Home paint spraying setup
Home paint spraying setup
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bad_panda

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132 posts

90 months

Friday 11th October 2019
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I'm in the market for a home spraying setup and am currently looking at spray guns, with the thinking that this is the most important bit of equipment and will then determine what compressor I need. There are so many though, and with a huge range in price. Can anyone in the know give me any pointers?

I'm a spray painting noob and I assume that without a proper spray booth with filtration, I'm probably never going to get really great results, but if I could still get noticeably better results by spending extra on the right gun then I'll do it. And I suppose if all goes to plan I could eventually end up with a home spray booth so it could be worth getting a compressor that would cope with a whole car anyway...

V8covin

9,137 posts

214 months

Saturday 12th October 2019
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A Devilbiss FLG5 1.4 would be the perfect gun.....combine that with a 3hp 150ltr compressor

steveo3002

10,995 posts

195 months

Saturday 12th October 2019
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are you painting whole cars or just wheels n small bits n bobs?

bad_panda

Original Poster:

132 posts

90 months

Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Ideally I'd have a setup that I could use to paint a whole car (something average saloon-sized) in one go.

bad_panda

Original Poster:

132 posts

90 months

Wednesday 16th October 2019
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V8covin said:
A Devilbiss FLG5 1.4 would be the perfect gun.....combine that with a 3hp 150ltr compressor
Thanks, that looks like a very good recommendation and not horrendously expensive either. The same goes for a 3 hp 150 litre compressor, which (judging by the reviews on Machine Mart) was enough for one bloke to spray a whole van...

steveo3002

10,995 posts

195 months

Wednesday 16th October 2019
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plus something to dry /seperatete the water from the air

bad_panda

Original Poster:

132 posts

90 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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Would it best to have the same kind of filtration they have on compressors used to refill dive tanks (which presumably traps any air, oil, small particles etc) or would that just be overkill?

V8covin

9,137 posts

214 months

Thursday 17th October 2019
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bad_panda said:
Would it best to have the same kind of filtration they have on compressors used to refill dive tanks (which presumably traps any air, oil, small particles etc) or would that just be overkill?
A regulator like this will suffice

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/an1-industrial-fil...

bad_panda

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132 posts

90 months

Friday 18th October 2019
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V8covin said:
Nice one, cheers.

Squiggs

1,520 posts

176 months

Saturday 19th October 2019
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The first thing to address is ….

…….."For the health and safety of my neighbours is it permissible for me to spray vehicles at my desired location?"

And secondly …….

……… "To maintain my health can I get all my PPG in place?"

Tick those 2 boxes before you compile your 'tools required' list wink

bad_panda

Original Poster:

132 posts

90 months

Monday 21st October 2019
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Squiggs said:
The first thing to address is ….

…….."For the health and safety of my neighbours is it permissible for me to spray vehicles at my desired location?"

And secondly …….

……… "To maintain my health can I get all my PPG in place?"

Tick those 2 boxes before you compile your 'tools required' list wink
Yeah true, but that's already sorted. Poisoning myself or others was the first thing I considered laugh