Chris Martin
Promoted Users
I have been doing a bit of reading on the forum about inexpensive guns (I need a gun to shoot last coat of white epoxy on one project which is the last coat until top coating in a year from now). Lots of info but need help reaching a conclusion specific to the epoxy.
I have been using a cheap Amazon PNT 1.4 and results are OK but wonder if it could be better for that last coat. The issue I am having is it seems to apply a too thick a coat (trying to go thin on first pass). I can close the fluid but seems it sprays a little gritty (reducing at 10% but will try a little more reducer today).
Seems people like the Vaper and Global brands. I can get the Vaper 19114 HVLP 1.4 (is this one any better than the cheaper blue one?) if I drive 50 miles to northern. Could buy the Global at amazon and not drive the 50 miles but want to go for the best of the two.
I am also not against spending up to $120 on a gun if it would make a difference. Saw a nicely cared DeVilbiss A-13 Starting Line on eBay for $100 but don't even know if this gun is OK for epoxy. A little afraid of buying older used guns (seems to me not all older guns work well with today's materials).
BTW, I have a nice older Sharpe SGFHVLP 1.4 I bought new eons ago. Spayed Durathane superbly back in the days but this epoxy not so much. Doesn't seem to fan enough.
What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Chris
I have been using a cheap Amazon PNT 1.4 and results are OK but wonder if it could be better for that last coat. The issue I am having is it seems to apply a too thick a coat (trying to go thin on first pass). I can close the fluid but seems it sprays a little gritty (reducing at 10% but will try a little more reducer today).
Seems people like the Vaper and Global brands. I can get the Vaper 19114 HVLP 1.4 (is this one any better than the cheaper blue one?) if I drive 50 miles to northern. Could buy the Global at amazon and not drive the 50 miles but want to go for the best of the two.
I am also not against spending up to $120 on a gun if it would make a difference. Saw a nicely cared DeVilbiss A-13 Starting Line on eBay for $100 but don't even know if this gun is OK for epoxy. A little afraid of buying older used guns (seems to me not all older guns work well with today's materials).
BTW, I have a nice older Sharpe SGFHVLP 1.4 I bought new eons ago. Spayed Durathane superbly back in the days but this epoxy not so much. Doesn't seem to fan enough.
What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Chris