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Based on advise given on this site I bought a diaphragm-style air regulator to manage the pressure at the gun. Problem is the regulator is big and bulky and I want to use it with my new Iwata LPH80 gun. I bought the gun so I can paint in confined areas so I can't have a lot of stuff attached...

1955 was one of the great years for American cars and this Ford shows it off. The article mentions its color -- SPI Black. Here's the article from Street Rodder on the Hot Rod Network: http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1512-this-coyote-powered-1955-ford-is-loved-by-everyone/

In the search for the best results spraying with HVLP guns, I understand higher flow couplings are important. Milton is one of the more popular manufacturers so I checked their published flow ratings on various styles: A-Style: 34 SCFM M-Style: 40 SCFM T-Style: 40 SCFM V-Style: 74 SCFM...

Shine posted a great tip for cleaning your gun after every coat: http://www.spiuserforum.com/showthread.php?2630-gun-cleaning&p=29453&viewfull=1#post29453" gun cleaning when using any high solids primer or even epoxy you need to keep the gun rinsed. if left in gun during flash time...

Thanks to the information on this site I felt reasonably confident that I could clean up a spray gun disaster. I bought a Satajet 2000 HVLP gun on this site that the previous owner said he used on a couple of paint jobs. I paid $200 including shipping and thought it was a good deal. From...

My 1972 Corvette (also my avatar) is my automotive guinea pig. I bought the car in 1978 and drove it for about six years. An oil filter failure led to a complete rebuild of the 454 and it was joined by a TCI turbo 400 Street Fighter transmission. Once the car was back on the road...

When we bought our dream retirement home fifteen years ago, the only cabinet in the garage had a homemade dog washing sink (two plastic laundry sinks bonded together with fiberglass and polyester resin). When it started leaking three weeks later, I replaced it with a leftover piece of Poplar...

I was thinking about buying a fresh air respirator and found a Breathe-cool II for a penny less than $320 (had it been a penny more I obviously wouldn't think of buying it). Before I could order it, my wife turned me in to my doctor -- I am apparently too stupid to breathe when I sleep...

1. Never use a rust converter of any kind. No matter what it is. 2. Never clean metal or paint with lacquer thinner. 3. Never use a metal prep unless you are fully aware of how to neutralize properly. 4. Never use an acid etch primer, unless you are doing used car work for a dealer or...

The Iwata LPH400 is an excellent spray gun for the automotive refinish professional. It has gained a well-deserved reputation for proper atomization and superior results. The LPH400 is available with three caps that make the gun perform different jobs. Generally, the silver (LV) cap is for...

This may sound trivial to an experienced painter but the fact is very few painters know how to adjust their paint gun. This one item separates a sprayer from a painter more than anything else. The fact is a painter that knows how to fine tune his paint gun will turn a lot more hours and have a...

Fish-eye eliminators can help in some style paints and the lower the grade, the better they work. For the very best clears, fish-eye additives are less effective and using more may actually add to the problem. This applies to SPI clears but should apply to most clears as well. The first...

Came across a 10.8v Lithium-Ion cordless impact driver by Flex -- at Toolbarn.com. Gave it to my son-in-law for Xmas and ordered a second one for myself. They sent the drill/light instead. I kept it and had them send the driver as well. I built a new gate for the side yard and screwed it...