W-400 vs Tekna

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:51 pm
Looking to buy myself a new clear gun

How does the W-400 compare to the Tekna w/7e7? I know the W-400 is a conventional but from what I've heard is a great gun for clear. I'm not too concerned with the extra overspray, I just wanna get as good a finish as possible with HS clears

Can get a new W-400 for about $200

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:38 pm
Guess noone checks the other forums

Looking to buy myself a new clear gun

How does the W-400 compare to the Tekna w/7e7? I know the W-400 is a conventional but from what I've heard is a great gun for clear. I'm not too concerned with the extra overspray, I just wanna get as good a finish as possible with HS clears

Can get a new W-400 for about $200

Thanks!

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:21 pm
You need to give it some more time, there are probably not a ton of people here who have used both an Iwata W400 and a Tekna copper with the 7E7 cap. I have not, otherwise I would have answered...

Creating multiple threads will not help ;-) (merged from body & paint forum)



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:52 am
Sorry about that!

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:15 am
Send me over one of those $200 w-400s and I'll do a comparison for you against my Tekna. :wink:
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:53 am
I don't have (but have previously used) a W-400. It wasn't a great gun by any means. Certainly not to the level of a Sata 3000/4000 or Tekna/ProLite.

The W-400 really needed about 35 psi to run well with a 1.3. The pattern wasn't as big as the Supernova (~11" vs. ~13"). It was still soft, but I'm not sure that it's a good match for HS clears nowadays as they lay down thinner. You may have a problem with it drying too fast ...

However, $200 for a new name brand spray gun is a pretty good deal, especially if you can adjust your spraying technique to match the gun.



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:31 pm
I keep hearing the W-400 is a great clear gun, and many like it more than the lph400

Urg. A lot of money to spend and not be happy. I'm waiting on a kit for my lph and am impatient

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