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  • Eldon Bennett
    December 5, 2012 at 6:17 am #39677

    I was painting jambs on my 67 Firebird tonight and noticed a little skip in the paint every once in a while. When I was cleaning the gun between sealer and base coat I looked down in the cup as I was spraying thinner through it and it was bubbling back into the cup. Every time the bubbling stopped it skipped a little in the spray fan.
    What causes this?
    This is a cheap gun that I have had for a while and it has painted very good in the past. It is a Vapor gun 1.4 tip, that I bought from the local paint supplier.
    I know, and before you say you get what you pay for, it has painted two cars very nice to this point.

    So can someone out there help?

    Thanks
    EB

    Ben Hart
    December 5, 2012 at 7:13 am #39683

    Try tightening the packing nut (if its adjustable). My guess is it is leaking from there

    brandon dingwell
    December 5, 2012 at 7:33 am #39684

    or take the air cap off and try tightening the nozzle a little more. sometimes if they arent cranked down enough they will suck in air

    Carlos Garcia
    December 6, 2012 at 6:01 am #39695

    I agree with ding, same thing happened to me and it was the fluid tip, it was loose

    Eldon Bennett
    December 6, 2012 at 7:10 am #39703

    Thanks to everyone for the feedback.
    I found that the packing nut was loose and the air cap hole where a little clogged.
    I tightened the fluid tip and have not used it yet. I will test it on Friday. The big day is Saturday. The jambs are all painted and ready for final paint.
    Thanks
    EB

    Ben Hart
    December 6, 2012 at 6:31 pm #39710

    Good luck. Make sure to test the gun out before spraying the car…just in case.

    Eldon Bennett
    December 7, 2012 at 5:23 am #39720

    I tested it today and it works perfect. Thanks for all the help.
    EB

    TLB
    December 8, 2012 at 5:51 am #39735

    Post a photo after you are done 😉

    Eldon Bennett
    December 9, 2012 at 4:14 am #39760

    Thanks to everyone on this. I painted her today and it went perfect. The gun worked perfect.
    I would like to post a picture. What is the best or should I say easiest way to post pictures on this site. I took pictures through the complete process.

    EB

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