HI everyone,
I have been viewing this forum for years and finally decided to join. The amount of knowledge you guys share is incredible, not to mention the time and effort you spend helping others.
With that said, I am in the market for a quality gun. I had learned to spray long ago at work, which was painting small aircraft skins, flight controls etc. after repairs. The equipment we used was Lex Aire turbine system and you had to move obscenely slow. I have done a couple of completes on a couple Mack trucks and my own personal pickup. The gun I used on these was just an $75 Home Depot Husky hvlp. These were work trucks so really just needed them to be one color.
My next project is to be my 78 Firebird which is to be the original color of solar gold, and I plan on using Motobase. I have searched through several threads and thought I was decided on getting Iwata’s lph-400. Several here highly recommend and it seems to match my slower style. As I continued to search, I am now also considering going with a Sata x 5500 hvlp as those were recommended to be a great basecoat gun. I‘m on the fence between the two guns, but I know a gold metallic is probably one of the most difficult colors and I’d like all the help I can get by choosing the right equipment.
Here’s a picture of my 76 GMC using PPG bc/cc using my Home Depot Husky special I did about 10 yrs ago.
Thanks,
Eric
I have been viewing this forum for years and finally decided to join. The amount of knowledge you guys share is incredible, not to mention the time and effort you spend helping others.
With that said, I am in the market for a quality gun. I had learned to spray long ago at work, which was painting small aircraft skins, flight controls etc. after repairs. The equipment we used was Lex Aire turbine system and you had to move obscenely slow. I have done a couple of completes on a couple Mack trucks and my own personal pickup. The gun I used on these was just an $75 Home Depot Husky hvlp. These were work trucks so really just needed them to be one color.
My next project is to be my 78 Firebird which is to be the original color of solar gold, and I plan on using Motobase. I have searched through several threads and thought I was decided on getting Iwata’s lph-400. Several here highly recommend and it seems to match my slower style. As I continued to search, I am now also considering going with a Sata x 5500 hvlp as those were recommended to be a great basecoat gun. I‘m on the fence between the two guns, but I know a gold metallic is probably one of the most difficult colors and I’d like all the help I can get by choosing the right equipment.
Here’s a picture of my 76 GMC using PPG bc/cc using my Home Depot Husky special I did about 10 yrs ago.
Thanks,
Eric