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enkeivette
05-28-2010, 03:24 PM
Just sprayed the boat.

On the vette we used $1100 worth of PPG epoxy and House of Kolors tri-stage paint and a $500 Sata gun.

I just used $300 worth of Kustom Shop epoxy and Northstar single-stage paint with a $15 gun.

Orangepeeleriffic. I don't know if single-stage will colorsand, but I hope so. I blame the gun primarily. I think the paint would never has been as nice as HOK, but it would have laid on a lot smoother and faster with a Sata.

I spent 3 1/3 hours doing just the charcoal color! That Harbor Freight gun has either no fan width or no volume. I like firehose guns, this gun sucks balls. Plus! You can't see yellow when it's coming out! Could have been the bad lighting, but after the first coat I may as well have been blind.



Lesson to be learned for the snake, someone needs to pony up for a Sata of if we use that Husky, we will be colorsanding. For sure.

Vettezuki
05-28-2010, 03:38 PM
Just sprayed the boat.

On the vette we used $1100 worth of PPG epoxy and House of Kolors tri-stage paint and a $500 Sata gun.

I just used $300 worth of Kustom Shop epoxy and Northstar single-stage paint with a $15 gun.

Orangepeeleriffic. I don't know if single-stage will colorsand, but I hope so. I blame the gun primarily. I think the paint would never has been as nice as HOK, but it would have laid on a lot smoother and faster with a Sata.

I spent 3 1/3 hours doing just the charcoal color! That Harbor Freight gun has either no fan width or no volume. I like firehose guns, this gun sucks balls. Plus! You can't see yellow when it's coming out! Could have been the bad lighting, but after the first coat I may as well have been blind.



Lesson to be learned for the snake, someone needs to pony up for a Sata of if we use that Husky, we will be colorsanding. For sure.


Aaron's gun (don't know if you've seen it) is apparently some knock-off of a Gucci german made gun. And you know the Germans make good stuff.

enkeivette
05-28-2010, 03:39 PM
Aaron's gun (don't know if you've seen it) is apparently some knock-off of a Gucci german made gun. And you know the German's make good stuff.

I've used several knock offs, they've all sucked. I'll be able to tell if it's good when we do primer.

94cobra69ss396
05-28-2010, 03:39 PM
Where are the pictures?

enkeivette
05-28-2010, 03:45 PM
Where are the pictures?

In my camera which is right next to me. But I don't have my memory car reader down here. You gotta wait till tomorrow sucka! Plus I'll be able to pull off the masking tape by then.

Chuck
05-28-2010, 04:39 PM
:need_pics: :judge:

enkeivette
05-28-2010, 07:58 PM
Cry? Here's a quick cell phone pic.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs575.snc3/31386_614905552380_19912599_35136838_3025442_n.jpg

big_G
05-29-2010, 06:26 AM
Look into "Finish-Line" guns. I use them in my shop. Inexpensive (relatively) with very good spray pattern, and various sized tips are available.

enkeivette
05-29-2010, 08:48 AM
Look into "Finish-Line" guns. I use them in my shop. Inexpensive (relatively) with very good spray pattern, and various sized tips are available.

Thanks for the tip. I think I'll wait a few years and buy myself a new Sata when I have a job. There are plenty of good guns out there, but Satas are notorious for being firehoses, and I do much better with a lot of volume.

enkeivette
05-29-2010, 08:50 AM
No comments on the boat? Realy? Is it that bad?

enkeivette
05-29-2010, 09:58 PM
I just sprayed my GFs headlights with some HOK clear and that same gun. Almost no peel, they look amazing. Then I did my Neon front bumper, worked good for 5 mins, then slowed down to almost nothing, then cleaned it out and it came out like a hose and left a run and some bad peel. I think this gun is on crack.

Also, I think HOK paint just shoots nice. I'm spoiled.

enkeivette
05-29-2010, 11:12 PM
Actually, now that I took it apart to clean it, I think the gun was getting clogged with that metal material in the metallic charcoal paint.

enkeivette
05-29-2010, 11:12 PM
I'm lonely in here.

Leedom
05-29-2010, 11:28 PM
I like the design. Kind of looks like fangs.

enkeivette
05-29-2010, 11:34 PM
Thanks Adam! I took the idea from the later Tahitis but I just made them a little longer.

Vettezuki
05-29-2010, 11:55 PM
No comments on the boat? Realy? Is it that bad?

Makes may me imagine the belly of a spider.