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airless spray guns?

Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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airless spray guns?

has anyone every sprayed automotive paint through an electric airless paint gun such as a wagner. i think it would work and it could save me from having to buy my own compressor and paint gun.
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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Re: airless spray guns?

Those won't even paint a fence let alone paint a car!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry don't mean to be rude but think about it...
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Re: airless spray guns?

I sprayed my hood, nose, and fenders with a Wagner power painter. I just used Rust-oleum mixed 70-30 with paint thinner. It actually laid down fairly nice, but there was some orange peel that was smoothed out with a quick wet sand.

It was a temporary fix since my clear coat was faded and chalked really bad. I did it a few months ago and it still looks really nice. Check the pic in my sig, that's how it turned out.
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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Re: airless spray guns?

Originally Posted by FYRCHKN
I sprayed my hood, nose, and fenders with a Wagner power painter. I just used Rust-oleum mixed 70-30 with paint thinner. It actually laid down fairly nice, but there was some orange peel that was smoothed out with a quick wet sand.

It was a temporary fix since my clear coat was faded and chalked really bad. I did it a few months ago and it still looks really nice. Check the pic in my sig, that's how it turned out.
thats what i like to hear! I think im gonna go for it. although ive never used an airless gun before i have about 100 hours behind a gravity feed air sprayer so hopefully that will count for something when i try to get this thing looking right.
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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Re: airless spray guns?

wow thats pretty cool

I just painted my basement with enamel but I used air

green on the walls
orange on the floor
bronze on the stairway and the first cinderblock off the floor is also a bronze pinstripe

so here is other side of the coin

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