Just got a free 60 gal, 5 hp 14 cfm Devilbiss
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Hello,
I’m a DIY kind of guy and my wife and her sisters like putting dings on their cars.
This weekend a friend of mine gave me his 10 year old unused Devilbiss Pro 4000 aircompressor.
I ran a 240 volt line to my garage, put oil in the pump, turned it on and the old sucker fired right up.I’m totally new to autobody paint and repair so I started surfing the web and that’s how I found this site.
I called up a local Sherwin Williams store to ask for pricing on paints to estimate costs and found out the paint I wanted is already illegal here in California, hence I have to search deatils on waterborne process.
Once I got enough knowledge I’m gonna try and practice in my garage.
Thanks,
:welc lot’s of water heads here :whistle: so your in the right place :welc :pcorn:
thanks Stone.
which one would you use Sherwin Wiliams or PPG?
Single stage paint or dual?still solvent base in my shop …. switching soon …. we use BASF so not sure what will be our choice of water. ….. Jayson M and a couple others will be better with the WATER topic
I would deffinatly go with a base clear. As far as what brand to go with? Go with the brand that is easiest to get in your area and the best service. I have heard good things and bad about sherwins water. :wak I have never sprayed it, I just use the solvent line.
[b]Underpaid Painter wrote:[/b]
[quote]I would deffinatly go with a base clear. As far as what brand to go with? Go with the brand that is easiest to get in your area and the best service. I have heard good things and bad about sherwins water. :wak I have never sprayed it, I just use the solvent line.[/quote]
all this talk about sherwin is starting ta turn me on :lol1[b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]Underpaid Painter wrote:[/b]
[quote]I would deffinatly go with a base clear. As far as what brand to go with? Go with the brand that is easiest to get in your area and the best service. I have heard good things and bad about sherwins water. :wak I have never sprayed it, I just use the solvent line.[/quote]
all this talk about sherwin is starting ta turn me on :lol1[/quote]I can beleive it coming form you :rofl It takes a real man to master the sherwin!
but….. it takes a real painter ta make it work 😛 😛 😛
[b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]but….. it takes a real painter ta make it work 😛 😛 :P[/quote]That stuff can sure test my patients at times :blush:
well if ya can make this crap work ya ever think what ya could do with real paint :teach
ya dont have to go water. there are low voc solvent systems out there which are all legal in cali. probably be much better for a home guy without the equiptment.
I just called a PPG distributor and they offered me a cheaper state compliant paint/low VOC called “Omni Line” the guy said for $35/quart and PPG waterbase for $88/quart but there’s a big difference in quality, PPG being the better one.
I’m still deciding if I’m going to start this hobby with waterborne or try it with solvent based.
All I have right now is the compressor. Regulator,filter and water separator are not even installed yet. A HVLP gun can be used on either water or solvent based paint correct?
Cost/ease of application/quality wise, should I go for single stage or no?thanks for the input
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