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Old 09-01-2015, 05:17 PM   #21
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Where is the Devilbliss Startingline gun made?
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Old 09-01-2015, 05:58 PM   #22
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Where is the Devilbliss Startingline gun made?
Their website doesn't say, so I would guess C@*%! (Isn't everything?)
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Old 09-02-2015, 10:07 PM   #23
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A few years ago I used a spray gun similar to that sold by Harbour Freight for $9.95. Mine came from Princess Auto a Canadian company but looks identical. I used it to paint my daughter's Suzuki Samurai and my 1972 Chevrolet pick up. The Samurai worked out great, but the larger surface area of the pick up challenged the capacity of the small gun to keep the working area wet enough. It suffered significant orange peel. Nothing that too many hours of colour sanding did not fix. If you use a cheap gun, be prepared for extra work.
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Old 09-02-2015, 10:15 PM   #24
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Another perspective. Don't waste your money on the newer "professional" gun from HF. It is the shiney nickel plated one, about $49. It has nothing over the $10 gun as to performance.
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Old 09-03-2015, 07:44 AM   #25
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Ian, This is part of the reason I bought their aluminum large capacity "Tank" (Where you put the paint) for $15. Yeah it doubled the price of the gun, but it doubled the usefulness also. Plus it has a hard plastic cap with only three locking lugs and that alone makes it worth the money.
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A few years ago I used a spray gun similar to that sold by Harbour Freight for $9.95. Mine came from Princess Auto a Canadian company but looks identical. I used it to paint my daughter's Suzuki Samurai and my 1972 Chevrolet pick up. The Samurai worked out great, but the larger surface area of the pick up challenged the capacity of the small gun to keep the working area wet enough. It suffered significant orange peel. Nothing that too many hours of colour sanding did not fix. If you use a cheap gun, be prepared for extra work.
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Old 09-03-2015, 07:18 PM   #26
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I have an old Binks Model 7 that I used on my first two Model As using lacquer.

How would the Model 7 work with today's paints?

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Old 09-03-2015, 07:40 PM   #27
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I've done 3 full paint jobs with the HF HVLP Gravity fed guns. My opinion is #1 body and prep work make a huge difference in the final outcome and #2 If the underlying work is good, then the paint will look top notch after a little color sanding. Can't beat that price.
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Old 09-03-2015, 08:07 PM   #28
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I have painted cars since 1965 and i learned a long time ago you do with a buffer what you cant do with a spray gun.imho
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