HVLP Spray Gun Buying Guide

Which Fuji gun suits the work you do, and the way you hold it.

Have a spray gun already and not sure which one it is? Use Fuji Spray's Spray Gun Identification Guide.

Bottom-feed, gravity-feed or side-mounted?

Where the cup sits, and why it changes how you work

Every Fuji turbine spray gun does the same job. What separates them is where the paint cup hangs, and that one difference decides how much material you carry, where you can point the gun, and how it feels in your hand after an hour.

Bottom-feed — the cup hangs beneath the gun and material is drawn up into the airstream. Fuji's T70 and M-Model 7001 are bottom-feed guns.

Carries the most material — a full quart on the standard cup, so far fewer stops to refill on a big job.
Well balanced in the hand, with the weight sitting under your grip rather than on top of it.
Best for large flat work: cabinet doors, paneled walls, fences, decks, anything where you are covering ground.
Struggles pointing steeply upward, and needs a small amount of material left in the cup to keep the pick-up tube covered.

Gravity-feed — the cup sits on top and material simply falls into the gun. Fuji's T75G and M-Model 7002G are gravity-feed guns.

Uses nearly all the material in the cup, which matters when the finish is expensive.
Easier and quicker to clean, with no pick-up tube and less to strip down between color.
Better at low pressure and better for fine control, which is why cabinet and furniture finishers tend to prefer it.
Smaller cups, so more refills on a big job, and the cup on top can block your sightline on detailed work.

Side-mounted gravity-feed — the G-XPC puts a swiveling cup on the side of the gun. It is still gravity-fed, but the cup is out of your line of sight.

Clear view of the workpiece, which is the main reason people choose it.
The cup swivels, so you can spray in almost any orientation — including upward at ceilings and into awkward corners.
Compact and low-profile, easy to get into tight spaces.
Comes with a 1.4 mm air cap set as standard rather than the 1.3 mm on the T-Models.

A quick way to decide

Covering large areas and refilling is the annoyance → bottom-feed
Fine finishing, expensive materials, frequent color changes → gravity-feed
Awkward angles, overhead work, or you need to see exactly what you are doing → side-mounted

Every Fuji turbine spray gun does the same job. What separates them is where the paint cup hangs, and that one difference decides how much material you carry, where you can point the gun, and how it feels in your hand after an hour.

Bottom-feed — the cup hangs beneath the gun and material is drawn up into the airstream. Fuji's T70 and M-Model 7001 are bottom-feed guns.

Carries the most material — a full quart on the standard cup, so far fewer stops to refill on a big job.
Well balanced in the hand, with the weight sitting under your grip rather than on top of it.
Best for large flat work: cabinet doors, paneled walls, fences, decks, anything where you are covering ground.
Struggles pointing steeply upward, and needs a small amount of material left in the cup to keep the pick-up tube covered.

Gravity-feed — the cup sits on top and material simply falls into the gun. Fuji's T75G and M-Model 7002G are gravity-feed guns.

Uses nearly all the material in the cup, which matters when the finish is expensive.
Easier and quicker to clean, with no pick-up tube and less to strip down between color.
Better at low pressure and better for fine control, which is why cabinet and furniture finishers tend to prefer it.
Smaller cups, so more refills on a big job, and the cup on top can block your sightline on detailed work.

Side-mounted gravity-feed — the G-XPC puts a swiveling cup on the side of the gun. It is still gravity-fed, but the cup is out of your line of sight.

Clear view of the workpiece, which is the main reason people choose it.
The cup swivels, so you can spray in almost any orientation — including upward at ceilings and into awkward corners.
Compact and low-profile, easy to get into tight spaces.
Comes with a 1.4 mm air cap set as standard rather than the 1.3 mm on the T-Models.

A quick way to decide

Covering large areas and refilling is the annoyance → bottom-feed
Fine finishing, expensive materials, frequent color changes → gravity-feed
Awkward angles, overhead work, or you need to see exactly what you are doing → side-mounted

T-Model, M-Model or G-XPC?

