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air brush or small paint gun for small parts?, need recommendations |
anthony |
Jun 11 2003, 10:54 AM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
I've been painting the bumpers on my girlfriend's Toyota truck and it's been driving me insane*. I found some nice satin laquer at Orchard (much much cheaper than the wurth stuff) and it looks good but the rattle can keeps spitting out large droplets periodically ruining the finish.
I was thinking of either buying an airbrush or a small detail paint gun. How about something like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...f?itemnumber=86 or something like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...temnumber=47791 I've never used an airbrush before. Is it big enough for painting something the size of a bumper or say engine tin or wheels? My other criteria would be something I could use in the garage without making a huge mess and getting paint on everything else. *Painting the bumpers on the Toyota is a long story. I was just going to install them but when I took the bumper out of the box it was a medium grey. The valence I got for the car is satin black. If they had both been the same color I would have just installed them as is. I hate working on other people's cars. :-) |
djm914-6 |
Jun 11 2003, 11:54 AM
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Happiness is: Getting on the road Group: Members Posts: 1,864 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Burlington MA Member No.: 248 Region Association: None |
http://www.coastairbrush.com/
http://www.bearair.com/ These are the two companies I'm used to working with. Also, Lowes seemed to have some decent guns. I agree that a gravity HVLP gun would be your best bet. It used less air, has less mess and work better then the suction feed when paint gets low (no splatter). Small, better quality, guns like this sell for under $50 IIRC. I've talked with many people who bought from harbor freight; most say the equipment is ok, but not as good as it could be. You get what you pay for with airguns. If you must go with one of the HF units, the touch up gun is your best bet. The Smaller airbrush is way too small. It would make a good addition though (if better quality version was chosen) for touching up rock chips. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. (djm914-6@attbi.com) |
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