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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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Hey guys, i'm in the market for a budget low air hvlp/mini/lvlp setup. I'll mostly be doing motorcycle fairings and smaller jobs (don't intend to do cars or bigger jobs). I'll be spraying anything from acrylic enamel to urethane base/top/clear systems (once i experiment and decide which i prefer).

i've got a 25gal 8.3@40 psi compressor, so the higher air consumption guns won't work. I was looking at the asturo mini gun set, though i'm open to other choices.

Also, where's a good e-storefront to order this stuff from? Ordered a 3 gun set from spraygunworld and it's been a month with no product, and marginal customer service, so i'd rather go somewhere else. brick n' mortar places in the LA area work too.

Ideally i'd like to spend less than 200 bucks OTD to get a gun(s), cups, filters, regulators, and the ability to spray base/clear and prime.

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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 05:14 AM
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i ordered a starter kit from tcpglobal.com it cam with 3 hvlp guns 1 base coat clear coat 1 for primer and a tuchup gun. also cam with gun stand, regulator, small filter, cups basically everything u need to spray except for compressor for 80 bucks.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by egbubble14277
i ordered a starter kit from tcpglobal.com it cam with 3 hvlp guns 1 base coat clear coat 1 for primer and a tuchup gun. also cam with gun stand, regulator, small filter, cups basically everything u need to spray except for compressor for 80 bucks.
So have you used these guns yet? How did they spray for you? That kit is in the cfm range of my 30 gallon compressor. I may have to pick this up.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by egbubble14277
i ordered a starter kit from tcpglobal.com it cam with 3 hvlp guns 1 base coat clear coat 1 for primer and a tuchup gun. also cam with gun stand, regulator, small filter, cups basically everything u need to spray except for compressor for 80 bucks.
nice, I'm also wondering how the guns spray, looks like a solid starter kit.
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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Default Re: HVLP low air gun recommendations?

i havent sprayed with then yet i should in like a week or 2
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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Keep us updated on the gun performance.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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i ordered a set too, hopefully it doesn't take too long to get to me, just finished doing my FG repair, filling, etc to a set of fairings.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bad-monkey
i ordered a set too, hopefully it doesn't take too long to get to me, just finished doing my FG repair, filling, etc to a set of fairings.
it took like a week for my guns to come.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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Those guns will spray ok for the first couple of times then they go downhill really fast.....the best guns you can get are Sata,Iwata, devillbiss...or i have even had really good luck with campbell hausfield and its way cheaper then the above brands
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by brandon43
Those guns will spray ok for the first couple of times then they go downhill really fast.....the best guns you can get are Sata,Iwata, devillbiss...or i have even had really good luck with campbell hausfield and its way cheaper then the above brands
sata, iwata , devillbiss are really good but i was just looking for something cheap i just started in this business.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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If you are just getting into the paint business and want to get your name in there,I strongly discourage the use of a cheap gun especially if you are going to paint a whole car or painting any kind of metallic or candy's...you will not like the results and either will your customers..you can get a good sata rp off ebay for around 300-350 and save yourself alot of headaches..trust me i learned the hard way
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by brandon43
If you are just getting into the paint business and want to get your name in there,I strongly discourage the use of a cheap gun especially if you are going to paint a whole car or painting any kind of metallic or candy's...you will not like the results and either will your customers..you can get a good sata rp off ebay for around 300-350 and save yourself alot of headaches..trust me i learned the hard way
im not planing in staying with this gun like i said i just started in this business and i dont have the money to buy a good gun i will once i get the money.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by brandon43
If you are just getting into the paint business and want to get your name in there,I strongly discourage the use of a cheap gun especially if you are going to paint a whole car or painting any kind of metallic or candy's...you will not like the results and either will your customers..you can get a good sata rp off ebay for around 300-350 and save yourself alot of headaches..trust me i learned the hard way
Will iiget good results on spray gun price between $100 to $200? Should look for brands name or quality of the gun. I want to spray my old civic cars but i don't do body paint everyday so now i have gun which almost $100 bucks. Sorry i don't much about painting even thou i didn't alots of research and still not quite sure on certain things.
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