Need to buy a spray gun

[sweefu]

To your eye... Have you seen what a $1000 dollar gun sprays like..

edit: didn't mean for that to sound rude

I haven't sprayed with a $1000 gun but I've seen the results, I'm spraying the floor of my track car flat black, not too much to get wrong haha


EDIT: Just saw other replies

Just so you know, You don't need a spray gun for a good finish, Pressure pack will give you as good of a finish if you are using acrylic...

The finished product is a result of your prep...

I agree mate, I will post up pictures when its all done. I didn't want to paint so much gear with pressure packs, painting too much.

What about the second glance?

Second glance will be after the next track day on 28th :P

[DAKSTER]

To your eye... Have you seen what a $1000 dollar gun sprays like..

edit: didn't mean for that to sound rude

No doubt at all, a $1000 gun is easier to get a nice off the gun finish with.
With some elbow grease and patience though, you wont tell the difference between the $1000 gun and the $100 gun in terms of the final finish. There isnt any. Its all just paint, rubbed back smooth, no matter what you use to apply it with.

The same applies to a compressor. A big compressor keeps up with your air demands, a smaller one will mean you have to wait for the compressor to catch up between panels. The end result is still the same, the only difference between expensive and cheap is ease of use.

Most of the people in this forum will only ever paint a couple of panels. A few will paint a whole car, maybe even a couple. Only professionals need to or can justify spending so much money on equipment for a few small jobs, and I assume professionals dont need advice on which gun to buy.

Buy some cheap equipment, practice and you will get a quality paint job if you want it enough. Save the change for beer and women.

[TrikkBen]

No doubt at all, a $1000 gun is easier to get a nice off the gun finish with.
With some elbow grease and patience though, you wont tell the difference between the $1000 gun and the $100 gun in terms of the final finish. There isnt any. Its all just paint, rubbed back smooth, no matter what you use to apply it with.

The same applies to a compressor. A big compressor keeps up with your air demands, a smaller one will mean you have to wait for the compressor to catch up between panels. The end result is still the same, the only difference between expensive and cheap is ease of use.

Most of the people in this forum will only ever paint a couple of panels. A few will paint a whole car, maybe even a couple. Only professionals need to or can justify spending so much money on equipment for a few small jobs, and I assume professionals dont need advice on which gun to buy.

Buy some cheap equipment, practice and you will get a quality paint job if you want it enough. Save the change for beer and women.

Still though man, there's a difference between a $100 gun and a $20 gun like what sweef mentioned.

[DAKSTER]

lol yep a $20 gun is a pain in the rear. There is a minimum standard I guess You can still get a decent paint job out of one though, it just takes more work.

[sweefu]

I just didn't want to spray such a large area with rattle cans haha

[sweefu]

Here is a picture (from my phone, pretty crappy) to get an idea of how the gun sprays. It sprays pretty badly, but the end result is acceptable for the interior of a track car.

[hi_ryder]

No doubt at all, a $1000 gun is easier to get a nice off the gun finish with.
With some elbow grease and patience though, you wont tell the difference between the $1000 gun and the $100 gun in terms of the final finish. There isnt any. Its all just paint, rubbed back smooth, no matter what you use to apply it with.

The same applies to a compressor. A big compressor keeps up with your air demands, a smaller one will mean you have to wait for the compressor to catch up between panels. The end result is still the same, the only difference between expensive and cheap is ease of use.

Most of the people in this forum will only ever paint a couple of panels. A few will paint a whole car, maybe even a couple. Only professionals need to or can justify spending so much money on equipment for a few small jobs, and I assume professionals dont need advice on which gun to buy.

Buy some cheap equipment, practice and you will get a quality paint job if you want it enough. Save the change for beer and women.

till you try to spray silver through it, and it looks like a drunk first year apprentice painted it....