Iwata LPH 400 Setup and Review | My "GO-TO" Spray Gun
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- If you are an experienced automotive painter or just getting started, finding the right spray gun can be a challenge. Fred shows you his favorite gun, the Iwata LPH400. This spray gun is his workhorse using it for sealer, basecoats, and clearcoats. Every painter has their own preference on how to set up a gun for all the various paint products available on the market and Fred shows you a few different ways to set up the Iwata LPH400.
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I love my LPH-400. One of the BEST guns ever.Sealer,base coat,clears .it sprays it all well and a great all around gun
As versatile as it is, LPH-400 is the greatest spraying clear coat gun you could ever get. Everytime I do a PPG workshop or a custom class, every painter gravitates to this gun for clear coat. I'm happy to have gotten one as a gift 3 years ago from a great old painter.
Get a Tekna/DeVilbiss Pro-Lite if you want a wide fan for base coat/sealer.
I got 3 of the lph400 guns ,best gun I ever sprayed with
i have the silver cap LV4 in 1.3. Great gun for painting in my garage with the low overspray. I usualy keep it under 22psi. Some go higher. Full fluid usualy. 2 1/2 turns in from wide open on the fan cleans the pattern up just as the pressure goes up on the cheater valve. Not a huge fan but big enough and great atomization. I like it
I have that gun as well. I’m pretty happy with it, base, sealer, clear and where I found it really shines is Commercial IMRON single stage.
Know this is an older video but just wanted to know what size you shot the imron through?
Gotta love the imron single stage!
Used to manage a peterbilt bodyshop and I’ve sprayed a boatload of that stuff.
@@rcamoonpie648 1.4 needle and cap. Managed a freightliner body shop myself for a decade in a half.
I like the idea of trying to paint, some time down the road. It really is an artform on its own!
Shooting paint is the most fun you can have working on a car. The bodywork and prep is the worst job in the world, 😊
That was very interesting. Looked great.
Thanks for the tip on the fan.
Thanks for the how to on the set up
Very nice finish
Thanks 👍
Hey Fred thanks heaps for slowing it right down with the detailed explanations. Your one of very few guys who I actually understand when you are teaching stuff.
Can you explain what a Tac Cloth is please. Might sound like a dumb question but I have heard the term used for years but don't actually know what it is or how it works. I've never seen or used one either but I have never done anywhere near a decent paint job on any car either. Just El-Cheapo spray gun and small compressor. A 1950's spray gun run by the exhaust of a Hoover vacuum cleaner and of course rattle can jobs.
a tack rag is a sticky cotton rag (kinda looks like cheese cloth) that is used for wiping down panels that you plan to paint. It's the final step after using wax and grease remover to eliminate any dust that is on the surface. Some people use microfiber cloths instead.
@@UWrenchTV thanks heaps.
Any idea what the sticky stuff is on the rag?
@@1974UTuber it's a weak glue
Please review more lvlp,'s!! 😮 please 😊
Your setup of this gun is the best how to I've seen to date. I have this gun with purple cap , and it is kicking my butt. I can't find much info on TH-cam, any help would be greatly appreciated .sorry to bother you !!!
i also have the purple cap and i keep tinkering but dont get it consistent. switching over to the orange cap for now but yeah theres even less out there on the purple cap
@@bentsporks4339there's one Ytuber that mostly uses the purple cap, but to be honest, it's more or less a panel or blending cap for base. It's too slow for an overall and definitely not enough for clear
Very nice
So different from the tiny airbrush I use for model painting.
Would love to have a go with something bigger.
Try a mini. I use a Sata minijet 4 for all my smaller projects saves a ton of materials.
" Been using this gun since i was 5 years old " 😂
I'm using satta jet 4000 and I have a lph 300 that I use quite a bit for base and clear and sometimes I use the satta for laying down my metallics and then I use the 300 for the clear coat but I've done both vice-versa I've used the l p h 300 but I've done both vice-versa I've used the l p h 300 spray my base and then the. Sata jet 4,000 for spraying the clear
I tiger striped the hell out of my hood with this gun. One of my problems I think was the temperature outside was 95 degrees. But i also think my settings weren't correct .
Really enjoy this channel !
Glad you enjoy it!
You leave out the fact that the iwata is very LIGHT which makes a huge difference! Also very nice technique spraying. Can't believe you got the hood like that without a bench to stand on. You must be 6ft5 lol
Where can I buy this gun? Looks like it's not offered in the states also looks like ebay has a bunch of knockoffs.
Wow! I didn't know that?? How can you tell the knockoffs from the real thing?
www.spraygunsdirect.co.uk/
really fast shipping usual 2 days
Cool.
wonderful tutorial !!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Sweeeet!
The lph400 is great out of the box but it's a bit slow...which is why you should port it like I did. Once you get more air moving through the gun you can also get more paint through it. 1.4 of course. Ported it's as fast as any SATA but with better control and much less over spray. As for the pattern you need to dial in the fan one or two full turns.
Port?
@@tonydiesel3444 I use my LPH400 for clear exclusively, and I actually prefer it to be a bit slower for that. You can really dial in your finish texture and get that clear exactly how you want it to lay out. Personal preference though!
@@tonydiesel3444the air fitting in the handle is a little restrictive. Porting the fitting will give more flow at a lower pressure. It is like running the gun at a higher pressure. It just takes some load off the air compressor. As most air compressor can flow more air at a lower pressure.
Interesting ! I stopped using mine for clear cause of how slow it is...but I still put 5 coats of metallic base with it and the metallic come put beautiful...but yes very slow gun and def don't try it at 16 psi. Bump it up!
