O/T Spraying gear
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Hi everyone,

I know there are some good sprayers on here so just after a bit of advice.Im just mulling over spraying a car myself as i hate paying other people to do things i could do myself.First time i will be doing this so any advice is welcome.

Can anyone recommend a decent compressor and spray gun for me to do some spraying work at home.I dont mind paying decent money for decent gear but its not like im going to be using it all the time so dont want to go too mad.

Part of the job will be to spray the cage inside the car which i know will be a bit of a nightmare,would i be better off with a suction fed gun for this due to all the awkward angles or would a gravity fed gun cope ok?

Cheers Ross.

can't you just rent one for the time you need it for?
that said you'l not regret it if you buy a good'un as you use it time after time....

p.s leave the interior as it is, mig's look cool in the gunmetal gery...

Like you say its something i will use again over time so id rather buy than hire.Plus that way i can do it at my leisure.

Dont worry the interior will be staying dark grey as i think it looks great.It just needs a tidy up for surface rust and scratches.


Cheers Ross.

I bought one of these and have been pleased with it. Big enough to keep the spray gun fed and useful for air tools although it struggles with a dual action sander.



A belt drive one would be better, but another couple of hundred quid more.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I've been using this for the last seven years http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...-air-compressor (well the date code on it says 02...)

Pricey nowadays, but large capacity and has been totally reliable apart from a head gasket failure earlier this year, and that was only about £15 for a full gasket set.

The large capacity (both cfm and receiver size) means I never run out of air.

I use air for lots of things other than spraying.

DA is worse, die grinder second worst, so it pays me to have a large compressor.

Just my opinion.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

I like DeVilbiss guns, JGA for big stuff, SRI for smaller stuff but then I'm a tart and I've seen some ever impressive results from considerably cheaper guns.

HVLP uses a lot more air than a normal gun, so bear this in mind when choosing your gun(s) and compressor

Ross,

Without sounding a twat, you've got a very good shell there please dont scrimp on having it painted.

It wouldnt take loads to make it mint, but am far from convinced that you could make a good job of it buying a cheap gun painting 2k in a garage.

Rick

Edited by rosco454 on 15th Oct, 2009.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HPC-Srew-Compressor-...=item3a53dd3f50

hehehe

Ross,

Like you say it needs to be seen for a cost but tbh
its like anything it could cost anything from X to X for it doing.
You could spend a day to 3 prepping then there a pig to paing with all the bars.

If the inside was kept the same colour i would of thaught around £500.
Outside needs to be a grand minimum in my eyes.

In all honesty ive seen jobs done in home garages, some are shocking and some very good.
Its all up to you, an inverstment in a compressor and gun will be there for years to come i supose.

Rick

Alex - if that thing was in my garage i think i would have to hold my gut in just to get through the door - what a beast.

Rick - If £500 is somewhere around the mark for the interior then im more inclined to go for having it done properly as i its actually a bit less than i had planned on spending on the gear.I had another look at it today and i think painting the cage is probably beyond me if im being honest.

For the outside i thought a grand or so would be around the mark but nice to know im not miles off with that.

Thanks for your advice,much appreciated.Ross.