Help choosing gun!
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Hello everyone,
I paint for a body shop in Southern California. We paint at most 2-3 cars a day. We fix rent a cars that you find and enterprise, hertz, budget so that means a lot of metalics. We paint with ppg omni plus mostly. Sometimes I paint envirobase water base or dupoint nason. I am using a devilbiss finishline 3 now and it has been giving me problems the past 2 days. So I feel it time to upgrade. I will be using one gun for both base and clear. I have read a lot of good things about sata and iwata also the devilbiss tekna guns. Please point me in the right direction.There is no perfect gun for everyone you have to take into account what you are doing.Do you spray lots of completes,large jobs,or lots of spot/collision painting?Do you like to paint fast or slow or kind of a middle of the road sprayer?You also need to look at what kind of materials you are spraying.Sata rp’s are for guys who like to spray fast and get plenty of material on in a hurry,iwatas are slower with less fluid output.You also have to look at how much you want to spend.From what you have said a devilbiss tekna might fit your needs and not break the bank,with a little more details Im sure we could help you choose a gun that will fit your needs.
Hey! Thanks for the relpy. I mostly do spot repairs for example bumpers fended quarter panels, doors. I am not sure what you mean buy what speed I like to paint at?
Well the speed you paint at will determine what kind of gun you need.If you are comfortable spraying fast an Rp would be ok,but if your not a fast sprayer a gun that pumps out lots of material will give you lots of runs.
My finish line came with a 1.3 and 1.5 and I have been using the 1.5 because the omni plus seems to be to thick for the 1.3. I don’t know if that is what you mean.
A finishline is a pretty slow gun,I would try a tekna with a 1.3 or a 1.4,that sounds like it might fit you best for now.
I don’t know why but I feel that if I am spending 400 500 on a devil bias I should just go all out and buy a rp. I am a fast learner. Is there much of a difference between a finish line and a tekna? I think I have narrowed it down to sata 4000 rp , iwata LPG 400(not sure if I can use for both bc/cc) devilbiss tekna. Also what’s the difference between a rp and the hvlp? Less oversray and able to spray at Lower psi?
I don’t know why but I feel that if I am spending 400 500 on a devil bias I should just go all out and buy a rp. I am a fast learner. Is there much of a difference between a finish line and a tekna? I think I have narrowed it down to sata 4000 rp , iwata LPG 400(not sure if I can use for both bc/cc) devilbiss tekna. Also what’s the difference between a rp and the hvlp? Less overspray and able to spray at Lower psi?
RP stands for reduced pressure but will spray like an old school conventional gun(fast and dangerous for an inexperienced person) they have greater atomization.HVLP will save some paint but be slower and not atomize as well.You can get a Tekna for around $350 and the sata is closer to $600 I would suggest demoing some first before you buy one so you can get the feel for what you like.No matter what you pick it will be much better than an entry level gun like a finishline(tekna is a much better gun btw) Good luck
Thanks for your help! By the way the iwata is In around the price range of the tekna is it a good choice or dose it require different air caps for bc/cc?
By fast and dangerous do you mean it will easily run if I am not careful?
[quote=”Zarifpour” post=34434]By fast and dangerous do you mean it will easily run if I am not careful?[/quote]
yesSorry last question for the night. Do I need a different air cap for bc and cc on the iwata?
Yep, that’s exactly what he means.
But….the Tekna (I use one for clear) isn’t as bad as some and I find that bumping the pressure up a tad works to really slam it on to the panel and get it to stick. Better, flatter finish, too. I am a medium speed painter, so the gun suits me quite well. The fan is quite wide so you can go in a little closer and go a bit faster if you like.
It is a very good gun and, for the price, amazing value.
Please I want to clarify what you guys mean by the speed I paint. For example if I see the the clear is coming out fast I will move faster vice versa.
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