I prep & paint vehicles for a living. I use nice equipment at work and have an endless air supply. Running four to five DA sanders while someone is painting is standard in our shop. I use equipment that I would never use at home. Composite guns, disposable tips and cup systems, pressure pots, gravity feed guns are normal. Other people's money. Although I can use my work equipment and space for my own projects I don't. When I am tinkering at home I use a couple of siphon feed Devilbiss JGA-502s and a Binks copy made probably 50 years ago. It just seems right. I can imagine the original owners of these paint guns finishing off that cigarette just before shooting a quarter panel or whole car with these old guns. Does anyone else enjoy old paint equipment or do you paint your 70 year old vehicle with modern technology? Traditionally speaking.
I use my Dad's old Richard Yale gun from the 60s. I've had it 30 years now. I am a dinosaur, so old suits me well. I bought an HVLP gun 15 years ago. My brother has used it, I have not.
DeVilbiss is the only thing I paint with, the one I have I have had just under 40 years. I also have a Mac Tools copy that works just as we'll, Binks guns are ok, Sharpe I never had one that sprayed a consistent pattern, so I am still hooked on and in love with my DeVilbiss gun.