GracoSharpe 289221 MiniHvlp Fx1000 Paint Spray Gun, 1.2 mm

i am a professional automotive painter for 7 years now and i bought this gun for cheap throw away (after a year or so) spot primer gun because we use sherwin paints and thats what they recomend for primer is a 1.0 tip. when i first put the gun in my hands i could tell it was not a cheap pos and could not wait to use it at work the next day. the next day at work i used it for some simple solid color small spot jobs and sprayed very nice very even pattern so i tride some high metallic paint and sprayed just fine no stripes in the finish. i have 2 sata 4000 1 sata 3000 and 3 iwatas so i now what a good gun sprays like, this gun is well worth the money and to nice for primer but works great for primer to. the pattern is about 5" max so works well for jambs and small spot jobs. oh and dont buy the startingline by devilbiss mini its junk for base coat gun (it was my last primer gun) and it cost about the same so thats what i was expecting with this gun but was pleasantly surprised

This Sharpe is a great little gun, especially for the low price. It sprays well, and doesn't have a lot of plastic parts in it. Snap-on also makes a mini gun that is EXACTLY (I think they just slap their name on it) like this one for over $215! Compare the specs and pictures, they are the same gun. So, for a little over 100 dollars, that makes this gun a STEAL! I have worked in Autobody for about 10 years. I use this gun for spraying Jambs and for applying clear basecoat on blend panels. Works great, can't speak on how long they last because I haven't had mine for very long. I went with the 1.4 mm tip so that I could spray thicker viscosity material like Clear and Sealer through it.

I ordered this spray gun for spraying waterbased polyacrylic finishes on wood. The performance is great and overall feel to this gun is 10 times better than anything you can find in a big home improvement center. It is also very easy to set the proper spray pattern. I would recommend this sprayer to anyone that is looking for a quality gun at a good price. I plan on buying another gun for other finishes I use.

From the other reviews, I was expecting more. This is an OK gun and atomizes the paint pretty well, but there is very little paint coming out the nozzle even wide open. OK for light touch-up, but you'll need to go over the area two or three times to get good coverage. I bought this gun to replace a cheaper touch-up gun I got from NAPA a few years back and wish I had the NAPA gun back, but can't find parts.

My first impression was that it looks very nice. The gunmetal chrome anodized finish was impressive. Once I got some air running through it I realized that it had a faulty valve and was basically not professionally useable. I checked the air cap as well. The air cap has a nice size for a mini and allows for a larger spray pattern, I might add.Another thing that I disliked about the gun was that the air distribution ring behind the fluid tip is plastic and unattached so it will fall right out. Surprisingly, it was intentionally made that way.It is frustrating to purchase things and have them broken or non-functional right out of the box.I returned it the next day.

I bought this gun because I paint motorcycles parts only (fenders, gas tanks, fairings). I was hesitant because many people told me that a minigun was only good for repairs, but that is not true. I bought this gun with the 1.0 tip and it performed perfectly! Painting motorcycle parts is what this gun does perfectly. Im not sure what its capable of on bigger parts, but if you paint small parts like I do, then Its great for that. It lays the base and clear down perfectly with a glass smooth finish. Also, this gun has allowed me to save a bunch of money in product because of the small cup size and precision this gun allows. 1.0 is the correct tip size for automotive paint. The mini guns have totally different inner parts than normal size hvlp guns. The 1.4 regular hvlp is the same as the 1.0 mini hvlp as far as tip sizes go. If you are wanting a great gun that will save money in paint, allow better manueverability, control, and better finishes, then id strongly reccommend this gun.

Quality and fit and finish are very good (particularly like the black chrome and blue anodized aluminum parts), and the needle and fan controls feel tight and positive. It comes with a stainless steel cup, unlike many of the cheaper guns which have a plastic cup, and since the material that I'm spraying cleans up with acetone, the metal cup is a must have. Optimal atomization was at about 20 PSI and any flaws in the finish are due to my lack of proper technique rather than any deficiency in the gun. I do recommend fitting a mini-regulator and an in-line filter.It's (quite) a bit more expensive that many of the mini-HVLP guns on Amazon but you get what you pay for, and my opinion this is a excellent piece of kit.

The gun is very nice quality, great atomization. The only issue I have is that I know it’s a touch up gun but the cup is so small, you have to keep refilling it to finish anything.