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Posted by: andys Oct 19 2007, 03:04 PM

Hope the title would get your attention

Anyway, I'll be spray painting some surfaces under the car (that's up on tall jackstands) like the underside of the trunk, etc. Base coat/clear coat, and the quality obviously doesn't have to be perfect. I'm thinking of using a paint pot and an atomizing gun so that I'm drawing (actually pushing) paint from a remote upright container. I suspect I'll need to add double the amount of reducer in order to spray through the atomizing gun (thats normally what I have to do for that type of gun). Anything wrong with this scenario? HVLP doesn't lend itself to underside painting AFAIK. Paint pots and/or airless is great for odd angles and such.

Any suggestions and advice is welcome.

Andys

Posted by: racunniff Oct 19 2007, 03:06 PM

With your mouth closed.

Posted by: OmegaM1A1 Oct 19 2007, 03:11 PM

Posted by: jd74914 Oct 19 2007, 03:11 PM

You can use a gravity fed HVLP gun with a bag inside the cup.

I used these bags on with my Devilbliss gun and was able to spray upside down. Their only negative is that when they are close to empty the bags have a tendency to rip; they do work until they are probably 90% empty.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1855&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=417&iSubCat=419&iProductID=1855

This is the 3M system, it looks like it might be better than the cheap liners I got.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=14695&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=417&iSubCat=419&iProductID=14695

Posted by: skline Oct 19 2007, 03:19 PM

I would put the car on a rotisserie if it was available. Good luck with the up side down painting, let us know how it turns out and how you did it because I am sure there are others who would want to do that.

Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Oct 19 2007, 03:26 PM

Andy ask these Guys.....http://autobodystore.com/forum/
I used this Forum when I was painting my car.

Bob

Posted by: andys Oct 19 2007, 03:47 PM

Bob,

Thanks.

BTW, what did you do for the throttle cable and how did you route it on your LS1 conversion?

Andys

Posted by: ChrisNPDrider Oct 19 2007, 05:06 PM

Ever seen Shawn White on ESPN/Fuel?
Goggles and bandana over the face + hat.
I use a dedicated clean rag to wipe goggles clean in these conditions.

Posted by: scotty b Oct 19 2007, 08:28 PM

The bag setup is nice but honestly I usually get the car up and roll under it with a creeper. FWIW I paint for a living (cars) I also have an older Devilbiss that is GREAT for upside down werk as it utilizes the bag setup and also has a second trigger on top of the body.