Is this gun worth saving?
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So a buddy of mine called me and said he’d picked up a Devilbiss gun from a car boot sale, that it was in need of a clean, and could I get it working for him.
“Of course” I say, until I saw it 😆 😆
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I think I’m going to have my work cut out with this one, even though it does have a few new seals with it :deadhorse Wish me luck :rofl
those were actually a pretty good gun u shouldnt have any problem getting it ta shoot again :cheers
Yes, my old boss had one for nearly 15 years and only ever put one needle & nozzle kit in it!
He never let it get in that state though 😆 For giggles I’m just going to rinse it through and see how it sprays before stripping it.
bet it shoots the way it is btw i dont think thats the gun wrench for it that looks like a sharpe gunwrench bet it cleans up nice though other than the rust on the trigger
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, i cut my teeth on those guns back in the old lacquer days. Man how time flies. (our primer gun looked just like that one does)
Awesome 😆 All I did was blow 1/4 pot of thinners through it to rinse it out, then banged some clear on a black car.
Came out pretty well too. A little bit heavy and peely, but considering it was never made to atomise ultra high solid clears I was pleasantly surprised. It’s certainly nothing that wouldn’t cut & buff out, and I reckon with a bit of tuning or maybe a more suitable product it’d be fine. Certainly good enough for my buddy that does the occasional home spray job.
It’s also come up looking pretty good too. I’ll get a picture up when I’ve put it all back together.
Better late than never..
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All it had was a good clean and I changed the needle packing to cure the sticky needle. The old one had collapsed and there was a brand new one in packet in the pot!!
Sprays really well now after scrubbing out all of the holes. Good shape & size to the fan, with just a hint of a crescent to it. For what this guys going to use it for (spraying a ’68 VW in 2K single stage) it’ll be fine, and not bad at all considering how old it must be.
You know if you put a 9000 air cap on it and a 1.6 or 1.4 fluid tip in it(from a gfg) it will spray pretty damn good.I like those old guns,use quite a few back in the day,thanks for sharing. :cheers
Nice job cleaning ‘er up. Love the memories those pics bring back. Thanks.
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