I have sprayed many car's in school but they supplied all the gun's and they were Sata and Iwata's. I am starting to have alot of people coming to me wanting paint work done and I have set up a paint booth at a buddy's house with an old furnace fan and furnace filters and plastic sheets. Ghetto but it works. My roommate has an Iwata but is being a dick and wont let me take it to the house I have the booth setup at. He sleeps with it under his pillow.

Anyway, I have been using a cheap shitty gun and I have to clear my girls Accord pictured below this week and need a decent gun. Plus I have a couple other small job coming up. 2 of the job's are Honda silvers which will be harder to spray with a cheap gun.

Now to my question, I'm looking at used guns on Ebay and there's alot of DeVilbiss guns going for around $50 or so. How are those with metallic paints? How about Mac and Matco and Snap On guns? Someone told me there all basically Sharpe guns. SO should I go with the DeVilbiss? Or should I spring for a Sata nr 2000 being as I don't do this for a living?

Also when I clear my girls Accord were doing some pink pearl in the clear. IS there something I need to keep in mind or do different with I spray pearl in the clear?

 

I've always "heard" good things about Devilbiss mid-range guns, but I've never used them. The NR2000 are great gun, what I use. The Iwata LPH though has a lower CFM rating/requirement so they are more ideal for home use, if you don't have a high CFM compressor. Try find a good used NR ot Iwata. That sucks your roomy is a wiener about using his gun. Quality guns are meant to be used repetitiously for years, no logic behind that if you clean it good.

 

you get what you pay for try the finex sharpe, finishline or astro evo

why are you laying pearl in your clear? if you cut it for any reason the finish will looks like ****

 

Is the Sata NR 92 a primer gun? It's a green gun if that helps.

 

I have a gun I can use for primer. With that being said What size needle and fluid tip should I get? Should go as small as a 1.3 or stay around 1.5?

 

For base and clear, personally I prefer a 1.3 size.

 

Thanks for all of your help. I bought a Sata RP digital with a 1.4 head on Ebay for $174 and $12 shipping.

 

when you use the pearl use a intercoat clear for the pearl mix then spray reg. clear over it atleast 2 coats so you wont cut through if you need to to cut and buff