painting tips needed

[Scott Smith]

I got that Harbor Freight gun two years ago; last year I got a SATA. There
is no comparison (nor should there for the cost difference.)
The HF gun works great for primer and PVA.

I shopped the internet for the best price (http://www.spraygunworld.com/ was
one) and took that to a local auto body supply shop.  They had no problem
matching the price.  Must be a pretty good margin on these!


 -----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Bill Pritchett
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:34 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: painting tips needed


  Verne:
  I agree, but to save some money, I purchased an HVLP trim gun from Harbor
Freight.  It's probably a copy of one of the Sata guns.  For my needs, it
works great.
  Bill
  http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46719
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Verne Koester
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 1:44 PM
    Subject: Re: painting tips needed


    Ed,
    I've had about a dozen different spray guns ranging from a simple
airbrush, up through a full blown Binks automotive-type spray gun. The Sata
Minijet 3 is the berries, far and away and is of the HVLP variety. You're
gonna get a lot of opinions on this.

    Verne


      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Ed Alt
      To: discussion at nsrca.org
      Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 11:43 AM
      Subject: painting tips needed


      I'm looking for advice for painting a composite fuselage.  I've
already got a 20 gallon, 8.4CFM at 40 PSI compressor with a good quality
automotive spray gun.  I'm considering getting either an HVLP gun or
possibly a Badger airbrush of some type.  I have the usual goals in mind for
light weight, good glossy finish etc.  I'm leaning towards the airbrush only
because it seems like I could probably have the best control over laying
down a light finish that way.  I will most likely use PPG concept paint for
the finish.

      Another question - the project is a Temptation with fixed stab.
Although I'm sure I could do a decent job of transitioning Monokote at the
seam where the paint would end, I'm thinking of doing a light glass job on
the stab and just painting that as well.  I will have an OS 1.60 up front,
so it might not hurt to add a little more weight back there through
painting.  For an area as small as the stab, this seems reasonable.  Is this
a bad idea or not?

      Thanks
      Ed
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