an opinion on the "Earlex HVLP PRO" spray unit.
They are priced at $579 in the Carbatec catalogue .....

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Re: Earlex spray unit

Post by simso » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:02 pm

I think they serve a purpose, I have owned ones like it, there is no nozzle control there is no fluid tip size etc, so it just throws the paint on there, industrially.

If it was a $100, id say yeh grab it, but at 600 ish, you can buy a compressor and a quality spray gun that will give a perfect finish.
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Post by johnparchem » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:50 am

I have a HV5000, one can buy different needles for it. It does not have a spray pattern or size adjustment. I found it did an OK job, but ultimately I got a QS-125WB and a compressor and have been much happier.
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Post by Allen » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:42 am

I've never seen one of that type of unit fit for anything more than painting the fence or barn.

The only time I've seen a somewhat positive review of these type of units has been from people with little to no spraying experience, and while they may be happy with their results, there's no way in the world I'd be happy with them. And your fella's work I feel deserves far better than that.
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Re: Earlex spray unit

Post by kiwigeo » Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:27 am

Allen wrote:I've never seen one of that type of unit fit for anything more than painting the fence or barn.
Fences and barns perform better acoustically than most of my builds :shock:
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Post by simso » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:41 pm

Allen wrote:I've never seen one of that type of unit fit for anything more than painting the fence or barn.

The only time I've seen a somewhat positive review of these type of units has been from people with little to no spraying experience, and while they may be happy with their results, there's no way in the world I'd be happy with them. And your fella's work I feel deserves far better than that.
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Re: Earlex spray unit

Post by Peter Young » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:14 pm

Thanks everyone for the comments.

I think we were hoping that it would save space, if it was any good.

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Re: Earlex spray unit

Post by johnparchem » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:59 am

Peter Young wrote:Thanks everyone for the comments.

I think we were hoping that it would save space, if it was any good.

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I thought the same thing! That is why I now have both an Earlex and a compressor\sprayer setup. I still use my Earlex around the house.
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