I've got a Paasche VL that I'm not really happy with; as good as I seem to clean it, it always has problems. Sometimes (usually!) I get uneven flow (have to pull all the way back and give it all the air I can to get it to go, then it stops again. Even though I've checked the viscocity pretty well).
I'm considering getting the Aztek 4709 as it seems to have a lot of tips, is gravity fed (would help with lower pressures, no?) and is supposedly eas(y)(ier) to clean.
My biggest problem with the hobby is TIME. When I have to set up, then fiddle with the brush, I don't enjoy it. I need to be able to get out there, set it up, shoot it, then clean it up real quick. Bing, bang, boom. It's not that I mind the work or the effort, or realize the importance of cleanup, but my biggest problem, again, is TIME.
Although the VL is a nice brush, from what I can tell, and is fairly easy to clean, I really think there's something out there that could work better for me. Dual action is something I'd rather have than not, personally. I also have a Badger whirlwind compressor - with trap/regulator, but it seems to not put out a whole lot of pressure (I have a shop compressor with tank that I'm gonna plumb up to this eventually. Just not now... Again, TIME). I also have a Badger 200 that needs some work, and I'll probably rebuild it as a spare (it needs a new tip, the external, non-slotted tip, the seals in the trigger seem to be bad, etc. Not sure if it's worth salvaging or not, really... Thoughts?).
Thanks to all.