Buy Low Price From Here Now
Readmore
Technical Details
- Ideal for many interior or exterior or hobby painting and finishing projects- Adjustable fan width 1"-6".
- Portable
- 2.0mm Brass tip and needle
- Fast and easy clean up
See more technical details
By G. Robinson (CO)
This is a nice little unit and so long as you aren't expecting to do big projects or very small projects it is just fine. I have done a couple book cases and it is a real help. The largest was 12x4x1 hxwxd in feet. That's easy for the 3000 but I would think twice about doing something 2x that size as a project. If I did a lot o9f projects rather than the occasional that I do I would have gotten the Earlex 5000. Still much faster than a brush and does an excellent job once adjusted.
The good:
Easy to use once adjusted.
Nice fine spray without a lot of over spray.
Easy cleanup.
Comes with a spare spray container and lid. (Easy to store unused material for short periods.)
The hose storage is a little hard to get used too but one of the best I have encountered. The only better are on the Fein and Festool shop vacs (around $500 gadgets).
Small easy to store.
The high wear parts are Brass not plastic.
Overall a nice unit for small to medium small projects.
The Bad:
Takes a lot of playing about to get the spray right particularly for water based over viscosity 45.
For Latex takes a lot of thinning. USE Flotrol/Penetrol OR SIMILAR NOT WATER.
Can be really difficult to spray narrow strips like board edges without over spray.
Both the cord and the hose are fairly short but its easy to move the unit.
The Ugly:
Unless carefully adjusted the sprayer will spray droplets of unatomized material which is disastrous to a good finish.
Well this is kind of stupid but when you go to clean the sprayer the parts are easy to drop and loose.
Unless its warm the otherwise convenient cord storage isn't.
Moderately noisy like a shop vac which it basically is, run backwards. The gun also has high frequency noise and I strongly recommend hearing protection if you are going to use this for more than a few minutes.
If you do use the extra supplied spray cup and lid to store material short term make very sure that the threads are free of the product otherwise they can be very difficult to unscrew even after a day.
Tends to put out more product in horizontal than in vertical orentation. Easy to adjust for just need to watch out.
I am not sure about the durability of the hose to gun connection, it's plastic on plastic and comes loose easily unless fitted quite tightly
Tips:
Use the hose to get rid of finish sanding dust when using things like Crystalac where you can't use a tack cloth.
When removing the needle for cleaning just pull the trigger and it comes right out.
To adjust the spray for water based product use water to adjust the pattern and save money.
Having had the unit only a few weeks I am embarrassed to say that I dropped the needle from my deck (I prefer to paint outside) into tall grass under it and the expression "needle in a Haystack" is appropriate. So I get to check out customer service will post back more when I hear from them.
BTW does not substitute for an air brush for detailing!
By Kevin Fitzgerald (Baltimore MD)
An excellent product for the money. Very simple to use and a very simple spray mechanism with few parts and so relatively easy to maintain. Would not hesitate to purchase another. The purchased separately cleaning kit (but not from Amazon apparently) is a must if your going to use it a lot as it will save time cleaning. Bear in mind that it come standard with a 2mm needle which is good for general use but smaller needles are recommended for finer finishes.
By scott cassin (connecticut)
I bough this tool for a variety of projects around my house, specifically painting about 14 doors. I am a remodeling contractor by trade and have used a conventional airless sprayer many times in the past but the mess and overspray were always troubling. My business no longer invloves painting but I was looking for a neat and efficient way to paint all the doors in my own house plus a variety of other small projects. Brushing 14 doors just wasn't going to happen. So far the results are better than one might expect for a tool of under $200.
Right away I found that the paint (I have sprayed both latex and oil so far) MUST be thinned A LOT. So much that you may question doing so, but paint that is not thinned enough will come out of the sprayer chunky and make for a poor finish. Follow the manufacturers instructions... use the included viscosity cup and you'll be in good shape. Be sure to filter the paint, again as noted in the instructions. Since this is a large orifice sprayer, any dirt in the paint will come out thru the tip and onto your work. Use Penetrol or Floetrol as opposed to water or paint thinner. Your finish will lay down flatter and cover better with these additives. Clean up is a snap since no paint goes thru the motor. Disassemble the gun, wash the cup and the gun parts and you're done cleaning in about 5 minutes. Overspray is a fraction of what you get with an airless sprayer since there is no bounceback with a low pressure sprayer like this.
All in all a great tool for a homeowner/DIY'er, especially at this price. Probably not ideal for a contractor or heavy duty user. If you can't justify 500-700 dollars or more but need to get some painting done you'll be happy with this tool.
By Walter H. Greene (LasVegas NV)
As a hobbyist, I've so far found the Earlex 3000 to be the perfect spray system. I have used it for water-based stain and Polyacrylic finish with great results. The system is easy to use and easy to clean. It's completely self-contained and takes up little storage space in my small shop.
By David M. Good
It sprays well with latex and poly. I am happy with the finish. It is an inexpensive tool and therefore has limitations. The hose and cord are short and everything except the needle is plastic. But- it sprays good!
Images Product
Buy Earlex HV3000 Spray Station HVLP Paint Sprayer Now
0 comments