bassboy

hey peeps, want to learn how to spray a few panels etc so i can eventually do little body mods myself and saw this kit at work:

http://www.halfords.com/opd_product_...&type=0&cat=67

would this be a good kit to learn and do a few little jobs with? i was looking maybe to spray the underside and engine bay using this kit?

i can get the kit for about £40ish

of shud i invest in something bigger/better?

bassboy

CraigN

you need a much bigger compressor for car work

should also have enough feed for an air mask if painting with propper paint

there is also an art to doing it lol its not easy

CraigN

for spraying you want 50ltr tank minimum

about 8cfm rating too afaik

bassboy

yeah craig i know it aint easy hence me wanting to learn...have mastered spray cans no problem lol just wanna move onto compressors now

so is this no good then? even for the money?

bassboy

apples24

the money you spend on the gun really does make a difference, a mate bought s couple gravity fed guns from machine mart for primer etc there actuall not bad atall if clean them very well before use each time


about 35 quid i think

but the guns normally used are the devillbiss gti and there about £250

there not no were near the best out either

agree on the compressor even on a small 50ltr it will be on 24/7 struggling

AJ Escos

a good starter range of guns is the devilbiss finishline range, £50>£60 in most places HVLP is the best for finish and paint consumption but it takes more getting used to than conventional guns, and also need bigger compresssors to run them HTH

bassboy

so look for something with a bigger compressor? howmany guns would be best to get? one for primer, one for laquer, one for colour? or will one or 2 be enough?

thanx for the advice so far

bassboy

AJ Escos

it all depends how far you want to take it really, you can get just one gun with different fluid tips and that will do the job , the most important thing is to get the settings on the gun right, i would also get a pressure gauge for the gun as lthough you set it at the compressor you will get a variation at the gun

Damo V

as per aj, the "new" DeVilbiss finishline is an excellent starter gun, comes with 2 fluid tips also 1.8 and 1.5 mm IIRC, using the same needle!... good value well known brand cant really see point in buying a 20 quid gun for primer etc when these are availible!!... no point spending above that though for whst you want..

AJ Escos

thats the gun ive got but comes with an acetal cup as standard in britain, not the aluminium one shown

bassboy

so what sort of compressor would be good for these guns? does the power of the compressor matter? IE 1hp, 3hp etc?

bassboy

mark_J

so its £50-£60 for the DeVilbiss guns, how about the compressors?

AJ Escos

size of compressor does matter, mine is a 50ltr 3hp job capable of 14cfm air delivery which easily runs my spraygun. as for price of compressors mine was about £300 but you would probably get it cheaper now and of course you could always get a second hand one