Originally Posted by
rspears
Pat, the only comment I will make is that the guns you list, "brinks, sharps, devilbiss, and many others" are all good quality guns - not necessarily the top of the line by price, but good quality guns. If you put a "WalMart Special" $9.95 Harbor Freight gun in their hands at that shop you mention I would venture a guess it would be bounced off the wall, or worse, in the first day. Could they paint with it? Sure it will spray paint but nothing like the guns you mention, and like Dave said, you'll have to find what each particular gun wants for pressure, volume, etc and it may not be consistent. Like Don said, he painted a lot with a cheapie HF gun, but noticed a big difference when he went to a ~$100-$150 gun setup to paint their top coats. Paint is too expensive to waste, IMO.