Martin Senour Automotive Finishes

Recommendations are to be used as a starting point reference and are not an absolute application for all refinish material brands. They are not meant to imply that any given air cap/fluid tip combination can not be used to successfully spray any given refinish material. Technique and personal preference must also be considered.

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		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
Wash Primer
8827, 8847, 8846	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.5	1.3 / 1.5		2.2
	Model No.		253435	289839 / 253437		289231
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29		30
5120	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4	1.3 / 1.5
	Model No.		253434	289839 / 253437
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
Surfacer
		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
5005, 5100, 5103, 5101	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4 / 1.5	1.3 / 1.5
5130, 5160	Model No.		253434 / 253435	289839 / 253437
5104, 2.1 VOC Urethane	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
5102	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4 / 1.5	1.3 / 1.5
	Model No.		253434 / 253435	289839 / 253437
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
Sealer
		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
5181, 5182, 5183, 5105	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4	1.3 / 1.5
Complete	Model No.		253/433 / 253434	289839 / 253437
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
Adhesion Promoter
		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
5106 Urethane	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4	1.5
TP570	Model No.		253434	253437
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
5128	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4	1.5
TP530, TP531	Model No.		253434	253437
TP532, 6248	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
5107	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4 / 1.5	1.5
	Model No.		253434 / 253435	253437
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29	29
Basecoats
		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
Tec System	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4
Tec/Base	Model No.		253433 / 253434
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29
Clear
		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
8615, 8889, 8637, 8639	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4		1.3
8903V, 2.1 VOC	Model No.		253433 / 253434		253427
TC741, TC731, TC751, TC732, TC722, TC721	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29		16
8955	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4
	Model No.		253433 / 253434
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29
Single Stage
		Compliant	HVLP	HVLP Primer	LVLP	HVLP Siphon
Tec/One Solids	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4			2.2
Prism 3.5 VOC	Model No.		253433 / 253434			289231
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29			30
Tec/One Metallics	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4
	Model No.		253433 / 253434
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29
Nitram 3.5 VOC	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.4
Cross/Fire	Model No.		253434
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29
Nitram 4-2-1	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3 / 1.4
	Model No.		253433 / 253434
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29

		Compliant Waterborne	HVLP Waterborne
Waterbourne Basecoats
Vortex	Fluid Tip Size (mm)		1.3
	Model No.		289389
	Inlet Pressure (PSI)		29