The Spray Painting Thread

[Z2TT]

Oh ok, I guess I should buy a gravity feed then to get acceptable results, what are the prices for a good one?
Here's one :

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Spray-Gun-Pro...item45f3ccb7f7

or this :

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HVLP-Gravity-...item5adabb162c

and this one :

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-Gra...item5adabbd165

[takai]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HVLP-Gravity-...item5adabb162c

I have a couple of those as general purpose guns, and have even used them for top coats when i broke my STAR gun. Really quite good, i actually just ordered another one.

I would rate about 9/10ths as good as my STAR.

[Z2TT]

You use 2pak with it? is the tip it comes with fine ?

[takai]

Yeah, ive used almost everything through it. Even accidentally put thinners into it after turps... taht caused a mess.

["Z" UTE]

Z2TT, you need a 1.2mm or 1.4mm nozzle for 2pak, and a 2.0mm for your primer and hi-fill.

cheers Chuck.

[Z2TT]

oh damn, well I just purchased the gun Takai linked me to on ebay, has a 1.7mm nozzle I guess I need to ask the buyer if he sells nozzles for them, should I buy a 1.4 and 2.0mm?

[takai]

Ah weird, i just bought one from the same guy and it was 1.4mm.

[Z2TT]

Oh ok, where can replacement tips be bought? Or do you have to get them from the exact same manufacturer of the gun?

I'll have to measure the nozzle somehow when the gun arrives to see what I got, how do you measure them?

[takai]

I should be printed on the nozzle.

[JZA70R_92]

can a suction gun be ok for acrylic tops coats, clear, primers with the correct tip, settings? as I used it and it sprayed better then my gravity fed gun maybe my compressor cannot supply enough air? its a 2.5HP jobbie

[oldcorollas]

looking for a paint colour,..

think this might be good. can't remember what the guy said it was, but he didn't really know either was either a nissan or a mazda colour..

["Z" UTE]

can a suction gun be ok for acrylic tops coats, clear, primers with the correct tip, settings? as I used it and it sprayed better then my gravity fed gun maybe my compressor cannot supply enough air? its a 2.5HP jobbie

Sounds like you need to clean the air holes in the pot cap of your gravity gun. I use a 2.5HP compressor without any dramas.

Z2TT, get your nozzles from the same manufacturer, as some threads can be different from maker to maker.

cheers Chuck.

[JZA70R_92]

wierd this is a brand new gun hmmm actually it also happend to my other gun to. problem I was getting is the paint was coming out dry looking powder like and very very very dull! suction came out with slight orange peel but after a cut back it buff to a shine!

["Z" UTE]

wierd this is a brand new gun hmmm actually it also happend to my other gun to. problem I was getting is the paint was coming out dry looking powder like and very very very dull! suction came out with slight orange peel but after a cut back it buff to a shine!

Mate that is purely an air pressure problem, the reg at the compressor must be dialled down when using the gravity feed gun. Too much air equals dry and dull paint, with lotsa orange peel.

cheers Chuck.

[takai]

When im painting i tend to run two regs, one at the compressor and one right before the gun.