onyx hd users
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all the onyx(basf) users what guns are you useing to apply your h2o base< tip size and air caps as well, iam currently useing iwatas lvx purple cap 1.4 needle,and just switched to hybride super nova gold cap 1.4, 16-18 psi at the gun on both guns drop it about 4 psi on ortiation coats w/ needed, i have been a sata guy for a long time,stil use 1 to spray 55 line and single stages, basf recomends like a 1.6 if useing a sata w/onyx seems big,havent been able to find 1 to try, i had asked ? in the past no response..... please chime in what about the tekna guns ,used this when spraying some lesonal water demoes worked really nice , the onyx does like to go w/1.3 tip
I’ve been using an Iwata LPH-400 with a 1.4 (lvx orange cap) and its worked fine. The other painter at our shop uses a Tekna and previously a CVI, both worked well. I am pretty sure he had a 1.3 but I’ll have to double check that. Definitely no bigger then 1.4. I questioned my rep about the 1.6 recommendation and he told me it was to big… i don’t get it either. I don’t imagine that purple cap will perform particularly well, its designed for really challenging high metallic/pearl colors and supposed to be sprayed at a really low pressure. If you have the regular silver cap still I’d try that instead for now.
cvi here
what size on the cvi needle and tip, which air cap??? thanks russ west collision
http://www.rmpaint.com/documents/en_UK/pdf/tech_infos/ONYX_HD.pdf
Maybe this will help.
I’d think a 1.6 would be difficult to throttle down and the risk of pooling and runs would be great. Never mind that you may have a hard time with color accuracy.
ive been spraying onyx for almost a year now. i started with a 3000 hvlp but since then i have bought two new iwatas. i have the purple cap for hard colors and the orange for most anything else. i just use the 3000 for solids now. all are 1.3 heads. with the purple cap you really have to slow down but it sprays nice. i wasnt so sure about the water at first but its really become easy and the color match is great!
I use onyx too but I only do small repair and use the lph80 but had a kind of off topic question but it applys to onyx users… First off I clean all guns by hand and use 909 for base and can get pretty pricey so was wondering if u can dilute it with distilled water and what ratio if so? Thanks in advance
cvi with 1.3 for metallics and a techna with a 1.5 and a base coat air cap for solid colours
are you applying a drop coat on all metalics ??? iam doeing a blue metalic now,, toyota 8r5 have 3 coats and looks real good, iwata super nova hybrid 1.4 gold air cap 16 psi
also what base 002 or 004 and o20,040 reducer, iam painting in a cross flow w/ radiant heat above the booth booth temp-stays between 68-75 degrees
yes do a drop coat on all metalics, you should be fine with the 020 and the 002. the 040 and 004 are for those really dry hot days. humidity plays a huge part in drying.
When I started spraying it I was using an lph400 1.4 with an orange cap but always seemed to fight the blends with high metalic colors. I switched to an ls400 1.4 w/ the gold cap and it was a night/day difference. An added bonus was the much faster drying time with the ls.
I mix everything with the 002 and use the 020 in solid colors and 040 in metalics.
I’m spraying onyx for 3 years now. I use a Sata 3000 hvlp with a 1.5
Used Onyx twice and got decent results , with a Sharpe Platinum 1. 4 setup laid flat with no peel or runs !
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