Couple questions here
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Ok I’m not normally one to post a lot, I strongly believe in doing research since all you ever need to know is somewhere on the internet but there’s also a lot of bs out there so I want to hear from some pros. With there being SO many primers, hardeners and paint brands, which one is right for me? I’m ordering a Devilbiss GTI, Devilbiss 1/4″ hose and all high flow fittings for my compressor. I’ll be shooting a couple sets of alloy wheels, a bumper and a hood along with random stuff, old school Hoyt bow, steps on a truck and some other things here and there. I’m looking for materials that will work well with all of these if there is such things. I’m also looking for a good break down of the differences between all of the primers paints etc. Lots of talk about different ones but I can’t seem to find a post anywhere that thoroughly explains all that’s offered with all of the differences pros cons, what certain materials should be used for etc.
Also if you guys don’t recommend the fittings, hose or guns I mentioned, chime in and let me know what you guys recommend. One last thing, any at home sand blaster compressor attachments you guys recommend? Thanks ahead of time for any info your willing to share with me. I’m a beginner looking for a lot of practice so I’ll be starting on scrap metal, hood and plastic bumper until I get comfortable using a gun.
GTI ?? there are a few variants and set ups so which particular GTI are you buying ? the latest incarnation is the GTI PRO and now the new Prolite[similar sized to the CVi midiguns] which are available as a HVLP or TransTech ,if you intend to use it as a one gun for all aplications then the Transtech is the way to go,the latest 110+ aircap seems to be the way forward acording to the grapevine although its not a gun i use myself ,my preference when it comes to Devilbiss is the CVi or latter HD advance transtech [same gun same set ups different colour new nobs]
as for a breakdown of the materials on offer today then we could be here for months lol ,mostly you will confronted with high build primers ,maybe surfacers if you getting fussy ,one piece of advice though get yourself a dedicated primer gun and preferably not a cheapo HVLP gun ,in actual fact for high viscosity materials conventional spray equipment is best then reduced pressure guns ,if your in bodyshop conventional is not legal to use but if not then why not ,for primers go get yourself an Airgunza AZ3 HTE II 1.8 which imo is about the best deal out there at the moment for high quality fairly priced compliant spray gun either that or a devilbiss FLG5 ,they arent anywhere near the build quality of the Gunza though and the Gunza is usualy found cheaper ,the gunza with 1.3 set up is actualy a very good refinishing gun as well 😉
dont bother atempting to sandblast at home ,the equipment to do a proper job is expensive and requires massive amounts of air at very high pressures to be effective ,best bet farm the work out to a pro set up ,they dont charge much especialy if you get to know them ,last bike guard i had done cost me £10 and he did it whilst i waited ,another thing is the mess involved and blasting shot gets everywhere ,the advice here is dont try to do absolutly everything yourself as often your not saving any time or money anyway
hope this helps and im sure others will chime in
Paul
Thanks for the info buddy. It can be a bit overwhelming just getting into this, there’s way too many options :lol1 my next race is July 8th, then I’ll be looking to re-shoot my front bumper. It really shouldn’t be too hard, my bumper is skimpy and there’s so much else going on that even if it doesn’t turn out perfect, nobody will see small imperfections.
A co-worker has an old Devilbiss gun he’s willing to give me for primer, this guy painted for 4 years he said it’s perfect for this. As for a primary paint gun I’ll check out Transtech and Airgunza AZ3 HTE II 1.8 for primer. Thanks again for the info and advice.
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