Guest Anonymous Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Hello First post here so plz be kind! I tried to do a search and I didn't really find it and as I am new this is kinda hard for me so i will ask here: Can I get a list of tools needed to Do a paint Job? -Car is black, with white doors, want to repaint black -I am trying to save money! -I saw paint on ebay for $40/gal like this one is it good? how many gals would I need? +Clear coat.. -Are the spray guns HVLP? Decent like this one here? ? I have been doing a bit of research so I can understand most things if you explain them to me. Thx Guys Newbee[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 yea thx going there now Newbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Welcome to the board Newbee! Most of the low cost HVLP guns available on the internet under a $100 aren't bad - especially if you're just starting and need to practice. You will need to be concerned with the air tip/cap size. I'd recommend obtaining a 1.5mm size HVLP gravity feed spray gun similar to the one in the link you posted. Your request for tools - I'd suggest a couple of things. You can start by going to your local auto paint supply store and ask a few counter people what they'd recommend (take notes) and also go by a few local body shops and inquire within. You may not always get answers from the shops because time is money but it's still worth a try. One of the members here also has a website where I've addressed quite a few paint issues which might prove helpful in your quest. Give it a look: http://www.lambolounge.com Click on "Body" and then "painting" and many different topics are covered. Hope this helps - good luck! RacerX this site just got book marked by me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Great tips! Bookmarked also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 is this electric gun good? It oos a bit suspicious, but seems ie it might do the trick. Newbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest livewire23 Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 I've got a HVLP gravity feed gun that I used to paint my Z and Im about to sell it. It's the older style HVLP, the guy at my paint shop says its great for painting single stage, but it won't shoot metallics well. I think its worth about 150, made in england. Perhaps RacerX could give me the name of it off the top of his head? I don't know why no-one mentioned this, but you might want to think about painting white... Black is a hard color to do right. I know I did my car in white and there were tons of defects. (of course I was in a mad hurry.) white is much more forgiving though, so the defects arent as noticable as they could've been. BTW, find every last post on painting by RacerX, it'll definately help. I owe him one for all the information he has unknowingly contributed to my paint job. If it wasn't for him, it'd look a lot worse. I'll redo it in a few months, now that I think I've got the hang of spraying HVLP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest livewire23 Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 well, for another 16 hours or so I'll be in union city, in the east bay. After that I'll be in Ames, Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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