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Alcohol based finishes use slightly less air but not much. Sanding sealer, alcohol dye, stain, sealing shellac and two coats of water based urethane went on without a hitch. It sprayed six coats of various finishes flawlessly. No "Your call is important", "Press 4", "Press 1" BS but a real live human.Hope this helps. This is the only finish that seems to require this treatment.The viscosity reccomendations and cup they provide are right on. I called to double check on cleaning the gun because it seemed too simple.
Buy the whip hose and mini-cup set. This machine does it all and the other reviews accurately cover the features I like, too.Thought I would give some tips I've learned using it. I use one cup for oils, another for alcohol based shellacs and dyes and the last for water finishes. This prevents contamination of non-compatible finishes on the small pieces of furniture I make.Clean the gun right after use. I justified the cost of this equipment on a commission for 1200 feet of solid cherry baseboard molding and chair rail. Latex paint will build up on the nozzle and can be peeled off while in use but should get a complete cleaning afterward. I unscrew the nozzle and clean it in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Don't use old finish or, if you do, be sure to filter it through 190 micron filters from Home Depot or Lowes. I didn't and plugged the gun but cleared it by spraying solvent through it (got lucky).For oil and waterbourne finishes leave the air valve on the hose open fully and adjust the amount of fluid at the gun. Spray solvent through it until clear. Since purchasing two months ago, I have also sprayed acrylic latex paint on victorian gingerbread and railings, deck preservative on railings, primers on custom made windows and other various finishes on cabinets. If you don't mess around with the air flow you get the hang of the gun performance quickly.
Lower the cup then squeeze the trigger to get liquid remaining in the gun to drain. Its that simple. There is little overspray even with full air flow.This gear has exceeded my expectations and the customer service is great. I am completely happy with this equipment.
If you are like me you love to make things but dread the time and effort it takes to do the finishing of you hard work. The great thing about this machine is the power. I have never done spray finishing before and I was tired of brushing finishes. Three thin coats work much better than two heavy coats. Brush marks made me dread the final outcome. This is no longer an issue and believe it or not I look forward to doing the finish work now.I purchased this system over a year ago and I must day that I am very pleased with it. Let me start off by saying that I use to hate finishing more that anything. One thing I found out about this system is that less is more.
What use to take me 5 days can now be done in less than two. I was able to spray Minwax Poly straight from the can after I filtered it. My suggestion is that you order extra strainers for the can as well as feed tubes. This machine is very quiet. There was always the thought that it would not look good when you put on the finish. After I worked this out the final product was amazing.
I did a great deal of research and bought the Q3. You can stand next to it and carry on a conversation. The 6 kitchens that I have done have all come out great and my customers are very complimentary about the end product.The price tag may seem high but when I factor in my labor it has paid for itself many times over. Over time these will become very gummy and for the lost cost of replacement it is well worth it.I highly recommend this system.
I've owned my Fuji Q3 for about 3 years now. Recently, I disassembled the gun and soaked/cleaned the parts according to the owners manual (imagine that)., and that had an amazing effect on the quality of the spray pattern. As a hobbyist woodworker, I don't use it everyday, though I've used it to spray Behlen's Rockhard Table Varnish (polyurethane which I reduce by 50%) on custom built cabinets for the kitchen, garage and laundry room. Works great, easy to use, especially with the optional flex whip hose. Works just like new once again. I've never been disappointed with any aspect of this unit and heartily recommend it to anyone with similar needs.
I have always had my furniture professionally sprayed. It makes it easier to manuver the sprayer in tight places. I have tinnitus, and am extremely pleased with how quiet the turbine is--no louder than my vacuum cleaner.
The Fuji rep was very helpful and gave me several suggestions. I spray outside rather than in my shop. To save some money, I decided to learn to do this myself.
My only problem is that I live in Indiana and won't be able to use it again until it warms up. So far, I've only used it to spray latex paint on a cabinet I made, but it worked great. I'll mostly be using it for spraying lacquer or varnish.
I did purchase the optional flexible whip hose. I love my new sprayer.
I live in Indiana and if it's warm enough to paint, their is humidity in the air. I give them two thumbs up.
I finally broke down and bought the large orifice needle setup from Fuji and this system sprays my laquer perfectly now. I own an older model Q3 system.
The customer support of Fuji spray equipment is the best I've dealt with. I'm a hobbiest cabinet maker and like spraying laquer.
I bought the optional cap liner which allows me to angle the gun greatly while spraying without letting the laquer get into places in the gun that you don't want it. I love that this produces dry air as well.
What a great investment.
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