Well i have some spare money that i can use im not even trying to buy every thing pro i have some spare time too so i was thinking of fixing the dents, scratches ect on my car. i was thinking go buy a cheap 2 cheap paint guns. one for primer/sealer and one for base/clear. im going to pick up a fender thats not screwed up and practice on it. and if i fk it up i have know a guy well my family knows him well and will paint my car if i screw it up. so where are some good places to buy paint and or should i buy local?
ppg store most towns have one thats where id buy the paint they offer a shop line that would better if your just learning,
ive also found of most the places i go to they seem to know the most about what there talking about.
Buy local. The body supply shop I go to beats any price you could find online.
alittle update i found my paint $150 a gallon so im going to buy enought to do a fender and see how it goes if it dose good im going to do the whole car
damm cant you buy anything smaller then a gallon? idk personally id hate to spend $150 on somthing and not know if im even gonna be able to do it right
03cav83 wrote:damm cant you buy anything smaller then a gallon? idk personally id hate to spend $150 on somthing and not know if im even gonna be able to do it right
im just saying there gallon is $150 they sell smaller
Just remember, the cheaper the equiptment you use, the more likely it has to not function properly. There are alot of enternal working componets to spray guns, Seals, orifaces, needles, gaskets. Cheap guns can get the job done, but you have to be sure to clean then thoroughly with Lacquer thinner, after each use. Even to the point of taking appart the gun to clean it. So things stay working accordingly.
Devilbiss sell some starting line guns. you can pick up for under $200.
TCPGlobal has some good deals on guns and equiptment.
For a 1 time paint job, or little things,
This set wouldn't be bad for you at all. It was our starter set in school. The touch up gun shat out on me with only using it 1-2 times and i wound up buying some good guns. The Red is the Base/clear gun, Blue Primer/Sealer. Silver Touch-up. For what your attempting to do, it should work fine.
The better the quality of gun though, the better the paint job. I will say that. I was a non-believer until i bought some DeVilbiss Starting Line guns. It's amazing the difference you see. Just remember you'll need a filtering system to paint. Something to remove Oil/Water from the air going to the gun. You can pick up small ones at Harbor Freight, or wall units as well. I use the small ones for airbrushing.
If you want any help or advice, let me know. I'll try to help how i can.
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