Thinking about buying a new gun.
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I have a couple cheap hvlp gunsvmade in china and they have worked okay. I am getting ready to shoot a car I have been working on and restoring for several years. I will be shooting silver like I said in another post.
What gun with a reasonable price would you suggest? Keep in mind I am shooting silver!
I have been looking at SATA, but only because everybody talks about them like they paint the car by themselves.
I see lots of used ones on ebay. What not to buy? Or what to look out for if I buy a used SATA on Ebay.
Thanks
EBIf you are set on SATA, my first suggestion would be to find a true HVLP, rather than an RP. The used market may have some Jet3000 HVLPs. You should check the TDS on the basecoat you are spraying for the recommended fluid tip size (prob. 1.3-1.4). The thing that I would be wary of concerning purchasing a used gun, is that there is no way for you to know the true condition of the needle/nozzle set until you actually spray with it. If they are worn out or damaged, the gun won’t spray as intended. I have sprayed with SATA guns for over 20 years and they definitely make excellent, high quality guns, but their price has really gone up over the last couple of years. It may not make economic sense for someone to spend $600-$700 for a gun that may only be used a few times.
Other than SATA, you may take a look at the TEKNA line by DeVilbiss. I have sprayed with it and the atomization and fan pattern are excellent. It also came with both a 1.3 and 1.4 nozzle set, so the value is there. You could probably use it for both color and clear by just changing size. The gun was a little heavy for me and also the weight balance seemed to be slightly off, but I still really liked it. Others you may want to take a look at are the SATA Jet4000 HVLP, and the IWATA LS400 (Supernova) and the IWATA LPH400-LVX. I personally like the “soft spray” of the IWATAs for basecoat, but I have only used them to spray waterborne basecoat for the last 3 years, so I don’t have experience with them on how they spray conventional solvent base, but I would assume similar results.
One last thing to keep in mind..just as important as the gun to your finished results is clean, dry air supplied by a compressor that is rated well above the CFM requirements of the gun you are using. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply.
I am not set on SATA, it just seemed like there were a lot of used ones on the net so I started looking at those. I am just looking for a good gun that will spray the Palladium Silver in a good even wide fan. I watched a video on here that was someone painting a Camaro with Candy Green.
The fan and coverage that that gun was putting down was perfect. I don’t think my Vapor HVLP can spray that good. I used it once a few years ago and it worked great for the Lemans Blue I sprayed. This car I will be shooting will be the last car I am going to build making it the last car I will paint.
I may still paint smaller projects like a golf cart but nothing like a complete car again, getting too old for this!!I will look at the other guns you mentioned.
Thanks
EBTEKNA for your situation would probably be my recommendation. New, you know what to expect, and you basically are getting a base and clear gun for one price.
Any particular Tekna?
All of the teknas spray the same,the most popular do anything set up would be the 1.3/1.4 tips with a 7E7 compliant air cap.
Copper 1.3&1.4 w/ 7E7 cap. Check the TDS for the paint you’re spraying to be sure what size it’s best.
[quote=”Jayson M” post=26045]All of the teknas spray the same,the most popular do anything set up would be the 1.3/1.4 tips with a 7E7 compliant air cap.[/quote]
I thought you were going to recommend the Plus gun :p
I agree, for the price the Tekna is probably the best all around gun available right now
[quote=”polymer_pro” post=26047]Copper 1.3&1.4 w/ 7E7 cap. Check the TDS for the paint you’re spraying to be sure what size it’s best.[/quote]
The chrome,copper or quick clean all spray the same…..Thank you all very much. I will look at those.
EBI only said copper because that’s the one I sprayed with…I’m sure that any color/finish or additional gimmick will do…
[quote=”Ben” post=26050][quote=”Jayson M” post=26045]All of the teknas spray the same,the most popular do anything set up would be the 1.3/1.4 tips with a 7E7 compliant air cap.[/quote]
I thought you were going to recommend the Plus gun :p
I agree, for the price the Tekna is probably the best all around gun available right now[/quote]
Was is wrong with the Plus? I just got a used one and it shoots as good as my friend’s Sata, it is slow but it shoots good :hunt :hunt
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?????? what did I miss?
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