dwacker Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Anyone found a cheap supplier for 3m pps cups and lids? Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I haven't, which is why I still don't use it. Thanks for starting this. If the thread pans out, I love the idea of the PPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 think the connector is still under patent -- price will probably remain high and fairly uniform until that changes... like CPbarry, if someone finds a cheap source, then i'll be interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Devilbiss DeKups were at one time. Don't know if they still are. -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 $2 is about as good as ive done so far. Oreillys auto parts has them go on sale every now and again, never when I need them. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 The PPS and other liner cups, as well as, disposable hard cups is a money thing to save cleaning solvent cost and labor in the production world. Additionally, the liner cups will allow you to spray with an inverted gun or any direction, so no fluid leaks from the cup vent. PPS not too practile for hobby use. But you can probably get down under 2 bucks if you buy larger quantity and split the order with a friend or woodworking club members. I have at times washed them out and reused 1 time using waterbased, but what's the point of that it's a disposable system. -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Great point, Ace! 99% of my spraying is water based, so there's no solvent for me to save. For those using solvents, as prices continue to rise, the liners pay for themselves quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Their a auto body shop tool. They save body shops solvent money because they do so many small jobs and may mix a few colors to blend a single very small ding repair, meaning they may clean their guns a few times to spay 10 ounces of finish. For woodworking they are small shop convienience tool. If your constantly changing colors or finishes you may or may not see any savings. For the hobby folks or even small one or two man shops the savings comes from less waste and has nothing really to do with what cups you put on your spray gun. You may break even on solvent vs liner cost if your using solvent based finishes but not water based. Production shops dont use these sorts of systems they spray in such large volume it really dosnt make sense. The way you save money is to walk over to your finishing cabinet and take a look. If your that guy that has a full finishing cabinet full of expired cans, half empty cans, ugly stain colors or stains you bought to test out. If your that guy then your wasting money. A cup system isnt going to help but a color system will, the cup system just makes it a little easier. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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