Start with the shortlist, then read the family that fits

Feed style narrows the field. This picks the gun. All three run on any Fuji turbine, and all three lay down excellent work — you are choosing on fan control, air cap range, price and access.

Most people, most work → T-Model
Budget matters, or it is a second gun → M-Model
Overhead, awkward angles, or you need to see the work → G-XPC
Heavy latex, texture or high-build primer → T-Model, the only family that takes a 2.5 mm air cap

Feed style narrows the field. This picks the gun. All three run on any Fuji turbine, and all three lay down excellent work — you are choosing on fan control, air cap range, price and access.

Most people, most work → T-Model
Budget matters, or it is a second gun → M-Model
Overhead, awkward angles, or you need to see the work → G-XPC
Heavy latex, texture or high-build primer → T-Model, the only family that takes a 2.5 mm air cap

Fuji Spray T70 bottom-feed and T75G gravity-feed HVLP spray guns.

T-Model spray guns

The T70 and T75G — Fuji's premium turbine guns.

The T-Model is what ships on most Fuji systems and what most people should buy. The T70 is bottom-feed with a 1 qt cup; the T75G is gravity-feed with a 600cc nylon cup. Same gun otherwise.

U.S. Patented side-mounted Fan Pattern Control. Unique to Fuji. Adjusts the fan from circular to wide, and sits where your fingers already are rather than making you reach around the gun.
The widest air cap range Fuji offers — 0.8 mm to 2.5 mm, seven sizes. Only the T-Model reaches 2.5 mm, which matters for heavy latex, texture and high-build primers.
Non-bleed, so air only flows when you pull the trigger.
Stay-cool ergonomic handle, and it strips down quickly for cleaning.
Ships with a 1.3 mm air cap set.
Fully rebuildable. A rebuild kit brings a tired gun back to as-new, which is why a T-Model will outlast several turbines.

The T70 and T75G — Fuji's premium turbine guns.

The T-Model is what ships on most Fuji systems and what most people should buy. The T70 is bottom-feed with a 1 qt cup; the T75G is gravity-feed with a 600cc nylon cup. Same gun otherwise.

U.S. Patented side-mounted Fan Pattern Control. Unique to Fuji. Adjusts the fan from circular to wide, and sits where your fingers already are rather than making you reach around the gun.
The widest air cap range Fuji offers — 0.8 mm to 2.5 mm, seven sizes. Only the T-Model reaches 2.5 mm, which matters for heavy latex, texture and high-build primers.
Non-bleed, so air only flows when you pull the trigger.
Stay-cool ergonomic handle, and it strips down quickly for cleaning.
Ships with a 1.3 mm air cap set.
Fully rebuildable. A rebuild kit brings a tired gun back to as-new, which is why a T-Model will outlast several turbines.

Shop T-Model Spray Guns

Semi-PRO 2 HVLP System - M-Model Gravity Spray Gun, view 1.

M-Model spray guns

The 7001 and 7002G — the value option, and simpler rather than lesser.

The M-Model is the gun that comes with the Semi-PRO 2 and the least expensive way into a genuine Fuji gun. The 7001 is bottom-feed with a 1 qt cup; the 7002G is gravity-feed with a 400cc aluminum cup.

Also non-bleed, with a dedicated fan pattern control for adjusting wide to narrow.
Noticeably less expensive than a T-Model, which makes it a sensible second gun to keep a second color loaded.
Air caps run 0.8 mm to 2.0 mm, six sizes. No 2.5 mm, so the heaviest materials are out of range.
Ships with a 1.3 mm air cap set.
A U-tube conversion cup turns a bottom-feed 7001 into a 400cc gravity gun, so you are not locked into the feed style you bought — see M-Model parts.

The 7001 and 7002G — the value option, and simpler rather than lesser.

The M-Model is the gun that comes with the Semi-PRO 2 and the least expensive way into a genuine Fuji gun. The 7001 is bottom-feed with a 1 qt cup; the 7002G is gravity-feed with a 400cc aluminum cup.

