Hi Roger,
I purchased a Q4 Gold system from you a few months ago after speaking with you. I’ve used
compressor driven HVLP guns in the past with decent results after much trial and error. I suppose, with
much more practice with that type of system I would become more comfortable using it. The problem
is time is money and spending all that time figuring out the gun was costing me. Additionally, to drive a
compressor driven gun takes a decent sized compressor which reduces portability.
I purchased the FUJI system to finish my own cabinets with a water based lacquer. I have to say I am
very pleased with the Q4 Gold system. With about 15 minutes of trial and error I was able to produce a
quality off of the gun finish with a #4 tip set and no thinning of the material. The ease with which to
setup this gun is amazing and very straight forward. Every time I set the gun to spray it only requires
two to three quick test sprays, with adjustments after each spray, to zero the gun in. Additionally, I
can’t be more pleased with the portability of this system. As compared to a compressor driven gun it is
much easier to spray on site. A compressor driven gun would require a fairly expensive gas driven
compressor mounted in the bed of a truck to operate on site.
More recently, I’m doing a siding job with Red Balau material and prefinishing the siding before
installation. The finishing material I used is oil based stain and the manufacturer recommended using a
garden sprayer to apply if not brushing and wiping. I spoke with customer support and they reassured
me a garden sprayer would be the best way to spray on the stain. They said that a HVLP would not
work because it would not spray the solids and foul up. So I tried to spray with a garden sprayer and it
failed miserably. With approximately 3,000 square feet of siding I didn’t want to brush on the stain and
wipe it off. We would have been doing that for at least three weeks. We did a few boards this way and it
was very time consuming. So I decided to give the FUJI spray system a try. I set it up with a #5 needle
set and within 10 minutes we were spraying the stain on as quickly as we could set up the boards in our
onsite spray booth. It took us 5 days to stain all of the material, both sides, and allowed me to maintain
a profit on the job.
I just purchased a #3 needle set and am looking forward to the next finishing job.
Rod