harbor freight spray guns

[jwmikecz]

i picked up some of the purple spray paint guns. has anyone had any luck with these? if so do you recommend any type of paint for them?

[jesse8931]

is it the gravity feed one ?

[spacecoastz]

Make sure of what you bought. They sell gravity feed feed guns and hvlp. They look the same but operate totally different. HVLP= high volume low pressure. I personally went with the Titan brand hvlp's and never looked back. My siphon guns are just primer guns now. Check out some auto painting forums, a lot of experts are moderators and will steer you correctly.

[thebronc4019]

See my post under this category from April 1. The Harbor Freight 43430 is a very good gun for the price. With the 1.4 MM tip you can spray any automotive paint except for very heavy filler primers.

[loneagle]

Nice Nova Bronc...I have one too!



I've been using the Harbor Freight guns for years and I've never had a problem with them. My favorite is the purple gravity feed detail gun for small parts.

I like using epoxy primer on bare metal. The Kirker brand is my favorite. For building and filling I like Slicksand polyester primer surfacer by Evercoat. Thick stuff but can be reduced with acetone to get it out off the gun if you have a small tip.
For topcoats, I use Nason acrylic enamel with hardener added for most of the jobs I do. they also make a pretty good acrylic urethane.

Nice Nova Bronc...I have one too!

[excelagator]

I have the detail gun and the bigger one, both purple. I am a painter in process. The detail gun I have used in paint tractor implements stuff. I have just used rustolem oil based paint thinned with lacquer. Works well IMHO.



Dan

[donkeypop]

I'm a varnisher by trade and I like the purple paint guns from there, they work surprisingly well for the money. Re: HVLP systems....i don't own one of these but i've used them and they rock

[steven Durham]

I have always been under the impression the HVLP painting was with the use of a machine that provided pre heated air and paint blend @ low pressure.
The guns on Harbor Freight just look like normal gravity flow guns.
I of course have only very limited experience and use the rattle can method. I have been thinking of making one of my small storage rooms into a painting room that I can control the temperature and dust. As winter is here and we all know how the cold effects the flow and paint adhesion.
Steve

[spacecoastz]

Originally Posted by steven Durham

I have always been under the impression the HVLP painting was with the use of a machine that provided pre heated air and paint blend @ low pressure.
The guns on Harbor Freight just look like normal gravity flow guns.
I of course have only very limited experience and use the rattle can method. I have been thinking of making one of my small storage rooms into a painting room that I can control the temperature and dust. As winter is here and we all know how the cold effects the flow and paint adhesion.
Steve

There are different types Steve. I think your referring to the turbine setup. It basically "pumps" the paint thru. Where as the other uses a large compressor at low pressure to push it. I've never used the turbine setup.

[donkeypop]

I've actually used a turbine setup HVLP for varnishing...it's a small machine looks like a small amplifier with a large hose leading to the spray gun...once you get used to the setup it is a lot easier to tell how much varnish it is putting on than with a compressed air gun.......it's not so important with paint, but with varnish there is a fine line of putting on too much and putting on too little. But yeah the purple paint guns at HF are just gravity feed to be used with air compressor. The HVLP i was using belonged to the boatyard i was working in....don't really spray enough to own one myself...most of the stuff i do i can still do the old fashion way...with penetrol and a brush!!