Also non-bleed, with a dedicated fan pattern control for adjusting wide to narrow.
Noticeably less expensive than a T-Model, which makes it a sensible second gun to keep a second color loaded.
Air caps run 0.8 mm to 2.0 mm, six sizes. No 2.5 mm, so the heaviest materials are out of range.
Ships with a 1.3 mm air cap set.
A U-tube conversion cup turns a bottom-feed 7001 into a 400cc gravity gun, so you are not locked into the feed style you bought — see M-Model parts.

Shop M-Model Spray Guns

Fuji Spray G-XPC HVLP spray gun with side-mounted swivelling 400cc cup.

G-XPC spray gun

A specialist, not a step up or down.

The G-XPC puts a swiveling 400cc cup on the side of the gun. It is still gravity-fed, but nothing sits in your line of sight.

The cup swivels, so you can spray at almost any angle — including upward at ceilings and into corners — without the cup fighting you.
Clear view of the workpiece. This is the main reason people choose it.
Compact and low-profile, the easiest of the three in tight or awkward spaces.
Ships with a 1.4 mm air cap set rather than 1.3 mm.
Air caps run 0.7 mm to 2.2 mm, five sizes.

Buy it for what it does, not as a rung on a ladder. If most of your work is flat and in front of you, a T-Model is the better gun. If you are spraying overhead, inside cabinets, or anything where seeing the surface is the hard part, nothing else in the range comes close.

A specialist, not a step up or down.

The G-XPC puts a swiveling 400cc cup on the side of the gun. It is still gravity-fed, but nothing sits in your line of sight.

The cup swivels, so you can spray at almost any angle — including upward at ceilings and into corners — without the cup fighting you.
Clear view of the workpiece. This is the main reason people choose it.
Compact and low-profile, the easiest of the three in tight or awkward spaces.
Ships with a 1.4 mm air cap set rather than 1.3 mm.
Air caps run 0.7 mm to 2.2 mm, five sizes.

Buy it for what it does, not as a rung on a ladder. If most of your work is flat and in front of you, a T-Model is the better gun. If you are spraying overhead, inside cabinets, or anything where seeing the surface is the hard part, nothing else in the range comes close.

Shop the G-XPC Spray Gun

Touch-Up spray gun

The 9622 — a second gun for the small, fiddly work.

The Touch-Up gun is not a smaller T-Model. It is a different tool for a different job, and it runs on the same turbine you already own.

Ships with a 1.0 mm air cap set rather than 1.3 mm, and produces a much smaller pattern — less overspray, less masking, less material wasted covering what you never meant to hit.
Built for detail: spindles, rails, chair legs, mouldings, carvings, repairs and blend-ins, small parts and color samples.
Gets into places a full-size gun cannot — corners, insides of cabinets and boxes, awkward recesses.
Light and small, which matters when you are working close to the piece for a long stretch.
Also suits artists' work, dyes and inks.
Uses its own air cap sets rather than the T-Model or M-Model range, so plan for that if you want more than one size.

Rarely a first gun. Almost always a second. Most people buy one after reaching for a full-size gun to do a five-minute repair, then spending twenty minutes cleaning it. It is one of the least expensive guns Fuji makes and it earns its cost back in cleaning time. It also pairs well with a turbine-only purchase: two guns, one turbine, a color loaded in each.

The 9622 — a second gun for the small, fiddly work.

The Touch-Up gun is not a smaller T-Model. It is a different tool for a different job, and it runs on the same turbine you already own.

Ships with a 1.0 mm air cap set rather than 1.3 mm, and produces a much smaller pattern — less overspray, less masking, less material wasted covering what you never meant to hit.
Built for detail: spindles, rails, chair legs, mouldings, carvings, repairs and blend-ins, small parts and color samples.
Gets into places a full-size gun cannot — corners, insides of cabinets and boxes, awkward recesses.
Light and small, which matters when you are working close to the piece for a long stretch.
Also suits artists' work, dyes and inks.
Uses its own air cap sets rather than the T-Model or M-Model range, so plan for that if you want more than one size.

