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gatordad:

Use this

http://www.prevalspraygun.com/

The best thing since sliced bread for this kind of job

You can mix and thin any color of paint you want, and doing a whole cab will cost you about 50 bucks.
I picked one up at Sherman Williams close to home, it's like 7 bucks for the kit and the power cells cost 5 bucks each.
I have used 5 power cells for a total of 2 coats on a multicab I'm building now, ( I post a project when I get a little more done) paint finish is the best looking job I ever did, just don't use it outside with any breeze as you will have over spray everywhere.

bkenobi:

If you haven't priced automotive paint, be forewarned that it's EXPENSIVE!  I painted my door a few years back with a custom mixed paint and the 1 quart of paint (plus a few other supplies) were $300!  I could have used less, but they don't sell in smaller quantities.  Anyway, I would avoid it if possible just because of the cost.  You should be able to order spray paint for less if you truly can't find the right color locally.

electreffects:

gatordad, The preval spray gun seems to be the same one I saw in HD that I mentioned earlier in the post. Good to hear it can work. I may be my only option if I can't figure this gun stuff out.

I've been looking through Harbor Freight's website and they have a number of different sprayers, and better descriptions than the boxes in the store have.

This is what I bought, no mention of paint type that can be used: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?itemnumber=97855

They also have a HVLP Detail Spray Gun, which the website lists as "Sprays light, medium, and heavy stains; varnishes, oil-based paint and latex": http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=45001

And they have a Household Low Volume, Low Pressure Spray Gun (LVLP) which is listed as being "Great for spraying latex, stains and varnish": http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=92841

Anyone have any experience/suggestions about which gun would be best for me? The salesmen at Harbor Freight don't seem to know anything about them, the paint gut at HD tells me none of them will work, and this is my first shot at painting anything, so it's all new to me.


jan25th:

I remember hearing great things about the "Wagner HVLP Conversion Gun " available from http://www.gleempaint.com/hvcongunnew.html, I think it may have been in this very group. My understanding of spraying is that regular high pressure guns make a mess by generating huge amounts of overspray. An HVLP gun being low pressure is much better to control. The Wagner will attach attach to a high pressure compressor that many diyers have at home. There is lots of discussion about the Wagner (google is your friend).

electreffects:

Thanks, 25th. It looks like that one works at around 15-18 psi, much lower than mine. The Wagner's a little pricey for me, but maybe I can find a similar cheaper alternative. At least I know now there are guns out there that can be used with a compressor and standard latex paints. Has anyone else tried it? What did you uses and how were the results?

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