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Spray paint being applied to a piece of equipment An LVLP system spray gun Spray painting is a painting technique in which a device sprays coating material ( paint , ink, varnish, etc.) through the air onto a surface.
With commercial spray guns for automobiles, it is vital that the painter have a clean air source to breathe, because automotive paint is far more harmful to the lungs than acrylic. Certain spray guns, called High-Volume Low-Pressure (HVLP) spray guns, are designed to deliver the same high volumes of paint without requiring such high pressures.
A rotary atomizer is an automatic electrostatic paint applicator used in high volume, automatic production painting environments. Also called a 'paint bell', "rotary bell atomizer" or 'bell applicator', it is preferred for high volume paint application for its superior transfer efficiency, spray pattern consistency, and low compressed air consumption, when compared to a paint spray gun.
For small-scale jobs, "rattle can" spray paint is less expensive and complex than powder coating. At the professional scale, the capital expense and time required for a powder coat gun, booth and oven are similar to those for a spray gun system. Powder coatings do have a major advantage in that the overspray can be recycled.
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The UK and many cities in the United States prohibit the sale of aerosol paint to minors as part of graffiti abatement programs. [11] While major industrial and consumer aerosol paint companies like Krylon and Rust-Oleum actively participate in anti-graffiti programs, art-brand companies are often supportive of writers and graffiti culture ...
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