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The Correct PSI...

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The Correct PSI...
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:40 PM
Hey,
I normally paint at about 20PSI and I was wondering what would be the optimal amount of PSI I should really be painting at? Is it true that the lower the PSI the better?
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    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Sunday, February 15, 2004 4:13 PM
The pressure you spray at is dependent on how thin the medium is and what you are trying to achieve. You can spray model paints at anything from 10-40 psi if you want, although anything over about 25-30 is probably overkill.
The lower the psi the better control you have of overspray, but the paint must be thin enough to flow at such low pressure.

Mike

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