Anyone using bags inside of their gun cups??

[chevman]

You'd have a hard time talking me out of my pps stuff. I don't like cleaning cups and I can leave epoxy in the cup and work out of it for several days until the Epoxy kicks off. I've never used the liners in original cups though.

I agree, and wonder if anyone has tried them and switched back to cleaning the cup.

 

[crashtech]

I didn't realize that some were on such a tight budget. I just finished a complete paint job from the epoxy on the bare metal to 4 coats of UV clear and everything in between. I used about $10 worth of cup liners and about 1 qt. of thinner for clean up.

Well, a lot of us are doing a lot of small jobs, so say on a bumper job I guess you'd use at least 3 bags, that's 3 bucks, which probably doesn't seem like a lot until you add up a month's worth. Speaking for myself, I'm upside-down a little bit on paint supplies every month, so I'm very reluctant to add more cost, even if it seems small. On the contrary, I need ways to save money on this stuff so the money we're able to collect will actually pay for what we use. We've already increased our material rate to $36 per paint hour, well above the going rate, but the problem still exists.

 

[chevy_power427]

I was using the PPS system, and just went back to the good old cups and cleaning them. I don't mind taking the time to clean my gun, even with the PPS's I was still taking the gun apart. For a full respray, I find it easier to lift off the lid and refill. I just didn't find that at over 100$ a box it was worth it. Aluminum cup lids leak sometimes.....just as a PPS liner installed in a hurry. But they are practical to spray upside down.

 

[DATEC]

Well, a lot of us are doing a lot of small jobs, so say on a bumper job I guess you'd use at least 3 bags, that's 3 bucks, which probably doesn't seem like a lot until you add up a month's worth. Speaking for myself, I'm upside-down a little bit on paint supplies every month, so I'm very reluctant to add more cost, even if it seems small. On the contrary, I need ways to save money on this stuff so the money we're able to collect will actually pay for what we use. We've already increased our material rate to $36 per paint hour, well above the going rate, but the problem still exists.

You need to do a supplement for all consumables. When you use Lord Fuser for plastic/bumper repairs or SEM repair products you need to charge for the nozzle that is a one time use item. It is not part of the material but a required tool to use the product, just as the cup liners are (one time use) "consumables". It works here as long as you can tell and show them it is required to use the material they will/have too pay.