Apollo HVLP

#1

Someone recently mentioned the Apollo HVLP Spray set as a worthwhile
purchase for spraying cellulose instead of the normal compressor etc.

Has anyone any comments re the various versions ?

Is the cheapeat worth buying?

Is it easy to keep clean?

Where`s the cheapest seller?

Thanks

Scott

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In article <4c0d2ca125dave.sound (AT) argonet (DOT) co.uk>, Dave Plowman
<dave.sound (AT) argonet (DOT) co.uk> writes

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In article <9899167f20c825ebe831972621477695.29066 (AT) mygate (DOT) mailgate.org>,
Scott Bowers <rfscottbowers (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Someone recently mentioned the Apollo HVLP Spray set as a worthwhile
purchase for spraying cellulose instead of the normal compressor etc.

Probably me?

I think it may have been me.

Quote:

Has anyone any comments re the various versions ?

I've only actually tried the one. I got the IIRC 'Tradesman' which is
about a couple of hundred quid. It's very well built, though, and
continuously rated. I decided on this one after talking to the makers, who
were very helpful.

I've had two, but I think they were both the same (bottom of the range)

model.

Quote:

Is the cheapeat worth buying?

And it wasn't that one. ;-)

I'd say so, but regrettably it no longer comes with all the accessories

you need, so make sure you know what you're getting. The first one I had
came with two different nozzle sizes. Fortunately for me, the one they
no longer include was not fitted when the thing got stolen, so its
absence in the replacement didn't worry me too much.

Quote:

Is it easy to keep clean?

Very - or at least as easy as any other gun that I've used, which isn't
many.

Agreed - I'd say it's easier than the other guns I've used.

Quote:

Where`s the cheapest seller?

Without doing a vast amount of looking, Screwfix. Cheaper than direct
from the makers.

If you do get one, ignore the instructions which are poor. If you use the
thickness of top coat they recommend, it's like treacle. Thin to about
water consistency and put on several coats. That was for a plain colour -
haven't tried it with metallic, etc.

The recommended thickness (IIRC the viscosity measuring cup is another

accessory that's no longer standard?) is fine for cellulose primer, but
you get a matt finish. I tend to do the first colour coat at that for
good coverage, but then thin progressively more for the next two.
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Rob Pearce
Club Triumph Spitfire and GT6 consultant

The above views and opinions are mine, and do not necessarily reflect Club
Triumph policy.

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