This thread got me thinking. Next to our shop, there is a cabinet maker that
has a Campbell-Hausfeld 2500 HVLP. He bought some System Three Clear Coat
from us and used in that gun: it worked fine.

To test the stuff myself, I just purchased the Campbell-Hausfeld 3000 at
Amazon.com: $ 420.00 with shipping. We should have it next week and I will
report on the test.
High pressure spraying is a mess and it waste a lot of paint. Let's hope
this works better.
If this thread is dead by the time we get the HVLP, check our tech. support
web site. I will post a report with pictures the bateau2.com

--
Jacques
http://www.bateau.com

"TheHoag" wrote in message
...
I sprayed my boat with the S3 LPU paint about a year and a half ago. I
didn't
use the HVLP stuff. I purchased a compressor from Sears and got a general
purpose gun from Home Depot. I had pretty good results. Overspray was a
real
problem, however, and a HVLP rig would probably have helped.

Ive got what I would call a 10-foot paint job on the boat. It looks
really
great from about 10 feet away.

I am an amateur spray painter and many of my problems were self inflicted.
One
jewel I can pass along is that the clear coat has somewhat different
qualities
than the pigmented paint. Make sure you adjust your thinner ratio and do
some
tests when you get to that stage.

Another builder purchased an HVLP rig (after his boat was already painted)
and
has reported good results with the small projects he has tried it on.

You might want to check Bateau2.com and AmatureBoatbuilding.com where they
have
forums on boatbuilding and you might find comments on spraying S3 if you
do a
search.

Disclaimer: I have no relationship to the companies and web sites
mentioned,
other than being a satisfied customer.

JH


Subject: HVLP gun to spray System Three LPU
From: (Doug)
Date: 11/20/2003 8:34 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

I am going to buy a pressure feed hvlp gun to spray System Three LPU.
Any help that you could give me regarding your experience with
different gun models, fluid tip sizes and LPU thinning would be
helpful. I am looking at new, used and import guns.

Thanks

Doug