Thread: Paint Guns??

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Originally Posted by kitz

Unless you plan to do a lot of painting for a long while I think it's too frickin' expensive. I use the Devbliss finish line III for 1/3 the price. Others on here have used very inexpensive guns from Harbour Freight.

Kitz

Kitz,
I have both the FL III and the Iwata. There is NO comparison. I do like the Devil and have all 4 of the tips, but it just will not do the same job as quickly (read: color sand and buff) and as economically (read: overspray/waste, and the required bigger compressor to keep up with the FL III) as the Iwata. My FL is used primarily for all kinds of primers from the standard acrylic base, epoxies, 2K urethanes and polyesters by changing the tip and really does a great job with those paints. It will not lay down as good a BC/CC. The Harbor Fright (and yes, I spelled it that way on purpose ) is a major air hog. It will not spray worth a d@#$ at the stated 23# inlet psig. It needs 40-60 psig depending on each individual gun (the purple 43430). The overspray is beyond belief - much of my garage and everything in it has epoxy gray speckles from one of those P'sOS. That's when I went to the FL III for my primers and the Iwata for the BC/CC.

This, with me being a rank amateur, is what the Iwata can do:

That looks nice Dave. Don (Itoldyouso) has painted impressively as well with 'disposable' HF guns. I doubt I'll paint another car though so ~$400 bucks for a gun just doesn't feel right for me, even if I need to color sand and polish a little extra.

I must admit I really like the idea of throwing the gun in the trash after painting rather than clean-up! And after all, it just has to look good enough for me, which ain't that hard to realize these days.

Kitz

Originally Posted by kitz

That looks nice Dave. Don (Itoldyouso) has painted impressively as well with 'disposable' HF guns. I doubt I'll paint another car though so ~$400 bucks for a gun just doesn't feel right for me, even if I need to color sand and polish a little extra.

I must admit I really like the idea of throwing the gun in the trash after painting rather than clean-up! And after all, it just has to look good enough for me, which ain't that hard to realize these days.

Kitz

Kitz,
I'm 35 +/- percent Irish but unfortunately, most of the rest is Scottish(with some German thrown in) - which means very little gets thrown away. Thrifty to pain as my wife will say.

I did see what great work Don (as well as others) have done with the HF gun but.....that overspray and wasted paint....did I say I was Scottish....

This is an ongoing argument , expensive guns or cheap guns , an expensive gun will make the job better and easier with less waste and elbow grease .

If your only going to do one paint job just buy the cheapie and go on , or find some one that has experience & good equipment to squirt it for you .
Tools make all the difference in the world whether your a beginner or pro .

Iwatas are very good and yes expensive and will make the job much easier and less aggravating , Most of these cheap guns you may find 1 out of 10 that may spray half way decent , and an experienced painter can make a cheap gun work for them because of their gun skills , a beginner with an inferior gun will only create more problems , a beginner with an expensive gun will have a better chance of turning out a 1/2 decent job , instead of a slobbering mess .
Not saying all cheap guns are junk , its harder to find one that will spray like its supposed to .

some have some success with the ELCheapo as mentioned , thats great but its far and few between in my experience .

with paint materials as expensive as they are , whats a few extra hundred on a decent tool ?