Campbell Hausfeld DH3800 Spray Gun and Helpful Spraying Tips

I had two jobs in mind when I purchased a Campbell Hausfeld air compressor and the general purpose spray gun. I purchased the air compressor first and then the spray gun the next payday. I went with the same manufacturer as the compressor because of their reputation and dependability.

My father had an air compressor in his shop and used several air tools including several from Campbell Hausfeld. I'm not sure if the model of the spray gun is the same as what he had but I know his spray gun was virtually identical to the one I have purchased and been trying out.

I remember that several of his air tools were from this popular manufacturer and he liked to buy this brand even if they cost a little more. They tended to last longer and were more rugged than some of the cheaper ones he sometimes used.

The Campbell Hausfeld DH3800 spray gun is an external mix spray gun for many uses around the home, farm or small business. The spray gun can be used in two modes so you can have two different types of compressor setups with it.

You can use it as a bleeder type or non-bleeder. This really only means that you have air running through the gun at all times when you have it set up as a bleeder and only when you pull the trigger on the non-bleeder. This way you can have it set up to use with compressors that have an air tank (non-bleeder) and one that pumps air continuously without a tank (bleeder).

I have a smaller tank and compressor but the gun still works fine with the spray gun. That is the first thing I noticed about the setup I have. The first job that I have done is painting a wall of a building for a friend. I'm using latex flat house paint on concrete block and it is going fine.

I thinned the paint down and the job has been going quickly. The wall is rather rough and has an odd setup from when they built it. They cut concrete blocks in half and have the rough cut ends sticking out to form a two inch wide strip of concrete running the height of the wall that sticks out about two inches.