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The Q4 comes with a non-bleeder gun and I find that such a gun suits me better than a bleeder gun. The parts cured the problem so I could use the screen strainers. That was a class act in my book.My first HVLP system came with a bleeder spray gun. Today, when some companies charge by the minute to talk to an agent who may be located in a foreign land, I find it refreshing and wonderful to be able to communicate directly with the CEO of the company free of charge.When I employed the screen strainer on the feed tube of the Fuji spray gun no paint would emit from the nozzle. I worry less about kicking up dust or other foreign matter. I pointed out my minor problem to Fuji Spray in a weekend e-mail and heard from CEO Paul Smith in just hours. I had to switch to a nylon bag strainer on the feed pipe. He promptly sent me replacement parts via expedited shipment at no charge.
I've only had this Q4 for about 3 weeks now and am spraying a huge library job of 8ft tall bookcases.I'm just not there with the viscosity of the product yet. but fun and easy to play with them, everything is right at your hands.
also glad I got the Q4 and not the mini cause the sound is so much lower and to me almost a soothing hummmm. I read all the reviews and ther all right you definetly need the whip hose and the cup set along with the number 3needle set if your going to spray water based materials.
I've been a cabinetmaker for 20 plus years now and got to tell you I never look forward to the finishing end of things, for many reasons having to do with spraying from my air compressor, over spray,too much paint on , not enough paint on, not where I want it,etc etc.I believe with a little more knowlege in the waterboure poly I'm spraying I could achieve perfection with this sprayer. it s a real balance of all the settings just right.
on them long projects it really pays off.guess my only griff was the price and assesories that I feel should have came with it.however when ya get a quality tool like this it does not hurt so much to put out for the assesories.I highly support this sprayer to all both novice and professonal. ITS real Quality, finally something not cheaply made.The gun itself is real easy to use and easier to clean.
I'm using cabot semi gloss waterboure poly.would love to use a oil base product instead but I'm in a basement and the smell would kill me.
Props to Fuji for allowing us to switch cups as well as hose connections from bottom to back of gun. Everyone thinks we purchased all new cabinets and w/ the glaze we put on them it's really better than what we could've purchased. I've only had one component break on me and that was the plastic air control valve between the hose and gun. this equiment is so versatile. rather than wait on shipped parts, I replaced it with exact same valve from Depot but this time in brass and it's worked perfectly. I'm no professional and it's taken me a bit to get the techniques down, but rather than purchase all new kitchen cabs and brush paint all of our wainscotting, crown, columns, and casings I took my hand at spraying.
My brother and I went in together to afford the price and purchased the addtional 6' whip hose too(the cabinets and base board would have be hell if I hadn't). I think though before I start on more built-ins and trim, I may switch to the gravity fed cup that will make painting in those hard to reach areas a bit easier. I read the reviews and have had the Q4 for about 6 mths now and feel I made the right decision. With the oil based paints I do need to thin a little, but most of the work I've not thinned at all. Oh and definetly quiet, since my purchase I've heard the some other turbines runs (no comparison). I have nothing to compare it to, but can't imagine an easier to use device.
Fortunatley Fuji was smart and made the components simple and easy to replace.
Build quality is excellent, adjustment is smooth, plenty of power. This is truly a great gun.
The aircap is turned about one-quarter turn counterclockwise from closed and the fluid control is turned 1.5 turns cc from closed. Either way, you won't regret buying a Fuji sprayer.Regards,Andy Aronson Where I live in California, the temperatures now (late November) vary between 68-73 degrees once I have warmed the garage a bit with a heater and lights (make sure you have plenty of good lighting including a couple of low lights that will make it easy to see dust and other defects in the thing being finished. I don't recall getting such great service from any other outfits in the past twenty years.The following is some information that may help newbies like me reduce their learning curve when spraying latex (Benjamin Moore Impervo):I don't do a lot of spraying so the easy-to-use Fuji system was right for me. Humidity is at 20-40 percent.
from whom I bought the system. Any suggestions are very welcome. I have a "mock" spray booth set up in my garage (lots of plastic). Being very picky about my finishing results, I found it desirable to do a fair amount of testing of various dilutions of my primary finish which is latex paint. The high dilution may work well for me due to the relatively low humidity level.Prepping your object to be finished is more than half the job. Nonetheless, the viscosity is good, flowout is good and orange peel is not much of a problem though, having come close, I have yet to achieve a glass-smooth paint finish.
Compared to the new Apollo gun that I recently saw at a wood show (Nov. Not being a professional finisher, I had/have plenty of finishing questions of which many are not addressed in books or online forums. The needle/nozzle that works well for me is the number four (but I have also had good results with the number three needle/nozzle). You will save time in the end by sanding to at least 320 grit if not 400 grit. Take care of it and it will take care of you.I hope some of this helps. I have had the Q4 system for about two years and am extremely please with the quality of the tool, the quietness of the system and the amazing support I have received from Paul Smith at Fuji and Roger Phelps at [.].
The doors that I've been painting recently are lying down horzizontally (rather than standing up vertically).I dilute the paint in this ratio: 2 cups paint, 3 ounces distilled water and 3 ounces of XIM flowout solution (XIM was recommended by the BM dealer for Impervo (acrylic enamel) rather than Flotrol). I have a minor problem with dust nibs despite having a good Jet air filter (AFS-100B) hanging from the garage ceiling and plastic all around for a make-shift spray booth. That doesn't mean there isn't a learning curve. Sanding to 220 grit is not good enough (for me) as the scratch marks are clearly visible through, at least, the first two or three relatively thin coats of paint. Dust nibs are gently sanded out between coats using 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper between coats. I bought the Q4 based on web reviews, write-ups and word-of-mouth. If I see a large piece of dust in the just-sprayed paint, I quickly remove it with tweezers and let the paint flow out into the void left by the small tweezers. I tack cloth and lightly blow off dust prior to mixing my paint and again just before I paint.
But that's another issue. Random orbital sanders will leave the telltale squirly marks if you don't hand sand them out to at least 320 grit or if you don't use a better finishing sander than the old Dewalt random orbital sand I use; which probably isn't a good example of a true finishing sander. (I do a first blow-off before I mix the paint to allow for airborne particles to make it to the air filter). 2007), the Fuji XT gun is easier and faster to take apart. Cleaning the Fuji gun is very easy and fast. I use the vertical spray pattern as recommended. A vacuum hose is always in my non-sanding hand to suck up the sanding dust and to brush off the sandpaper to minimize "loading". Paul and Roger have been very polite and prompt in answering my questions via email and phone.
Dust nibs in the finish seem to be an issue that every finisher must deal with. Note, this dilution is a lot higher than recommended by Ben Moore as well as the documentation on the XIM bottle. Lately, I've been using Benjamin Moore's Impervo (satin). The air flow is fully on and the mesh fluid filter is removed (though it would probably be okay to use it as my dilution).
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