The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > General Truck Forums > Paint & Bodywork

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-10-2021, 11:24 AM   #1
D13
Registered User
 
D13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Memphis MI
Posts: 1,851
Small part painting gun?

I'm starting to work on my trucks again. I have a lot of brackets, mounts, braces, etc that I would like to clean up and paint in black epoxy. I have limited time and usually get no more than a couple done at a time. Here in MI, if you don't get paint on it quick, it will rust, and rustoleum primer ain't what it used to be. Problem is, I need like 1/4 - 1/2 cup mixed paint, and I don't really have a good system for that. Air brush is a little too small for some of the bigger brackets. My touch up gun is an old siphon and cleaning it is time consuming and expensive. Best idea I've come up with so far is HF touch up HVLP and finding a small capacity cup system for it. Anyone got a better idea, or know what cup system fits?
__________________
1987 2 ton
1982 250/TH350 beater in progress
Dad's 1981 3/4 L6 3 on tree posi and no options, awaiting restoration or scrapping
Plus a mess o' tractors
D13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2021, 11:35 AM   #2
mongocanfly
Post Whore

 
mongocanfly's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Alabama
Posts: 14,557
Re: Small part painting gun?

I've been very impressed with the black widow I got from hf..I know it's full sized
The other gun I dropped and broke was the Eastwood concours edition..it was a 2 gun setup, 1 hlvp fullsize and a hlvp touch up gun...I'm very impressed with the little touchupper...I used it a good bit for my smalls..
The biggest issue I have with the small gun is your limited on tip size choices for what I have
__________________
Mongo...aka Greg

RIP Dad
RIP Jesse

1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598
Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334
Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563
2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

Last edited by mongocanfly; 06-10-2021 at 11:41 AM.
mongocanfly is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2021, 01:00 PM   #3
tinydb84
Registered User
 
tinydb84's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: San Jose Ca
Posts: 2,871
Re: Small part painting gun?

Quote:
Originally Posted by mongocanfly View Post
I've been very impressed with the black widow I got from hf..I know it's full sized
The other gun I dropped and broke was the Eastwood concours edition..it was a 2 gun setup, 1 hlvp fullsize and a hlvp touch up gun...I'm very impressed with the little touchupper...I used it a good bit for my smalls..
The biggest issue I have with the small gun is your limited on tip size choices for what I have
I am really tempted to get that black widow gun. Do you notice the difference between the HTE and HVLP?

To the original question-I bought a small gun off Amazon and it was so amazing. Then it broke (after a ton of use) when I bought it again it was a different manufacturer and was crap. I use a harbor freight purple gun now-even for the small stuff.

You can get the little aerosol cans (Preval is the brand) with the little glass jars on the bottom from most hardware stores. I have used them in a pinch. They work well enough for small stuff but they get expensive for what they are.
__________________
David
Used parts build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=638991
My brother's Nova: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=727985
Rear suspension rework: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=750557
Instagram: myfabguy
tinydb84 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2021, 01:32 PM   #4
mongocanfly
Post Whore

 
mongocanfly's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Alabama
Posts: 14,557
Re: Small part painting gun?

David..I couldn't tell much difference myself..hard to find a bad review on it
__________________
Mongo...aka Greg

RIP Dad
RIP Jesse

1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598
Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334
Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563
2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver
mongocanfly is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2021, 12:33 PM   #5
tinydb84
Registered User
 
tinydb84's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: San Jose Ca
Posts: 2,871
Re: Small part painting gun?

Thanks Mongo. I might pick it up when I get around to spraying something other than primer. I just cant justify buying a $400-500 gun when I barely use it.
__________________
David
Used parts build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=638991
My brother's Nova: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=727985
Rear suspension rework: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=750557
Instagram: myfabguy
tinydb84 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-15-2021, 01:59 PM   #6
JJH Jimmy
Senior Member

 
JJH Jimmy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Schoolcraft, Michigan
Posts: 921
Re: Small part painting gun?

I bought this kit from Harbor Freight to spray primer and it works really good. Both the guns are easy to clean compared to the purple guns. I have sprayed both epoxy and 2K in the full-size and sprayed epoxy, base and clear in the detail gun. Spraying small parts with the detail gun will save you a ton of material and right now they are both on sale for $35.00!

https://www.harborfreight.com/profes...kit-94572.html
__________________
1972 GMC Jimmy 4x4 LS Swap
1985 Chevy K20
1994 GMC Yukon
2021 GMC 2500HD Duramax AT4

My "It's a Jimmy Thing" Build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=583528
Budget Build 1985 K20
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801565
JJH Jimmy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:51 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com