[DeTomaso] Auto Painting

[John Taphorn]

Thanks Julian.  The first car I painted was also with a conventional gun and the paint laid down perfect.  It has been a steeper learning curve with HVLP.

JT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Julian Kift 
  To: jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com ; De Tomaso List 
  Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:55 PM
  Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Auto Painting


  I have DeVilbiss JGA-635G and successfully painted one car and most of my garage...... ;>)
   
  On a more serious note and FWIW, the gun above is HVLP which is supposed to give less overspray waste, but it took some getting used to to get an even coat and non orange peel finish. That said once I got the hang of it the final product was great and no one would believe it was a home paint job in my garage. For small repaint and touch up jobs I still seem to obtain a better finish more easily with a std (non HVLP) gun.
   
  Julian
   
  > From: jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com
  > To: detomaso at realbig.com
  > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:17:04 -0600
  > Subject: [DeTomaso] Auto Painting
  > 
  > Several of us have been detailing Rob Pink's Pantera's rear engine bay. It's been a long project; however, with several of us sanding and doing metal work, we have had a fun time tackling it. We sprayed PPG Concept Acrylic Urethane on our nicely sanded Primer Filler 2K on Saturday and ended up with lots of orange peel. I suspect a combination of temps slightly below the limits of the reducer, a Chinese HVLP knock off and any other number of elements which can influence such things contributed. 
  > 
  > Anyway, we have got more sanding ahead of us and will endeavor to respray another top coat when the weather is warmer. However, we have more paint projects on the horizon and would like to acquire a better HVLP gun. Preferably suited for base and clear coats. The idea of one gun for both and a change of tips is fine. We'd probably continue with the Chinese knock-offs for primer filler.
  > 
  > Anyone with real experience in these matters that has preference? 
  > 
  > We are considering the SATAjet 3000 B, Iwata LPH 400LV, or DeVilbiss GFG-670
  > 
  > JT
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