John Greenslade Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 I had my 1970 240Z stripped with walnut shells today, amazing the additional rust damage that showed up. Anyway I have picked up some polyurethane base primer and propose to apply tomorrow some time (my first attempt at automotive spray painting -reading my restoratoin manual several times tonight. I intend to buy a spray gun. Canadian tire has two models of Campbell Hauser guns, one is CDN$139 the other is a professional model for CDN$189. Plan on renting a compressor for now. Any comments on the quality of these guns or other suggestions. Also thought of going by the local tool store (Summit tools) seem to recall them have different models for CDN$60-80. Checked the local rental store and while they had a compressor that could deliver 60psi the spray guns appeared in really poor shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Also try Harbor freight. They carry DeVilbis brand which is one of the best. Get the best one your wallet can afford. The ones the pros use cost almost $1000 each. The ones at harbor freight go for about 150 or so, depending on the sales at the time. Timharbor freight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 A good gun is important on your top coat (color coat), but a cheaper one works fine for priming. I have recently started using the gravity fed guns, and am much more satisfied with this than the siphon fed gun I've used for decades. I'm just about ready for a HVLP one next to keep the overspray down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 RacerX, thanks for those numbers. I just bought a cheap $55 (from a discount company similar to Harbour Freight) gravity fed gun (non HVLP) with a 1.4 tip, and was very surprised at the nice pattern for such a cheap gun (appears to be well machined and with no plastic parts). I had no reference to the 1.4 size, but do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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