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Russ

01-09-2000 06:26:15




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I`m looking for advice on buying a high quality spray gun. I want to shoot acrylic and urethane enamels and I`m wondering whats best? HVLP or High Pressure? Are HVLP really as hard to master as the guy at the paint shop tells me? How do you size the spray cap and needle or are you at the mercy of the paint store "expert". Anybody got any favorite brands or models? Where`s the cheapest place to buy? Don`t get me wrong, all of you real experts out there, just been feed a line too many times By store "experts" whose only experience is in selling a product. Thanks for any feedback.

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Mike from Ontario

01-27-2000 06:34:47




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 Re: Paint Guns in reply to Russ, 01-09-2000 06:26:15  
Russ
I will have to agree with Sammy on both the HVLP and Sata both. You'll get way better performance out of a gravity feed gun than you will out of a siphon feed. Sata is definately a good name, not the best but definately worth the money, the body shop I worked at had a SataJet 2000,nice gun, and only about $550, but that is Canadian price. You definately save more paint using a gravity fed and with the smaller tips you have less overspray and waste, and these guns aren't hard to master at all in fact i think you would find them a lot easier to use, you would likely want a 1.3, 1.4mm tip for good performance. Hope this was some help, let me know how it works out for you

Mike Leggett

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sammy the RED

01-10-2000 21:59:37




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 Re: Paint Guns in reply to Russ, 01-09-2000 06:26:15  
Sata is one of the best, about $425 or so for NR 95 HVLP gravity feed. Sata Jet 90 is also a favorite at body shops. Binks is also good. Like the other fellow said about him getting good results with the HVLP, let the gun do the work. I'am not a expert so I need all the help I can get with my paint jobs. This is why I went with the Sata NR 95 HVLP gravity feed. You also have a choice of needles when you get into the better guns. If you are planning to do alot of painting you might want to get a primer gun to go with your top coat gun.

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jim

01-10-2000 21:00:21




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 Re: Paint Guns in reply to Russ, 01-09-2000 06:26:15  
hvlp gravity feed is the way to go



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Mike

01-10-2000 11:08:08




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 Re: Paint Guns in reply to Russ, 01-09-2000 06:26:15  
Pull up www.autobodystore.com. There is an absolute wealth of info here. Geared for the first timer. Towards the bottom there is a link to the bulletin board, which I have found very helpful. Good luck

Mike



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Andy

01-09-2000 17:38:07




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 Re: Paint Guns in reply to Russ, 01-09-2000 06:26:15  
Russ,
I am definitly not an expert,but here is what we have found.Ihave used high pressure & HVLP both > My Binks high pressure gun has sat since the first time I used the HVLP. You will use substantialy less paint .(Afactor when using the higher $$ paints. If you are fortunate enough to find someone who is knowledgable about paints & painting offer them your first born(grin)to let you pick their brain> Keep their phone #. Painting is somewhat like using a chemistry set.There are a lot of products out there,and my experience has been that the guy at the counter probably only knows what he sells not why! Lastly, we have found that we thin the paint a little more than we did with the high pressure system.
Good Luck , Andy
P S Post your findings this is a subject we could probably all learn something about !

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Dick L

01-10-2000 06:56:42




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 Re: Re: Paint Guns in reply to Andy, 01-09-2000 17:38:07  
They have an HVLP gun in Harbor Freight for about 60.00 like the one I have.
I have been dinking abound with paint guns for 45 years or so. I painted I am not a painter. But when I started useing this so called cheep version
of the HVLP I started thinking I was a Painter. I can't even believe the paint jobs I have been getting. Proper thining of the paint, any paint, will make a better paint job. Cut and try on some scrap metal and you will be fine. I just use a cup gun where I can't turn large parts over or get them high enough in the air to spray the under side because of the HVLP paint cup being on top.

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pmthrill

01-11-2001 13:58:26




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 Re: Re: Re: Paint Guns in reply to Dick L, 01-10-2000 06:56:42  
I want a gun So tell me when can I find a awesome site about paintball guns!!!!!



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