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Industrial Painters Spray Guns Buying Guide

Explore and compare the BlastOne line of top industrial spray guns including Tritech, Binks, DeVilbiss, and Graco.  Whether you are needing an airless or conventional spray gun, BlastOne offers something for project and within your price range.

Should you have a specific question or need advice, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our customer service.

Airless Spray Guns

Name PSI Range Benefits Includes Options Disadvantages
Graco XTR 7+ Airless Spray Gun

GRACO XTR 7+ AIRLESS SPRAY GUN

  • 5000 psi
  • 7000 psi
  • Form fitted handle lightweight
    design
  • 2 or 4 finger trigger
  • Easy-out gun filter
  • No needle adjustment required
  • Higher pressure rating to effectively atomize heavy industrial coatings
  • Includes XHD-517 tip and guard
  • Higher cost due to higher pressure rating.
  • Higher pressure rating means that it is not suitable for RAC V and X tips which provide better finish than XHD (high pressure)
Graco FTx 4 Finger Trigger

GRACO CONTRACTOR II FTX AIRLESS SPRAY GUN

  • 3600 psi
  • ComfortGrip grip handle, 2 finger trigger
  • Exclusive ‘FlexSeal’ needle seal prevents wear
  • SmoothGlide hose swivel connector – for effortless gun movement control
  • Reduced gun spitting
  • Smooth, lightweight trigger pull with simple, thumb-engaged safety lock
  • Fast and simple needle change
  • Accepts RAC V and X tips (good finish)
  • Includes Hand Tite RAC 5 tip and guard
  • Optional 4 finger trigger conversion available
  • Not rated for the higher pressures required to atomize heavy industrial coatings
Graco Contractor Airless Paint Spray Gun

GRACO CONTRACTOR AIRLESS PAINT SPRAY GUN

  • 3600 psi
  • ComfortGrip grip handle and 2 finger trigger
  • Inbuilt high-pressure swivel
  • Exclusive ‘FlexSeal’ needle seal prevents wear
  • SmoothGlide hose swivel connector – for effortless gun movement control
  • Reduced gun spitting
  • Smooth, lightweight trigger pull with simple, thumb-engaged safety lock
  • Fast and simple needle change
  • Easy Out gun filter for rapid filter changes
  • Accepts RAC V and X tips (good finish)
  • Includes 517 RacX Tip and Base
  • Optional 4 finger trigger conversion available
  • Not rated for the higher pressures required to atomize heavy industrial coatings
Tritech Airless Spray Gun

TRITECH AIRLESS SPRAY GUN

  • 4200 psi
  • 7500 psi
  • Built-In swivel to optimize ergonomics
  • Has 2 hooks for hanging up or for hanging on a bucket
  • Designed for Industrial Painting Applications
  • Designed to be interchangeable with Graco tips and tip-guards
  • Design based on older generation of Graco gun
  Graco XTR 7+ Airless Spray Gun Graco FTx 4 Finger Trigger Graco Contractor Airless Paint Spray Gun Tritech Airless Spray Gun

GRACO XTR 7+ AIRLESS SPRAY GUN

GRACO CONTRACTOR FTX AIRLESS SPRAY GUN

GRACO CONTRACTOR AIRLESS PAINT SPRAY GUN

TRITECH AIRLESS SPRAY GUN

PSI Range
  • 5000 psi
  • 7000 psi
  • 3600 psi
  • 3600 psi
  • 4200 psi
  • 7500 psi
Benefits
  • Form fitted handle lightweight
    design
  • 2 or 4 finger trigger
  • Easy-out gun filter
  • No needle adjustment required
  • Higher pressure rating to effectively atomize heavy industrial coatings
  • ComfortGrip grip handle, 2
    finger trigger
  • Exclusive ‘FlexSeal’ needle seal
    prevents wear
  • SmoothGlide hose swivel connector – for effortless gun movement control
  • Reduced gun spitting
  • Smooth, lightweight trigger pull with simple, thumb-engaged safety lock
  • Fast and simple needle change
  • Accepts RAC V and X tips (good finish)
  • ComfortGrip grip handle and 2
    finger trigger
  • Inbuilt high-pressure swivel
  • Exclusive ‘FlexSeal’ needle seal prevents wear
  • SmoothGlide hose swivel connector – for effortless gun movement control
  • Reduced gun spitting
  • Smooth, lightweight trigger pull with simple, thumb-engaged safety lock
  • Fast and simple needle change
  • Easy Out gun filter for rapid filter changes
  • Accepts RAC V and X tips (good finish)
  • Built-In swivel to optimize ergonomics
  • Has 2 hooks for hanging up
    or for hanging on a bucket.
  • Designed for Industrial Painting Applications
  • Designed to be interchangeable with Graco tips and tip-guards.
Includes Includes XHD-517 tip and guard Includes Hand Tite RAC 5 tip and
guard
Includes 517 RacX Tip and Base
Options
  • Optional 4 finger trigger conversion available
  • Optional 4 finger trigger conversion
    available
Disadvantages
  • Higher cost due to higher pressure rating.
  • Higher pressure rating means that it is not suitable for RAC V and X tips which provide better finish than XHD (high pressure)
  • Not rated for the higher pressures required to atomize heavy industrial coatings
  • Not rated for the higher pressures required to atomize heavy industrial coatings
  • Design based on older generation of Graco gun

