Iwata LS400 Super Nova questions
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Does anyone know if the new LS400 guns can change the caps for use with base and clear?
I see one can order a LS400 “clear” gun with a silver cap and a LS400 “base” gun with a gold cap, but can you purchase just one LS400 and the silver and gold air caps and swap them out?
I am guessing the gold cap gun is suitable for all base coats? Does the LS400 do away with the system of different caps for different base coats like the older LPH guns used? i.e. LVX and the like
I’m afraid I’m not too sure about the LS400, as we’re not going to be getting it in the UK (we’ve moved on from HVLP ;)). The WS400 version we get comes with just the one air cap for base & clear, but the fluid nozzles are different. Clearly over here we need a gun for each purpose, as mixing one gun for water borne base and solvent borne clearcoat is asking for trouble.
I’d assume that the LS400 has a similar fluid nozzle arrangement, since it is a WS400 gun with US designed air caps (due to be refined further by the guns UK developer from what I’ve been told). The base gun will spray much more like the LPH400LVX than the LVB.
To be honest the best place to ask is on the ASET USA forum. Hub has had a lot of dealings with the LS400, so should be able to tell you more about that particular model than I can.
I just asked Hub over at ASET this exact question. I will post back when I get a reply from him. 😉 I would also like to know how this gun sprays compaired to the LVX and LVB.
Hub said caps are available for theses guns.
Ok, I did not end up with the LS400, but did get the WS400/supernova. All I can say is WOW! This is a kickin good looking gun. Super light too.
The WS400 comes in 4 flavors. 1.3 clear and base and a 1.4 clear and base. I got the 1.4 clear gun.I hope to blow some chromaclear through it tomorrow.
I actually got 3 new guns this month. A PRI devilbiss gun, a GFG “Plus” devilbiss and this killer WS400. I swear the lightweight of the Iwata is insane compared to the devilbiss guns. I shot some chromabase today and yesterday with the “plus”. You have to use the 1.4 FN with it or sucks with chromabase. I was ready to throw the thing out yesterday, but today when I screwed in the 1.4, life got mucho better. It laid the base out like glass. Now I am wondering what a LS400 would have done :cheer:
The Devilbiss “plus” was so good at the base coat I almost thought about using it to spray the clear tonight. I am sooo glad I decided against that and loaded up the new WS400!!!! :cheer:
It was my first time to even use the thing and I had it laying the clear down like glass. It is super lightweight and it sprays so soft. Compared to my devil “plus”. The “plus” is nice, no doubt, but the WS400 is just super quiet and soft. I held out about 8″ from the panel though. Dupont G2-7779 was the clear. I used 29 PSI. One piece of dirt to polish out. If that little SOB had not ended up in there, it would be go to go as is. :unsure:
I have got to get another WS400 for base. These are the poop. Anyone on the fence might give this one a shot.
One hell of a gun isn’t it. I only wish I’d got a 1.4 instead of the 1.3.
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[quote] I held out about 8″ from the panel though. [/quote]I’m lucky if I ever get more than 6″ away, it’s usually more like 4″ or less! Different strokes for different folks though… 🙂
Yes it is a sweet gun.
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that’s such a sexy lookin gun
Wow I have been so busy I just called the paint store and had them send me a new clear gun three weeks ago.. just now seen the pics of what you all have been talking about and its the gun they sent.. man I love mine I had to slow down alot but it sprays the new low voc clear im using killer…man im bad with numbers lololol
she is a purty lil thing aint she 😉
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