NEIKO 31215A HVLP Spray Gun Paint Sprayer, 1.7 mm Spray Paint Gun, Nozzle Size 600 cc Air Gauge Regulator, Auto Paint Spray Gun, HVLP Spray Gun Kit

I bought this for three reasons, positives reviews about the quality of finish, the low CFM requirements, and price. Overall, I am pleased with the Neiko 31215A's performance on all three. My primary application is for woodworking. In the past I had problems applying conversion varnish, a notoriously difficult finish to work with. I usually got orange peels finishes that need to be buffed out. The Neiko's finish was quite good. Maybe not perfect, but very close with no need for buffing. I also used it with spar varnish without dilution. I think the 1.7mm nozzle was too small for the thicker spar varnish and that finish was not quite as good. Looks like I will need to thin or buy a Neiko with a larger nozzle for the urethane finishes. Too bad Neiko doesn't have interchangeable nozzles. Rating on finish quality 4.5 stars. The seller's claim that you only need 4.5 cfm is only a slight exaggeration. I used this on two compressors. One was rated at 4.5 cfm at 100psi. The other was rated at 6 cfm at 90 psi. The compressors ran continuously when spraying. But they seemed to keep up well enough. They would continue to run for some time when spraying stopped. I used a 5 gal portable tank in conjunction with the units' 5 gal tank for a total of 10 gals storage. I think with only 5 cfm @ 90 psi and 5 gal capacity the compressor might not be enough. But it performed MUCH better than other HVLP sprayers I have used. Rating on CFM requirements 5 stars. Like others, I was unable to remove the nozzle for cleaning. I tried soaking in xylene and again after use and cleaning. But the nozzle wouldn't budge. I was really worried I would damage the tool if I added more torque. It would be nice to be able to remove the nozzle. But I was able to adequately clean the sprayer with nozzle in place. I removed all other parts and shot a little cleaner through the gun from the inlet and needle holes. At next use everything worked fine. Overall fit and finish is clearly not as nice as a much pricier sprayer I have. But it is still fairly good. The air cap machining was OK, not great. The nozzle, needle and gun itself were fine, but not impressive. Some reviews complained about the aluminum cup being flimsy. I found the cup to be fine, but not robust. It didn't flex when putting on the top, but it probably wouldn't stand up to really heavy pressure. If you accidentally drop the sprayer, the cup would probably bend on the mount and would certainly dent. Under normal use it held up perfectly well. At under $40 the Neiko is an excellent value. That value is lowered by having to buy multiple sprayers to get flexibility in nozzle size. But still, a great purchase. Price rating 5 stars for value and gun quality.

Cheep price and works great

Many reviews talk about how hard it is to get the spray tip off. Some call this a spray nozzle a spray cap and other things. The manufacture DID NOT put any threadlocker on the one I recieved. I was able to get it off without any trouble. It was on tight, but not overly tight. I took everything apart and washed it in hot soapy water. Reassembled it and shot some hot water through it. Adjusted the pattern and it did a great job on cardboard. I have a project coming up and I will be shooting all water based products. Primer, lacquer and poly. I was surprised by the weight of the gun. I was expecting it to be made out of plastic or pot metal. Feels good. The instruction sheet is next to useless. I love that it states to contact them with any problems but there is not an address, phone number or web site anywhere on the sheet. All that aside, If this gun can handle my small project then I will be happy. I'm not planning on using it much after this. I have a conventional siphon gun (Binks model 7) but it puts out too much overspray. Paint is expensive so that is why it went with a HVLP gun. I will update my review after I have finished finishing the project. (Get it? Finish finishing! LOL) 5/28/2018 - So far so good. I built new counter tops for my kitchen. I plan on painting them black and then covering with polyurethane. Yesterday I sprayed on Zinsser Shellac Based Primer to seal the end grains. This is pretty thin stuff and the gun with it's 1.5 tip did a great job. This morning I sanded the tops and shot a coat of water based high-fill primer. Thicker stuff but not as thick as latex. The gun did OK. Not great but OK. It left the texture pretty rough. It should sand out easily though. I did encounter a problem with the gun. It would leak around the threads where the air cap screws on. You know, the colored outer ring. It was a small leak and after a bit the primer would build up and drip out. At first I didn't know where it was coming from and thought I had dripped sweat onto the surface. Next coat I'm gonna use thread tape to see if that helps. Also, when you put the plastic cap on the cup DO NOT hold the gun by the handle. The cup will bend at the connection point and could snap off. Instead hold the cup like holding a brandy sniffer. If you don't drink brandy, hold your palm up and slip the cup between the third and fourth fingers. This will cradle the cup and allow you to push the cap on without putting pressure on the joint. The photo shows the countertop after the first coat of primer. 5/28/2018 - Shot the second coat of primer and used the thread tape on the air cap. No leaks. The gun did a good job. The tip size (1.5) is a little to small for primer I am using (60 seconds on a #4 Zahn cup) so I thinned it with a little water. Flow, pattern and air pressure are all easy to adjust. I'm running 40 psi at the gun, 30 psi with the trigger pulled. 5/28/2018 - Sanded the third and last coat of primer. Then pulled the trigger, so to speak, and shot the first coat of black. As the photo shows, it's not such a great job. No problem with the gun just a lack of experience on my part with this type of lacquer. I have shot gallons of the nitro lacquer back in the 70's and 80's. This is a water based, acrylic lacquer and it's a cat of a different color. The manufacturer says this product does not need to be thinned but I have to disagree. I tried different gun settings but nothing looked very good. Next coat I'm gonna thin it with water until I get a nice flow. Tomorrow I will sand with 400 grit and shoot a second coat. 5/30/2018 - Yesterday I sanded off most of the first coat of lacquer and shot another coat of thinned lacquer. Made a huge difference. The paint came out much better and flowed much smoother. This morning I did a light sanding to get out bugs and dirt and shot a second coat. The gun did a great job with the thinned paint. I'm gonna do a third and final coat tomorrow, let dry, sand and start on the clear coats. This gun rusts very easily. After each use I take the gun apart and clean everything with soap and water. Reassemble and shoot clean water through it then leave it upside down to dry. I've noticed rust developing in the cup and inside the gun. Now I spray an ounce or so of denatured alcohol through. The alcohol blows out most of the water in the gun and then evaporates quickly leaving the gun nice and dry. This seems to have cured the rust problem. 6/2/2018 - Ran into a problem. Not with the gun but with the counter top. The seam is visible where I joined the two pieces. I'm going to sand that portion down and fill in the seam. It didn't show up with the primer, but after sanding the color coat I could see a faint line. This would really show up after the clear is put on. The gun - Still rusts despite the steps I have taken to prevent it. I live in the South and it stays humid here. Today the humidity is 85%. I think this is causing the rust and I don't know how to prevent it. Good thing I'm not planning on using this gun after this project. 6/17/2018 - Finished!! I am very pleased with the countertops and the performance of the gun. It is not the best gun on the market but it's not the worst either. For the occasional use it it is a good gun and I would buy it again.

I just opened the box and tried to remove the air cap and it was impossible. will send back.

This gun has painted all of my baby furniture and is absolutely amazing. I would buy it again, recommend it to a friend, whatever, you name it! It works well, very easy to use and set up. Its quite durable but after a lot of use the container is starting to get soft and bends easy. Other than that its a great value for the cost. The one recommendation I have, regardless whether you buy this one or another one buy the air dryer. There are a few on here that are not expensive and work great.

AWESOME

super

Great kit, works well for cleaning