Conventional AirSpray Guns

Name PSI Range Benefits Options Disadvantages
Graco Airpro conventional spray gun

GRACO AIRPRO CONVENTIONAL AIR SPRAY GUN

  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (Conventional) 100 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (HVLP) 19 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (Compliant) 29 psi
  • Maximum Fluid Inlet Pressure (All Variants) 300 psi
  • Exceptional spray finish quality
  • Lightweight and robust gun
  • Ergonomic design for operator comfort and control
  • Air inlet swivel for ease of movement
  • Unique replaceable PEEK or stainless steel needle tip reduces maintenance costs
  • Available in pressure feed, siphon feed or gravity feed setups with or without cups
Binks 2100 Conventional Spray Gun

BINKS 2100 CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN

  • Maximum Air Pressure 100 psi
  • Maximum Fluid Pressure 100 psi
  • Conventional Air Spray Gun,
    most commonly used with
    Pressure Pots
  • The Binks 2100 Spray gun is
    renown in the industry for
    long lasting quality
  • Ideal for spraying medium to light coatings
  • Fully rebuildable with the related repair kits
  • Pressure or suction feed
  • Extensions for difficult to reach tasks
  • Limited parts availability
Devilbiss JGA 510 Conventional Spray Gun

DEVILBISS JGA 510 CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN

  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (Conventional) 80 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (HVLP) 10 psi
  • Ideal for spraying medium to light coatings
  • Fully rebuildable with the
    related repair kits
  • Conventional Air Spray Gun, most commonly used with Pressure Pots
  • The Devilbiss JGA 510 Spray gun is high quality and long lasting
  • Ultimate spray finish quality
  • Pressure or suction feed
  • Limited parts availability
Graco Contractor In-line Spray Gun GR244161

GRACO CONTRACTOR IN-LINE SPRAY PAINTING GUN

  • 3600 psi
  • Used in applications where you are not spraying directly from the Gun
  • Works with Pole Sprayers, Internal Pipe Sprayers and other hard to reach areas
  • Ergonomic, lightweight, design
  • Easy trigger pull
  • Built-in SmoothGlide hose swivel connector
  • Easy Access filter in handle
  • Pricing is for gun only
  • Power rollers or other accessories are to be priced separately
  Graco Airpro conventional spray gun Binks 2100 Conventional Spray Gun Devilbiss JGA 510 Conventional Spray Gun Graco Contractor In-line Spray Gun GR244161

GRACO AIRPRO CONVENTIONAL AIR SPRAY GUN

BINKS 2100 CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN

DEVILBISS JGA 510 CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN

GRACO CONTRACTOR IN-LINE SPRAY PAINTING GUN

PSI Range
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (Conventional) 100 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (HVLP) 19 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (Compliant) 29 psi
  • Maximum Fluid Inlet Pressure (All Variants) 300 psi
  • Maximum Air Pressure 100 psi
  • Maximum Fluid Pressure 100 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (Conventional) 80 psi
  • Maximum Air Inlet Pressure (HVLP) 10 psi
  • 3600 psi
Benefits
  • Exceptional spray finish quality
  • Lightweight and robust gun
  • Ergonomic design for operator comfort and control
  • Air inlet swivel for ease of movement
  • Unique replaceable PEEK or stainless steel needle tip reduces maintenance costs
  • Conventional Air Spray Gun, most commonly used with Pressure Pots
  • The Binks 2100 Spray gun is renown in the industry for long lasting quality
  • Ideal for spraying medium to light coatings
  • Fully rebuildable with the related repair kits
  • Ideal for spraying medium to light coatings
  • Fully rebuildable with the related repair kits
  • Conventional Air Spray Gun, most commonly used with Pressure Pots
  • The Devilbiss JGA 510 Spray gun is high quality and long lasting
  • Ultimate spray finish quality
  • Used in applications where you are not spraying directly from the Gun
  • Works with Pole Sprayers, Internal Pipe Sprayers and other hard to reach areas
  • Ergonomic, lightweight, design
  • Easy trigger pull
  • Built-in SmoothGlide hose swivel connector
  • EasyAccess filter in handle
Options
  • Available in pressure feed, siphon feed or gravity feed setups with or without cups
  • Pressure or suction feed
  • Extensions for difficult to reach tasks
  • Pressure or suction feed
  • Pricing is for gun only. Power rollers or other accessories are to be priced separately
Disadvantages
  • Limited parts availability
  • Limited parts availability

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Why use a spray gun?

