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BF8690

04-17-2007 14:20:20

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Hey guys. I a great painter with a spray can but I want to invest in a gun that can be easy to learn to use and operate. Any suggestions on a specific would be greatly appreciated. I spray canned an M last year and it came out great. My friends were impressed but I don't that job will hold the beauty as long as gun paint job would.

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Dardan

05-06-2007 23:50:54

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

I've been using DeVilbus spray guns for years for my own stuff, an MBC quart gun and a top trigger toutch-up. These things cost a mortgage when new in the 60s.
A while back, I bought a $10 on sale, Harbor Freight top trigger toutch gun to replace rattle cans. This cheapo shoots as good as the expensive guns!!
Recently I painted my gantry with the $10 wonder and it did a nice job. If this gun grows legs I won't be out much.
The toutch-up guns do work well for loose parts and getting into the nooks and crannys on a tractor.

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Ray

04-18-2007 15:45:29

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

Napa sells a good gun for around 60 bucks with only a couple adjustments to make.

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Rod (NH)

04-18-2007 12:32:41

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

Hi,

Before you buy any gun, find out what it requires for air flow (cfm) and compare that with the capacity at 90 psig of your compressor. Big guns and small compressors don't go well together. Full sized guns can go anywhere from about 8 cfm to 15 cfm and more. If you cannot supply that much on a more or less continuous basis, you may be disappointed in the performance after a short time. Plus working a single stage compressor hard (running continuously for very long) will only agravate the problem with moisture. If you have less than about 6 cfm at 90 psig available, you might want to consider a spot (touch-up) gun as a better choice. You should look at it from a complete system standpoint.

Rod

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BF8690

04-18-2007 13:19:16

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to Rod (NH), 04-18-2007 12:32:41

Thanks I never thought of that.

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BF8690

04-18-2007 09:11:39

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Thanks guys in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

I don't plan on painting more than one tractor a year but you never know. Also, it's nice to have the right equipment when the task requires it. Thanks again for all of the input.

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souNdguy

04-18-2007 08:14:34

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

Some of the chinese stores have binks knock offs. They work decently well enough to learn on.. and for non production work use.

I paint a few tractors a year with a cheap chineese gun. As compaired to our bettery quality guns at work.. about the biggest difference is that the cheap one tends to produce a little more overspray onthe sides.. but if you are masking stuff well or painting in pieces. this is no problem.

Soundguy

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dboll

04-18-2007 05:03:40

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

I paint with a Binks look- a -like and it really does a nice job $50.00 to $60.00 at auto stores.

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ORS

04-18-2007 04:08:47

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

I use a Sata and Iwata for painting base clear jobs, and use an Astro for priming. The Astro at the time was about $60.00. The guns works great on primer and enamels. My Astro has been used pretty much every day for the last three years, but the gun is kept spotless. One thing to remember is tip size. I would not by a gun with a tip size larger than 1.3 or 1.4. Although I do Have an Astro gun with a 2.0 tip that I use for a defense tool when someone wants to borrow a gun. After blowing through a cup of paint in a few seconds, and moving like a wild man they tend to buy their own gun or just quit painting. Hope I helped you out, check out the rest of the responses and form your own opinion.

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BF8690

04-18-2007 09:06:40

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to ORS, 04-18-2007 04:08:47

That's funny. Thanks.

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glennster

04-17-2007 14:42:00

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to BF8690, 04-17-2007 14:20:20

you have a ton of choices and the sky is the limit. for under a hundred dollars you can get an astro brand hvlp gravity feed gun. cup is on the top. it is a copy of a sata gun that sells for 5-600 dollars. replacement parts are readily available and for a beginner, its a decent gun. get a pressure regulator for the gun, i prefer to have the regulator mounted on the gun, its a matter of personal preference. another source would be to head over to your napa auto parts store and check out what they have. thier guns are good quality and not too expensive. you can get replacement parts for those guns too. when you decide you want a really good gun, the starter guns always make good primer guns, you can order bigger tips for primer.

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circus

04-17-2007 17:56:09

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Re: Paint Gun for an amature in reply to glennster, 04-17-2007 14:42:00

I agree There's a ton of good knock offs available. Learn what a brand name gun looks like with the nozzle off. Some copies only appear the same on the outside. Bottom line is the professional guns are the easiest to use.

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