Got a paint gun!

[speedracer95v6]

Hooray! I bought a HVLP (high volume low pressure)paint gun!

Now I just need to practice a little and learn how to mix paint and I should be good to go.

I'm gonna start building a paint booth(filtered and ventilated, and spray with water before painting) and I need a drier and filter for the compressor I will be using.

I'm going to paint my parent's golf carts then my laser and then I'll start on the camaro.

This could be a few months though, but I'm happy to be finally getting the junk i need.



Here are the gun specs:

.6L reservoir, gravity fed
regulator with gauge
1.4mm nozzle
stainless nozzle parts

If anyone knows here I can get a 2mm or 2.2mm nozzle I would be appreciative, and any painting/prep tips would be nice (I plan on using base/clear).

[nikon]

cool...take your time and practice....its ALOT harder than it looks....an expensive gun wont mean good quality....congrats though ;)

[hockeyman]

For base/clear, the 1.4 is good. If you are going to spray a primer, get a tip with at least 1.6-2.0. Do not use your 1.4 tip with primer.
I've gotten alot of help at this site- http://autobody101.com/forums/index.php

[skorpion317]

for a second there, i thought he meant a paintball gun.

[94TeaL]

Ampro?

[speedracer95v6]

94teal: You know, it doesn't say. It's model AS1001 for what that's worth...LOL ($40 shipped, it looks pretty good, I can only hope it sprays pretty good!).

hockeyman: Yeah that's why I was looking for a 2mm or so nozzle. I just need to find where I can get one.

[94TeaL]

Just looks like a ampro we carry them at my work./

[Rune]

Lol, lets not forget the paintball industry is trying to change their image, they're called "Paintball Markers" [img]smile.gif[/img] . I thought the same thing.

[Cole Angrimson]

got the same one at my house along with 2 bigger one's. I love that gun. it sprays nice and evenly and it flows good. Nice thing about that gun is it has little to NO over-spray. Good choice. [img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img]

[skorpion317]

Originally posted by Rune:
Lol, lets not forget the paintball industry is trying to change their image, they're called "Paintball Markers" [img]smile.gif[/img] . I thought the same thing.

i call it a gun anyway. mine looks like a gun, and i'd probably get arrested for carrying it in public, even if it was unloaded and the CO2 tank was off.

[Linxs]

Originally posted by hockeyman:
For base/clear, the 1.4 is good. If you are going to spray a primer, get a tip with at least 1.6-2.0. Do not use your 1.4 tip with primer.
I've gotten alot of help at this site- http://autobody101.com/forums/index.php

Out of curiosity, after you spay something how do you dry it? Do you have a heat chamber or do you just let it set for a day?

[Rune]

I call mine a gun too. I think calling them "markers" is a joke. I meant that to be dripping with sarcasm, but sadly that doesn't work too well in text..