Snafu-Si

Any recommendations for a nice HVLP spray gun around $100? Personal recommendations, experience in using, reliability, ease of use. A few mentioned to me a Wagner Control Spray MAX as a good starter gun that is easy on the $$$.

Multi use for me, everything from doing a new hood on my CRV, maybe even trying this plasti dipping thing on the car, to doing my backyard fence.

Hidenplanvew

Harbor fright has a ok one...I like it for primer, are you painting or plasti dip?

Snafu-Si

I would probably use it for multiple applications. I would probably plasti dip my CRV as a less expensive alternative for my aging CR-V that is on its last legs. But I have a fence I might paint as well.

But for less conflicting case, lets say Plasti dip as a primary use.

v8killaz

I used harbor freight for everything and cambell hausfield one from walmart
both worked great
painted alot of random stuff and my bike. Paint always came out like glass, never buffed or polished anything. ohh and they were both like 25$
heres my bike I painted in my dirty garage with really no idea what I was doing

Snafu-Si

That looks very nice!

I laid my bike down a few years ago at slow speeds, I changed out the middle left fairing, the lower black plastic fairing was slightly scuffed but being cheap plastic it really didnt look like much. My rear fairing is scuffed up on the left side, I was trying to think of ideas to patch it up. Somebody said a big sticker should cover it up!

Yours looks nice. Did you paint the wheels as well?

I've debating on painting parts of the bike or maybe just getting some different fairings. My friend replaced his with that Konica Minolta replica fairings. I've always been keen on Carbon Fiber but I don't want to even imagine the cost.

Snafu-Si

There is a harbor freight in my area, I will check it out.

v8killaz

wheels were factory red. tht bike was wrecked when i bought it, all fairings were cracked and scraped up and had missing peices broken off. also had engine covers scraped which I sanded and painted. noone ever knows it was dropped even when I sold it

VKSninja

Depend what your doing.if you spraying solid colores you might get away with it. youll want a decent gun for clearing. Even with a cheap single stage paint. You want to get that shine from the gun. I havent tryed a cheap gun so I dont know. Spray realy close and it might work. If your spraying metallic coloure. Buy a realy good gun thats made for it or you will stuff up the paint job iwatas a realy good band. Worth ever doller

Hidenplanvew

VKS, have you actually been in the Industry? They way you talk, sounds like you haven't actually sprayed anything. There is no need to buy a 700-1000 buck gun for most jobs. Yes having nice guns is sweet, but most jobs you can get away with cheaper guns.

I sprayed a 1/2 million dollar car, yes my Sata's were the only option for that, but most these guys are doing this stuff in their garages and using lesser paints. There's no reason to make them second guess their options or ability's

Snafu-Si

I haven't painted anything since art class my Sophomore year in Highschool.

This is for a DIY cheap thing I'm doing on my little beater Honda CR-V. I'm going to use this experience for some reasons.

1. my CR-V could use a refresh, but its rusting away and putting a large investment on a killer paint job wouldn't really save it, its a old 15yr old car.

2. I can use this as a learning experience for future projects, which is probably why I'm going less expensive route with plasti dip. if I muff up really bad, I can just peel it off.

3. I'd still like my CR-V to look half decent. Its been good to me all these years.

That being said I want to still do things properly, and have fun doing it. Rattle canning it seems a little cheesy, so I've been watching all these plasti dipping videos on youtube, and it actually looks interesting. Some results are pretty amazing.

I appreciate all the good advice that has come my way so far.

VKSninja

Youll know what iam talking about if youve painted a few cars. Ill love to see them $50 paint job spray metallic from the can. Iam not gonna bother with you. Might get another warning for trying to stop people screwing up there paint job. Who the fks gonna let you spray there 500.000 car when you cant even afford a proper gun. Your full of ****. I also have a sata. There pretty decent

Hidenplanvew

Sata is one of the best, but you have no isea what you are talking about so why bother.....

VKSninja

i never said they were ****, i know there good, from what you said it sounded like you were saying there average guns, think you been sniffing in too much paint its gotten you a bit stupid

Hidenplanvew

Ok High speed... Keep giving out horrible info

Red EM1

I'm also interested in this top. There is a harbour freight near me. I might go check out the selection.

Hidenplanvew

If you do it right, you can get the coupons for 10-15 bucks. They are not as good as say a 700 dollar spray gun but will work good for entry level stuff. I use mine mostly for primer or guide coats, but they have a 1.4 tip and spray pretty nice for the price. I use it over my 3M guns or my Sata for stuff that doesn't need much concern over texture.