1/8" id Airless Hose - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Al Truistic · 09-24-2006, 06:46 PM

Anyone else use them?

I run 25' at the end of my regular hoses, very lightweight, easily fits under doors etc.

Tried to get the paint stores to carry them, every painter I show them to really seems to like them.

Al

Brushslingers · 09-24-2006, 06:53 PM

ya, but as a whip. There is a formula for pressure and hose guage, etc... i'll see if I can find it, 25' seems a little long. My whips are like... 2 feet.... heh

painterman · 09-24-2006, 07:06 PM

I use a 30 foot 1/8 hose whip on my airless and love it. Remember to highly condtion the paint. Best used with FF tips 2 12.I usually run the pump at 1000 to 1200 psi.Reguardless of what people say this system works great.

Stan

painterofeveryt · 09-24-2006, 07:35 PM

Remember to highly condtion the paint...was wondering exactly you mean by that ?

painterman · 09-24-2006, 09:23 PM

Condtion the paint with flotrol. I use 12 oz to the gallon.

Stan

Al Truistic · 09-25-2006, 07:17 AM

I have no problem spraying right out of the bucket. Latex flat and semi-gloss, all day long, I have run several hundred gallons through these hoses with only 1 problem, 1 hose did get clogged on my spraytec 2105, probably because that machine doesn't have a manifold filter.
Al