Electric paint guns Vs Conventional air spray guns

Electric paint guns Vs Conventional air spray guns My experience

#1 Casey-G

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Posted 29 December 2009 - 05:54 PM

Basically i've just completed my first spell of more "involved" bodywork.

If anyone ever passes a thought about an electric spray gun whilst there out buying stuff, slap yourself in the face.

Did all my prep come time to painting my first door on my hatch, took it off stripped it, cut the guts out of it n reinforced what was left so the window winder still worked properly, sanded it back, washed it, then hit it with the prepsol, then i was ready to paint.
My old man had recently purchased a Wagner electric spray gun to paint at the start of the year, did it okay but i never looked closely at the finished product.
Got it off the shelf, gave it a clean, then ran some thinners through it.
Chucked some paint in it, got the paint flowing on a old rag, then proceeded to paint the door.

Now in some parts yes it came out mint, but acrylic paint is effing easy to paint so anyone could have done those parts.

Conclusion being the paint isn't really "sprayed" out more like pulsed "spitting" that left a bit of a rough finish in places, so ill have to sand them back coz its rough even for a rough job.
Payed i think $69 for a vacuum fed spray gun and it is in all seriousness a fukload better.

so i strongly recommend against airless paint guns

enjoy

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 04:31 PM

Ive painted cars years ago with one of these things didnt do to bad with it looked a little orange pealy but nothing a bit of cut and buffing didnt fix thumbs up for diy .

#3 Casey-G

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 06:58 PM

ah well i reckon they're sh!t. Would never go back after getting a proper half decent air gun.

yeah DIY ftw

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Posted 01 January 2010 - 01:35 AM

Casey-G, on Dec 30 2009, 07:58 PM, said:

ah well i reckon they're sh!t. Would never go back after getting a proper half decent air gun.

yeah DIY ftw

it all depend how u paint aswell and gun setup for ur final finsih ...

you can posibly achieve same results with both guns

i have 4 spray guys wich i use for different purposes