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What paint gun/s should I get?

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by Turbodog, Oct 26, 2009.

  1. Turbodog

    Turbodog Well-Known Member Donated!

    Hey! You guys probably know I'm wanting to get into a HUGE project LOL! Well...I have plans for a small paint booth (big enough for whole car, but has to fit in my shop) and I just got in the new Eastwood catalog today... They have some nice paint gun kits with three different guns and tons of extra parts. One of the kits I'm looking at is the DeVilbiss kit. I already have one large gravity feed gun, but would like to get another... Do I need more than one gun? ie one for paint, one for clear etc? We already do airbrushing and figure it'd be along the same lines but much larger, we have probably 8 different airbrushes and a detail pen... There is one DeVilbiss gun that has 3 tips for spraying base, clear etc... but it costs more than the entire kit, plus I tend to worry about screwing up the gun (I still have one Paasche that's frozen solid from about 6 yrs ago...someday I'll try to salvage it LOL).

    I've never done a full body paint job before and would like to get advice from those who have. If it's too much for me I have a friend who does phenomenal work who's willing to come here to do the painting (he's already going to help me set up the booth correctly). I want it done here 'cuz the car isn't just going to be a single color...my graphics work and airbrushing is going to be brought into play and I don't want it moved between booths during any of the process.

    Thanks in advance!!
     
  2. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    devil guns are ok. i would recommend either sada or iowata guns. (spelling on both of those is wrong i think)
     
  3. Turbodog

    Turbodog Well-Known Member Donated!

    I was looking at Iwatas too. We have several Iwata airbrushes (they're John's...I'm not experienced enough to use them yet LOL). I would love to have a couple Iwata guns, but $550 to $650 each...Yikes! That's a whole 'nother car LOL! I also just found out we don't have any gravity feed guns...we have a large uber old gun with the cup under it (don't know what to call it) and a crappy one...brand new but blech brand...got it in a trade with a bunch of tools.
     
  4. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    for painting the car i use MAC guns. you can get a whole set for under 1K. and they are really nice guns.
     

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