When it comes to airless painting, the application possibilities are truly countless, thanks to the extreme versatility of this technology. It follows, then, that the accessories that can be paired with an airless pump are also fairly numerous.
Before getting into the wide range of additional components that Tecnover can offer for your airless pump, let’s take a step back and recall that this innovative technique – characterised by extremely high yield and the absence of overspray – is today one of the most highly regarded painting methods, both for its high performance and for its enormous application flexibility.
In airless painting – which, as the name says, does not use compressed air – the product is sent at high pressure (up to 250 bar) to a gun fitted with a tungsten carbide tip. As the product exits the tip, a pressure drop occurs which atomises the material and lays it down at low velocity on the surface to be painted. As a result, material waste is kept to a minimum and mist formation (overspray) is practically eliminated.
The particular characteristics of airless technology result in maximum versatility of use where materials are concerned too: airless pumps can spray higher-viscosity products and coat surface areas that are difficult to reach with other techniques, whether vertical or horizontal, smooth or rough. All with the guarantee of uniform, flawless product distribution.
The additional and optional components for airless pumps are therefore essentially tied to the application flexibility of airless technology.
If we consider the jobs this equipment can carry out (interior and exterior painting, spray waterproofing, Eternit remediation in construction; antifouling paint application in the marine sector; not to mention steelwork and joinery applications) and the many products it can spray (paints, enamels, primers, distempers, washable paints, intumescent, siloxane and quartz paints, asbestos encapsulants, two-component products, epoxy resins, membranes, spray fillers and more), it is easy to see that the accessories, too, must be chosen with the utmost care according to your needs.
Airless pump accessories: the Tecnover range
Our company is the benchmark in the design, manufacture and sale of airless painting machines and systems and related accessories. Our long experience in the sector makes us the go-to partner today for anyone seeking solutions that excel in performance, reliability and value.
As for our range of airless pump accessories, the catalogue is as vast and complete as our offering of machines and support services. One example is our airless pump spray tips – the components designed to regulate spray intensity, product flow rate and fan width.
The Tecnover range of tips for airless painting
The range of airless painting tips under the Tecnover brand is called “Paintip” and includes three series: the Standard, in red, featuring a self-cleaning tip ideal for applications demanding maximum productivity on large surfaces where there is no risk of over-atomisation; the Fine Finish, in white, whose self-cleaning tip is designed for premium finishes and integrates a pre-atomiser that reduces particle size by over 25% compared with a standard tip; and the Low Pressure, in green, comprising a self-cleaning tip engineered to guarantee optimal atomisation of the material at pressures up to 50% lower than other tips on the market.
For help choosing the right tip for your airless pump, we invite you to read this article, which explores the subject in depth.
A wide choice of optional hoppers for airless pumps
The range of airless pump accessories offered by Tecnover also includes two different hoppers.
The first is a 6-litre hopper, perfect for small jobs which, requiring only limited quantities of product, would make using the suction system inconvenient. This solution is also recommended for fast-catalysing materials.
The second is a 30-litre stainless steel hopper, recommended for high-viscosity products such as fillers, waterproofing membranes and intumescent paints. The hopper should be paired with the ⅜″ hose, and its ideal use is with the top-performing Testarossa Superquindicimila airless pump.
Finally, the paint suction system – offered as a kit with suction and return hoses for drawing the product directly from its container – proves very useful for the spray application of primers, paints and enamels.
Airless accessories: manual and automatic guns and paint filter socks
Alongside consumables and spare parts such as fittings of various types, disc, bell, stainless steel or gun-handle filters, extensions and seal kits for the base of Paintip tips, our catalogue of airless pump accessories also includes:
- Professional automatic airless gun: fitted with a stainless steel needle and sleeve with tungsten carbide inserts for the best resistance to abrasive agents.
- Professional manual airless gun: like its automatic counterpart, it boasts a stainless steel needle and sleeve with tungsten carbide inserts for the best resistance to abrasive agents.
- Elastic paint filter socks: sold in packs of ten, they are the convenient, practical accessory for removing impurities and dried residues from old paints or filtering out heavier particulate.
You can explore the entire range of Tecnover airless pump accessories in detail in the dedicated section of our website, bearing in mind that our company also stocks the complete catalogue of original spare parts for your equipment.
Don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance with the airless accessories or additional components best suited to your application.
