TCP Global Brand Professional New 2.5mm HVLP Spray Gun- Great for High Build Auto Paint Primer - Metal Flake application and any heavy bodied paint or Primer Material -with Air Regulator

Thirty years ago, when I put away my brushes and started spraying furniture projects, I bought a Devilbiss siphon feed gun. It’s a great gun for nitrocellulose lacquer, but I have never had a sophisticated enough booth to spray lacquer. For oil based polyurethane, siphon feed is not so great – lots of spitting and sputtering. I thought that was my fate until gravity feed HVLP guns came along. I am a big fan of the Harbor Freight purple gravity feed gun. I have two of them (for a total investment of $18.00 plus tax). I also have two of Harbor Freight’s professional guns. They are so inexpensive, I can have a separate gun for each type of material and avoid any chance of cross contamination. There is not much difference between the two Harbor Freight guns, though the professional guns spray a little smoother. Most of the gravity feed HVLP guns on the market seem to have been made from similar molds. I build furniture and spray mostly water borne clear topcoat finishes. However, from time to time, I do spray oil based finishes, stains and latex paint. For different materials, we need different size nozzle sets. Though the Harbor Freight guns are incredibly inexpensive, there is no way to obtain different size nozzle sets for them. Believe me, I have tried. All you can do is adjust the viscosity and the results of thinning material can be undesirable. As a result, the Harbor Freight guns totally lack versatility. That is what drove me to the search for an HVLP gravity feed gun for which different nozzle sets were available. I found two, both on Amazon. One is the ETE Etmate HVLP gravity feed gun and the other is the TCP Global Brand Professional HVLP Spray Gun. I prefer the TCP because it is a bit more sturdy and because the nozzle sets can be purchased separately. So far, I have purchased 2.0 mm and a 2.5 mm nozzle sets and I have only used it to spray latex. Of course, if a gun can spray latex well, it can probably do anything. The gun arrived while I was in the middle of spraying primer and 3 coats of latex on a project of five cabinets that I had started with the Harbor Freight purple gun with a 1.7 mm nozzle set. So I switched over to the TCP with a 2.5 mm nozzle set between coats. What a difference! With the paint properly thinned, it flowed on almost as well as oil based (but without the toxic fumes and difficult clean-up). I have read some reviews complaining about the grease on the gun upon arrival. Come on! You have to clean a spray gun out of the package. You should never risk your project with a new gun that has not been cleaned and tested. The instructions call for running lots of solvent through the gun to clean it. I don’t do that. I break the gun down, immerse it in solvent, and clean it with brushes. The key to cleaning the gun is removing the nozzle so you can really flush it out. All these guns come with a wrench that fits the nozzle, but you could break the gun or even your hand before that nozzle will come out. I read somewhere that a heat gun will dissolve the locktite put on the threads at the factory and the nozzle will come right out. It works! I have now removed the nozzles from all of my spray guns, thoroughly cleaned the locktite off the threads, and I have been able to clean them more thoroughly and with less effort than ever before. The one drawback I have observed on the TCP gun is the huge metal cup. TCP is probably marketing this gun to automotive painters who need more material and don’t often have to wrangle the gun into tight spaces. Once I experienced the arm fatigue of that big cup, I went to Home Depot and bought a smaller plastic cup for my TCP gun. You could also use the disposable cups Harbor Freight sells. All that said, I recommend this TCP gun with little reservation. I sure appreciate some of the detailed reviews some other Amazon customers have offered on other products. So, I hope this review has been helpful to some others. By the way, if anyone wants a really expensive vintage Devilbiss siphon feed, I have two of them hanging on the wall of my spray booth collecting dust.

My new TCP Global HVLP spray gun with 2mm tip does a great job on slightly thinned latex and oil paints. My older gun was fine for lacquer and thinned varnish, but tended to clog with thicker material. Ive used the new sprayer with primers and finish coats, getting even coverage and good results when dry. The small tubular filter at the top of the gun assembly traps solids that might escape my mesh strainer. Controls are precise and the gun is nicely finished. The available fluid tip sizes should be helpful for spraying a variety of materials. I will use the spray gun a few days a month for home projects, mainly painting doors and long sections of wood trim. Great value.

I like the feeling of it it fits nice in my hand. But the main reason for giving it a 3 Star Rating is because when I went to dismantle it to clean the rust protective pile and grease before I use it, the spray nozzle was INSANELY TIGHT as if it was Torque on. After having to place it on a vise and putting some body weight on it it can loose. Well come to find out the company had put puddy on the threads which made in INSANELY TIGHT. Why in Gods name would they do that? The nozzles only need to be only snug, not torqued. And the canister has a dent in it. Next time I’m going to pay the extra $$$ and buy directly from a different company.

This thing came dialed in and awesome.. much better than the $20 harbor gun just sayin. Used the 2.0 tip, did some primer and looks much smoother consistent coats

I had great hopes for this and have given it every chance to succeed. First, clean gun and parts, it had machining particles in it, looks like brass. Followed instructions completely. Intended use was for primer and paint on cabinets. Note, I also bought the 2.0 mm and 2.5 mm tips for greater flexibility with materials. The 1.4 mm tip will not even spray water or paint wash cleaner. The 2.0 mm was useless also. With the 2.5 mm I did get some spray with half water and half primer, but at that mix rate the primer is ruined and will not perform for coverage or longevity. Air power is not a problem, I have plenty with a 3HP pump keeping the tank at 125 psi with 7.7 SCFM. Used the air regulator to control pressure as directed with BAR set at all steps from 2.0 to 4.0. With the 2.5 mm tip, half water and primer at 3.5 BAR, I did spray a 2x4 panel in 5 minutes with a light coverage. Pattern is either a spot or fog where nothing hits the surface. I have to question the authenticity of the positive reviews. Primers used were brand names K and S-W, you know the names. Neither will work with 50% water. With 3 adjustments on the gun, you would think some setting would work as described, not so. I also filtered the paint with the TCP 190 filter into the paint cup. Tried the gun with the little internal filter in place and with it removed just to get it to work, no good. Returning to Amazon, sorry Amazon, but this is just not an acceptable product.

I used the paint gun for painting large commercial aircrafts

Ive tried a lot of different HVLP guns off Amazon. We use them a lot. At this price theyre expendable. Compared to others though, these TCP Global guns are much nicer. Everything fits together better and they seem to last as long or longer than others. The springs do eventually rust like others at this price point. The gun can be fully disassembled though which is a lot better than other spray guns sold here - much easier to clean. Id like an option with a 600mL plastic cup instead of the overly heavy 1L aluminum one. Also the trigger screw (the one behind the trigger) needs some lock-tite on it or something. This is my second gun where it keeps coming out.

Its a good gun for heave premiering.

Polyester primer has met its match with this gun.

works really well, great atomization of paint. For the price its hard to beat, like any sprayer cleaning is vital and you can get this guy cleaned out and ready to go in a matter of minutes.