Spray finishing provides an evenness of finish that isn’t achievable with other coating application equipment. Spray finishing also allows coatings to be applied in volume and at speed. Broadly speaking, there are two technologies used in spray finishing – air spray and airless spray.

Air spray uses a pressure source to create a flow of paint, and atomizes it using aa jet of compressed air  (break the stream of coating into fine droplets). Air spray provides a premium finish at lower pressures then airless.

Airless spray uses a piston pump (either electric or pneumatic) to transport and atomize the coating (can be either electric , pneumatic or gas powered).  Airless spray provides higher volume and pressure (necessary to atomize heavy industrial coatings).

Further variants are available for both these types of spray technology -for air spray, high volume low pressure (HVLP) and compliant (these technologies reduce the amount of coating that disappears in over-spray); for airless spray, air-assisted air (supplies a small amount of air to the front of the gun to further atomize the coating for an improved finish) and electrostatic (applies an electric charge to the coating and the object being painted for reduced over-spray and better wrap around tube and rod type sections).

Common issues with spray guns

Spray guns are a complex assembly of parts and need to be handled with care. Added to this is the fact that many coatings are very aggressive on hoses pumps and guns. Shut down procedures must always include clean and flushing. Coating left inside the gun will set, rendering it useless. Air spray guns require regular lubrication to keep the moving parts moving. Equipment rebuilds are best carried out in a workshop, a gun rebuild performed on the back of a pick-up risks dropping that vital spring into the dirt. Using a spry gun also carries with it a risk of injection hazards. An injection hazard is where a spray coating system component fails and pant and solvent are injected into the operators body tissue and bloodstream. This is a greater risk with the higher pressures involved in airless spraying. Injection injuries can necessitate the need of amputation (paint or solvent injection acts very quickly and the damage is irreversible) of the affected part of the body or even death of the victim. To protect against this, keep your maintenance up to date – bulging lines need replacing immediately, leaking components need investigation.

Important considerations when choosing the right spray gun

The prime question to be asked when choosing a spray gun is “what is required to atomize the coating?”  The whole purpose of a spray gun is to convert a stream of liquid into millions of little drops of material. Incorrectly atomized coating is a fail.

The second question is “what volume of coating do I want to apply?” Generally speaking, airless spray systems provide higher volumes of application.

The third question is “what finish do I require?” If a glossy automotive type finish is required, an air-spray gun will provide this best.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What do I need to do extend the life of my spray gun when I am spraying an abrasive coating?

    If using an air-spray gun, high wear and tungsten carbide components are available to provide extra life for the parts most subject to wear when spraying abrasive coatings. Airless spray guns can cope with the abrasiveness of most industrial coatings.

  • If I'm spraying water-borne zinc primer, I assume all I need to do is make sure my air-spray gun has high wear components. Is this correct?

    Unfortunately no. You have correctly chosen using an air-spray gun to apply the zinc primer (the solids in a zinc coating tends to “pack out” in an airless spray system), however there is an extra component required for coating success with zinc primers – an agitator. This is mounted in the paint pail if using a Warrior Spray Pump or attached to the pressure pot and keeps the zinc in suspension in the liquid component of the coating.

  • How do I spray an area just out of reach without losing time getting on and off access equipment?

    Tip extensions are available for airless guns for up to 80″ in length. Gun extensions are available for air-spray guns up 84″ in length.
  • How is flow regulated in a spray gun?

    While the flow in a spray system is dependent on pump pressure (airless) or compressed pressure (air spray), the pointy end of the system has an influence as well. For an air spray gun, fluid nozzles are commonly available in sizes from 0.0555″ to 0.110″. For airless guns, spray tips are commonly available from 0.007″ to 0.081″.

  • What other accessories can I get for my spray gun?

    For air spray guns, a cheater valve mounted on the air inlet helps even out upstream pressure variances, control air flow precisely at the gun and control the fan pattern. For an airless gun, an inlet swivel helps the operator manipulate the gun in a smoother manner. These can also have a filter in them to prevent fine spray tips blocking up. Tip filter are also available for placing immediately behind the tip.

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