What is the difference between the two hose whips we sell?
We now have two styles of hose whips available in our tool store. The ExitFlex whip and the wireless lime hose whip. Both whip were designed with my specs and made exclusively for our Paint Life Supply store. I am getting a lot of questions about the difference between the two whips so I will answer those questions here.
The ExitFlex whip is a wire braided whip with an inside diameter ID of 32mm and comes in 3' and 5' lengths. The custom lime whip is a wireless hose whip with an inside diameter ID of 3/16". The inside and outside diameter of the ExitFlex whip is smaller making the whip softer and more flexible. The wire also aides in grounding applications.
The drawback to a smaller inside diameter is in theory you will not be able to run thick coatings through it. However, I have had success running all interior and exterior coatings including elastomeric coatings through the ExitFlex whip while doing residential repaints. You will just have to experiment yourself. Both hoses are rated over 5000 PSI.
The lime whip is a soft whip with larger diameters inside and out and is wireless. Because the hose has no wire braiding, it will resist kinking which shortens the life of the hose as kinks create weak points in the hose. The lime whip also comes in 4 sizes: 3', 5', 25', and 50' lengths. These longer whips make is so you can load up a sprayer with less paint.