Just ordered my spray gun, New technology gun Options

[thomasotten]

I just ordered my spray gun. I chose a Divilbiss G670 gun. This is a new technology gun that claims to be perfect for low air consumption. This may be the ideal gun for us do it at home types - I have a 30 gal. sears compressor. It is rated for 9cfm @ 30 psi.

Technically, it is not classified as an HVLP gun, but it offers the same benefits such as > 65% transfer effeciency.

paid $275. Anyone else paint their own?

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[eeyore]

I learned to spray with an old siphon feed high pressure gun. The beauty of that thing is you could adjust the fan down to a point, crank up the air, and really get into all the nooks and crannys of whatever I was spraying -- I've not sprayed a 914, but the hell hole and up inside the front fenders come to mind.

Here's what the skeptic in me sees in the literature:

Low pressure combined with "High speed coverage" seems like another way of saying "this things puts out (poorly atomized) paint very fast, so runs in your paint are even easier than before"

1 liter paint cup. Ever hold a liter of paint at arms length for 10 minutes? That, plus the size of the cup will have you bumping into things -- if you're lucky, they haven't been covered in wet paint yet.

I don't think the HVLP 'revolution' made things easier, just different. Paint guns are paint guns, any will do with appropriate technique. Oh, and resign yourself to the inevitability of color sanding and buffing.

Best of luck!