Phantom30
Well Known Member
My first major paint day. Much time searching as to how, what equipment and procedures.
First...equipment. Garage compressor-what will work on normal house 220v (3hp that will deliver in excess of 8 cf)
Second.....a hlvp gun that will work not over working compressor. Found one @ Eastwood Systems..a concours model (4cf@29psi) w/1.2,1.4 & 1.8 tips
Third.....what paint that doesn't require major safety equip or you die. Talked with Dan @ Stewart areo paint in Casmere, WA (all water base..no VOC's). He had me bring my gun (he was interested as a lot of his home shop customers were having problems with not enough air) over to his hangar and shot some paint (I was concerned water base paint would be subpar relative to deep gloss I was looking for). I was very impressed with some of the painting taking place.
My first attempts resulted in runs....but are easy to fix. You will need to invest in a good gram scale...as the amount of h2o is extremely critical i.e. thinning process relative to your gun.
Another thing is a good garage air evac fan to get over spray away from your wife's in garage treasures. Found a rug drying fan 1hp @ HomeDepot Avaition Suppy to put in garage window (heated garage to 75...then opened door into house (which supplied warm air during paint process). Wife inquired why was the house getting cool.....just not technical...told her I was testing heat recovery of furnace.
First...equipment. Garage compressor-what will work on normal house 220v (3hp that will deliver in excess of 8 cf)
Second.....a hlvp gun that will work not over working compressor. Found one @ Eastwood Systems..a concours model (4cf@29psi) w/1.2,1.4 & 1.8 tips
Third.....what paint that doesn't require major safety equip or you die. Talked with Dan @ Stewart areo paint in Casmere, WA (all water base..no VOC's). He had me bring my gun (he was interested as a lot of his home shop customers were having problems with not enough air) over to his hangar and shot some paint (I was concerned water base paint would be subpar relative to deep gloss I was looking for). I was very impressed with some of the painting taking place.
My first attempts resulted in runs....but are easy to fix. You will need to invest in a good gram scale...as the amount of h2o is extremely critical i.e. thinning process relative to your gun.
Another thing is a good garage air evac fan to get over spray away from your wife's in garage treasures. Found a rug drying fan 1hp @ HomeDepot Avaition Suppy to put in garage window (heated garage to 75...then opened door into house (which supplied warm air during paint process). Wife inquired why was the house getting cool.....just not technical...told her I was testing heat recovery of furnace.