It turned out nice.Here was my 1st paint job way back when I had my small shop. Of cause the snow didn't help it, and I had more hair back then. LOL. Bruce.
The last paint job, I did in my garage. I did it with a H.F paint gun and like Grabis says it has to have a regulator on it .Mine did, made a big difference. Bruce.
When I cut and buff, I leave the car taped up if I do it right away, seems to save time on cleanup. The buffing compound turns into a rock if not cleaned up right away. Tony
i have found that my hvlp gun never shot "right" until i took the regulator at the gun off, and replaced it with a regulator at the wall. i think the one i had was good at the LP part but was restricting the HV part.
Yes, I went into it with 100% more experience under my belt haha Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Good idea, If there was anything besides a milk crate inside I would have ripped the paper off and went for a cruise. That crate slipped backwards on me when I was trying to drive it into the garage. I think I puckered so hard I held onto it long enough to brake. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hadn’t thought about regulator flow. I’m using all cheap stuff right now. I’d like to change the setup anyway and maybe get a regulator intended for a gun. I have this one running a regulator and dryer/filter off the bottom and the hose hit the floor when doing the lowest part of the car. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
those in line dryer are a restriction also. when i bought my hvlp they sold me a 1/2 air line to feed it. i sprayed with the regulator at the gun for a couple years and never even thought it would have been a problem till i set up my new shop with the regulator at the wall. it was like a whole different gun.
I swapped the fitting on my gun to 3/8 and it made a huge difference by providing more volume. I might try the wall regulator and see if it gets any better as there's a bunch of restriction in those pissy little valves. Also I sorta made a mistake while cleaning my gun and reamed the holes in the cap next to the nozzle. I thought I screwed up the cap but it sprayed a lot better after that.
My stepdads 58 is heading off to have the headliner and windlace installed. First time it’s been out of the garage since I painted it last November. Nice seeing it outside even in the gray and rain. Perfect timing too. Just got a notice from the county that I have to do something with my derelict cars or I’ll be fined $100 a day. I have to 54s with no front sheet metal. They’re both rollers. Sheesh. At least the garage just got an open spot. Sent from my iPad using H.A.M.B.
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