One of our clients asked us to explain the difference between a Graco RAC X FF LP nozzle and a Graco RAC X LP nozzle. In the following article we give a quick overview of the features, peculiarities and differences between the FF LP and the LP nozzles. What are the advantages of LP technology? [...]
How to change the seal in a Graco RAC X tip (nozzle) holder? https://www.instagram.com/p/BefjcbolFJL/?taken-by=airlessdiscounter The steps are quite simple once you know how the Graco RAC X seal tip, nozzle and tip holder are put together. We received a request from a customer to take him through how to change the tip seal, [...]
Choosing your first Airless sprayer can be a duanting task, especially for those on a budget. The price tag of some machines might seem quite expensive for those not accustomed to professional paint spraying equipment. What other costs must be factored in? We look into the common expenses for buying an airless sprayer and keeping [...]
A few weeks ago we hosted Chris the Idaho Painter and his family for a few days to visit Berlin and learn more about Germany. In addition to shop talk, he also had some time to explore the city and drive the infamous Trabant! We thought it would be a great idea to prove his [...]
The company Apellix from Jacksonville, Florida is working on a painting drone. We have seen similar things before. The project is still in the development and testing phase, but a first video of a test flight has already appeared. The video shows the model Worker Bee. The manufacturer describes the Worker Bee as a "wired, [...]
Graco introduced the Graco Magnum Series as entry level airless sprayer models for the hobbyist and beginner painters and are currently available for purchase at Hornbach. Although we do not usually feature these entry-level paint sprayers on our product catalog, we do get many questions about these models and thought it would be great to share with you [...]
In the last few days we started receiving a lot of questions about the new Wagner Control Pro 250 and 350 Airless paint sprayers. There seems to be some confusion due to the multitude of submodels and versions (R, M and Extra). Therefore, we want to provide a detailed overview of the model variants, their [...]
Time and cost efficiency are important factors in the decision to use an airless paint sprayer. In the ideal case, the cost of an airless paint spraying system should be quickly covered by the savings in working time and labor costs. For the calculation of the possible advantages when using an airless device the video [...]
Hello painters and decorators! We continue our investigation into reducing overspray, by finding the optimal spray pressure. In the third part of the video below, we experiment with different spray pressures, what to look for when optimizing spray pressure for your job requirement. This is a theme we also explored in a previous blog post. [...]
In the first part of our series "Reducing Overspray" we tackle the spraying technique used to correctly operating your Airless spray gun. At first glance, spray painting looks like a walk in the park. You'd better however keep a few things in mind if you want to get an optimal painting spray pattern: pulling a [...]