@@Handlehandlebars port the fitting on the bottom also make sure you are getting max air volume. Not pressure, volume. Use the shortest hose possible with the biggest inner diameter possible. Sata makes 25 foot air hoses with extra big inner diameter check them out.
Wats the glass flattest spraying gun on market?
Ive been using this model gun for a good 10+ years. But i dont think ive ever seen someone say to go as low as 19psi for basecoat. Is that just personal preference for you or only because its a solid black color? I always use 30-35 when painting base.
That’s the pressure he usually sprays at… might go as much as 22psi
@@UWrenchTV All paint colors or just a solid color like white or black?
@@stang1991 solids between 19-22psi metallics between 16-19psi
What is your pressure at the wall?also geeze if I even go down as low at 16psi the clear flows soooo slow..whys your look like it flows much faster then mine? I'm confused
I'm a newbie using this gun and also painting do you remember how many turns u usually use on the fluid tip ??? also I feel that this gun uses a little more material than others is that right or just me using wrong the gun??
Damn it layed sealer and base coat snd clear beatiful now im curious u sprayed at low pressuer between 19 for the sealer and like 14 to 15 psi for the clear is it because it atomizes better at low pressure or is how u feel comfortable i normally have tried 35 40 psi on the lph 400 iwata and i get a bit of orange peel im gonna spray next time at low psi any ideas thanks brother awesome job
Willy he shot the clear at 27 psi mot 15...
He used 19 for sealer 13-14 for base and 27 for clear (fluid wide open). Most painters use around 22-24 for base and 25-30 for clear with 2.5 turns out on fluid, but there is no right or wrong way to get it done. Just like he said in the video this gun works well at a wide range of pressures and settings.
Why do you not use disposable cups? I started using the 3M PPS system and found mixing and cleanup a lot easier. Thank you for the tutorial. I have the same gun.
Fred doesn’t feel that they are cost effective.
Where do you guys adjust your pressure on the handle on the gun? All the way in or out or?
What distance Are you spraying at
Also that orange cap is not the best for clear. You gave the gun 4/5 for finish, but throw a purple cap on there and then rate it! Lower the pressure a few more psi even 10-12 psi total the purple cap sprays Lamborghini flat clear. You know what I mean.
Where can I buy the purple cap you are talking about?
@@LuisC202 iwata lvb cap
How do set up gun with turns
Ken Key
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Awesome video, what paint are you spraying, water, solvent base?
Lumabase solvent
what size of cup, model number? Thanks
Luettgen Brook
Have you tried the w400 bellaria? If so...there's too much difference between the two?
Whole different beast. Good gun the Bellaria. I spray in a garage where I don't want a ton of overspray. I have both Bellaria and the LPH400 LV4 "original" silver cap. The LPH atomizes really fine at loooow pressure. Very low overspray. It's a trade off tho. Makes it slow compared to the Bellaria. The Bellaria atomizes well at higher pressure, is faster, and has a big fan. But it also has a bit more overspray. If you don't mind the overspray you can't go wrong with the Bellaria. It's also good with hard to spray metallics. Because of the low overspray I prefer the LPH400 even tho it's slower at recommended pressures.
I have the lph400 lxv, do have any other brands that are faster with the same finish or better?
Are you looking for something within that same price range?
Change the cap, Sliver for clear & solids,
What psi were you spraying clear
27PSI
Everything wide open for clear? @27?
Iwa5640? Which model
For base 100% for clear w400
esta pitola es una maravilla para el pintor
Лак сколько bar на lph?
Shoulda done the roof first
I see alot of crazy things in this video for an experienced l painter, the booth exaust filters are falling out and some of the openings are covered with card board and the inlet filters have one put in backwards! its just weird to see that the booth is not set up right. Most painters set their booth up correctly so that they dont have air flow problems that can lead to die back or solvent popping problems or even dirt problems.
It’s crazy how much you don’t understand that there are different color intake filters and that the exhaust side can be manipulated in many ways without issue.
@@90crxdx yeah the paint booth manufactures and designers are just a bunch of dummies right? and you are the smart one right? I have been in the auto body business for 43 years and am a multi show owner. I have owned around 20 paint booths from home made to $150,000 booths and one thing I can tell you is that the people that manufacture the booths know more than you or I any day! and its crazy how much you dont understand about painting cars!!! I could point more than I did but I dont want to waste my time on you!
@@dhaley8847 43 years and you’ve never read that if the fan is unrestricted you should block off exhaust filters to control CFM? Or that there are 3 or more different color intake filters? Maybe reading is more important than years in an industry…
@@90crxdx blocking off the exhaust changes the air flow and causes turbulence and cause uneven drying. also is you have the correct fan that was engineered for the booth whens it was designed there will be NO need for blocking off some of the exhaust filters. I have been in many shops because I also own a auto paint store and I have seen people that have no clue what they are doing like you and they all do stupid things to their booth! None of them are successful and none of them have the proper air flow. They suffer with solvent popping or dye back and just make excuses as to why this happens. they exhaust problem you are having is probably caused from improper inlet filters that are allowing too much air in the inlet end! Yes dummy I have read and took many classes about this industry and I guarantee that you have the wrong inlet filters! but you cant teach anything to a know it all like you! putting white sealer under a black car says it all about your knowledge!
@@dhaley8847 well damn the people who design paint booths because they’re stupid. We should have listened you you and not them.
Gun type review B.S.
LOL 💯👀👍 True, true😎
Not the best for clear