Rarely a first gun. Almost always a second. Most people buy one after reaching for a full-size gun to do a five-minute repair, then spending twenty minutes cleaning it. It is one of the least expensive guns Fuji makes and it earns its cost back in cleaning time. It also pairs well with a turbine-only purchase: two guns, one turbine, a color loaded in each.

Shop the Touch-Up Spray Gun

How much cup do you need?

Capacity, weight, and the sizes you can swap to

Cup capacity comes with the gun you choose, but it is not fixed — and it is the spec people wish they had thought about halfway through a set of cabinet doors.

Bigger is not automatically better

A full quart of finish is roughly two pounds hanging off your gun, and you feel it in your wrist and shoulder long before the cup runs dry. On detailed work — spindles, trim, small furniture — a smaller cup is genuinely nicer to use, and you are unlikely to empty a quart before the job is done anyway.

The rule of thumb: match the cup to the size of the piece, not to the size of the job. Ten cabinet doors sprayed one at a time do not need a quart in the cup.

What you can swap to

T75G — 3 oz, 400cc, 600cc aluminum or nylon, 1000cc
G-XPC — 3 oz, 400cc, 600cc
T70 and M-Model bottom-feed — standard 1 qt, Teflon-coated 1 qt for sticky materials, 250cc for small batches

Disposable liners turn a color change into a thirty-second job, and chemical-resistant gaskets handle aggressive materials.

Specialty work

The 3 oz cups exist for a reason. Chocolate, sunless tanning, artists' inks, small-batch color matching — anywhere the material is expensive, the batch is tiny, or you cannot leave it sitting in a cup. If you have an application like that, get in touch and we will work out which cup and air cap combination suits it.

Cup capacity comes with the gun you choose, but it is not fixed — and it is the spec people wish they had thought about halfway through a set of cabinet doors.

Bigger is not automatically better

A full quart of finish is roughly two pounds hanging off your gun, and you feel it in your wrist and shoulder long before the cup runs dry. On detailed work — spindles, trim, small furniture — a smaller cup is genuinely nicer to use, and you are unlikely to empty a quart before the job is done anyway.

The rule of thumb: match the cup to the size of the piece, not to the size of the job. Ten cabinet doors sprayed one at a time do not need a quart in the cup.

What you can swap to

T75G — 3 oz, 400cc, 600cc aluminum or nylon, 1000cc
G-XPC — 3 oz, 400cc, 600cc
T70 and M-Model bottom-feed — standard 1 qt, Teflon-coated 1 qt for sticky materials, 250cc for small batches

Disposable liners turn a color change into a thirty-second job, and chemical-resistant gaskets handle aggressive materials.

Specialty work

The 3 oz cups exist for a reason. Chocolate, sunless tanning, artists' inks, small-batch color matching — anywhere the material is expensive, the batch is tiny, or you cannot leave it sitting in a cup. If you have an application like that, get in touch and we will work out which cup and air cap combination suits it.

Next: choose your air cap set

The gun makes the pattern. The air cap decides the finish.

You have picked the gun. The last decision is the smallest part on it and the one that most affects how your finish lays down — the air cap set. Size follows the material, not the gun, and it is the one piece you will swap more than once as your work changes.

One thing to know before you order: the three ranges are not interchangeable. A T-Model cap will not fit an M-Model or a G-XPC, and the Touch-Up gun uses its own. Check which gun you own first.

Read the Air Cap Size Guide →

Not settled on a turbine yet? Start with the HVLP Turbine Buying Guide — stage count and pressure decide what you can spray, and every Mini-Mite, Q Platinum and D6 system still lets you choose the gun you want.

Still weighing two guns? That is worth an email rather than a guess. Tell us what you are finishing, what you are spraying it with, and whether you already own a turbine — hello@spraysystem.store.