i am getting equipment ready so i can paint my car but i need to know what to go out and buy, what kind of air compressor and spray gun and how many gallons of paint should i use on a '78 buick big body?
2006-09-27 12:30:21 · 8 answers · asked by Big Daddy Cake 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I would suggest you save your money on equipment and pay a body shop to spray it for you. You will be money ahead vs buying HVLP spray equipment, dust free painting enviroment, thinners, mixers, undercoats, topcoats, respriators, not to mention if you screw up your paint job and have to kiss two gallons (and $450.00) worth of paint goodbye. Do all the prep work, (sanding, trim removal, bodywork, etc.) and let someone else do the shooting -- it ain't as easy as it looks.
2006-09-27 12:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Painting Compressor
2016-10-18 05:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by moherek 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you plan on spraying cars and parts fairly often, and you can afford it, purchase a nice $800 to $1200 stand up air compressor from someplace like Lowe's, Home Depot, or Northern Tools. If you do this, unless you are an electrician you will also need someone to wire it in for you. An air/water separator is also needed. If you are only going to spray this one car, let someone else who already has the equipment do it. Paint is pretty expensive and screwing up a paint job is easy.
2006-09-27 12:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Almost any compressor will do, you just need one that is capable of supplying the CFM that your paint gun will require. And be sure to use a moisture separator/filter along with a pressure regulator. Moisture in paint is not good.
Your local autoparts paint supplier can hook you up with required amounts of paint, reducer, etc.
Link below for a walk through Start to Finish. Good luck.
2006-09-27 12:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need at least a 30 gallon. It needs to be able to keep up with the flow you will need to paint. If you get one smaller it will be "out of breathe" in no time and constantly running. Kobalt from lowes has nice one that are fairly quiet and cheap (about 250 to 300 bucks). Sears also offers a nice selection, however they are a little more noisy. Use a HVLP gun, you will have better results.
If you use base/clear you will need about 1 3/4 gallons of each.
dont use Omni paint its cheap and just that.
2006-09-27 12:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Don't buy an air compressor. Buy a HVLP turbine and paint gun. They do a fantastic job. Truman's Incorporated aka TIP Sandblast sells a great HVLP turbine and gun. Google them.
2006-09-27 15:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by notadeadbeat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should enroll in a community college's auto body course. You could learn the right way to do it and use their equipment, which is usually modern and updated. This would save you a lot of money and when you decide to do this for a career, the tool suppliers will give you a huge discount for students.
2006-09-27 12:55:23 · answer #7 · answered by cargrrrl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
20 gallon kolbalt
2015-12-27 15:34:02 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use 150 psi to 200 psi depends on what you want the quailty to be
2006-09-27 12:45:24 · answer #9 · answered by Wendy M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