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midnightcafe
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Excellent job! I wish I could have gotten to painting over the summer, this winter's gonna be a little too cold
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Paint Finally Done
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The cheap $15 HF touchup gun will work with a 120V compressor and requires much less flow. I started with a $150 DeVilbiss (but could not get enough flow for the HVLP gun) and used the $15 HF
The pattern is very controllable with even the cheap touchup gun.
Clean well afterwards.
The cheap $15 HF touchup gun will work with a 120V compressor and requires much less flow. I started with a $150 DeVilbiss (but could not get enough flow for the HVLP gun) and used the $15 HF
The pattern is very controllable with even the cheap touchup gun.
Clean well afterwards.
What kind of DeVelbiss gun do you have? I have an EGA? CONVENTIONAL SUCTION/PRESSURE FEED Air Cap and it sprays great. http://www.autorefinishdevilbiss.com/products.php?pg=12 I have a wimpy 2 hp 20 gallon compressor and it's plenty for painting a motorcycle. Problem with suction feed guns like this is they waste some paint in the bottom of the cup, gravity feed is nicer in this respect.
First of all, let me say what a beautiful job you did; it looks fantastic!
jive13, a "good" cheep one will do just fine. I use an Astro tools EVO-4014 http://www.astrotools.com/products.htm 1.4mm tip, average air consumption 9.2-9.8 cfm, recommended compressor 3hp (I've used it with a 1hp-12gallon )
I also would like to know which gun did you use and what did you think of it?
jive13, a "good" cheep one will do just fine. I use an Astro tools EVO-4014 http://www.astrotools.com/products.htm 1.4mm tip, average air consumption 9.2-9.8 cfm, recommended compressor 3hp (I've used it with a 1hp-12gallon
)One of the body shops, that I trust, uses and recommends Transtar Euro-kwik. I think you were given a very good recommendation on which brand of clear to use.
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jive13
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thanx for the info and recommendations :clap:
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Maddog209
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Looks very nice! Of course, I am partial to black with factory stripes! 
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kinnet
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It's absolutely beautiful! Wonderful job! :clap:
Ed,
I think it was something like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Devi...442QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&itemid=310102966442
The one u used is only has a 3 CFM requirement and I think the one I picked is closer to 9-10 CFM.
For the price this gun works very well. It just so happens that it is also rated at 3 CFM . This is basically all I have been using.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92126
Jimhttp://www.summitracing.com/parts/DVR-802343/?image=large
I bought the HF detail gun as well, tried that, but it leaked everywhere. Then the cup broke off. So, that left me with a bad feeling about using it. I coulda bought another one, but I borrowed a friend"s HVLP HF gun. Not sure exactly which model, but he said it cost 40 bucks. It covered really well with only a few passes.
One tip when using the cheapy hf gun is to buy a bag of strong rubber bands. After loading the paint, put two rubber bands diagonally over the top to keep it on and cover the little vent hole. Keeps the paint from flying when you hold the gun at extreme angles.
Surprisingly a more expensive HF gun worked much worse than the $10 unit.
All this talk of painting I ordered two sets of decals: 1: set in Red for the GS750EX to contrast black paint (wonder where I saw a similar paint job?) and 2: a set of decals for my GSXR1100G
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woodsietx
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Absolutely gorgeous. Makes me wonder if I shouldn't do the same with my 750.
Woodsie
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next time you might want to think about trying this zhipp r-31 mini gun. it looks to be an Iwatta lph50 knock-off http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/PICT1990.jpg
it comes with a .8mm tip and it gives a finely atomized 3" to 3-3/4" high pattern http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/PICT2000.jpg
http://www.chantus.com/journal/index.php?/archives/281-Iwata-LPH50.html
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In addition to the DeVilbiss touch up gun I also have a Sata Minijet. A lot of those knockoffs are Minijet copies. Can't remember exactly what I paid but it was in the $200 range; not cheap but it's fully serviceable and its cost has been amortized over many projects. The tip size is important when selecting any guy, a 1.0 tip is typically a good size for a small gun. It's also recommended to use different guns for primers and clears. I use the DeVilbiss for primers and the Sata for base coat and clear.
