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I should point out that Martin's dime size spot refers to bare metal. If you've got sand throughs that only get into the epoxy I don't care how large they are you should still be fine. Epoxy for...

What you have will work fine, for about 4 months. Len is completely correct. The best way to go is to wet sand them with 800 or above then clear them. This lasts years.

It is without doubt the best turbine gun available anywhere. If you're using a turbine this is the only way to go. If you have a three stage turbine you can easily achieve an automotive quality...

I've got one and I think it sucks. I've always been able to sharpen a bit by hand. My dad, who was a machinist, taught me this skill when I was about 10 years old. The problem with the Drill Doctor,...

I have twenty of these and have installed one on each of my spray guns. It is superior to all other mini-regulators (including the Sharpe 1410) in two ways. One, the cover of the pressure gauge is...

Isn't it remarkable in life the number of times something that's "New and Improved" isn't.

It varies from manufacturer to manufacturer (exact data can be found on the manufacturer's technical data sheet) but typically the time frame for clearing the basecoat is between 45 minutes and 24...

I have a good friend who is also a major player at Sherwin-Williams here in Phoenix. He sells every spray gun made (working for S-W that should be obvious) so he has no skin in this game. His sales...

This is rediculous. If DeVilbiss says that this nozzle is to be tightened to between 15 and 20 foot-pounds I would think that they should know. The DeVilbiss JGA body, which the Plus uses along with...

15-20 foot pounds is quite a lot of torque. If you're using the wrench that comes with the gun you almost certainly aren't able to create this much torque with it.

What I did was buy a cheap...

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Has anybody tried and used this stuff. I've got tons on 2K polyester putties (Upol Dolphin which is great by the way) but it's such a pain to mix this to fill a couple of pinholes and...

Brian's right!

It's easy to do and any resin on resin bonded sandpaper with a hookit back, or for that matter with an adhesive backing that can withstand water (sort of rare), can be used wet. Almost all decent...

You are using the completely wrong products, meaning automotive clears. Use woodworking polyesters or UV cured coatings. There are two companies that specialize in this ICA and ILVA....

That doesn't look like any DeVilbiss product available in America. Can you give us an international DeVilbiss Website (probably based in the UK or SA) that provides the technical details on this gun....

You absolutely CANNOT USE THE LVB cap for clear. Strickly for base and normally for very difficult to shoot bases. It puts out a very odd fan (extremely wide and shot at very close range (like 4...

Depends what type of sealer. 2K urethane sealer is easily sanded wet or dry as it's just urethane surfacer with a much finer grind of talc in it. Epoxy primer thinned to use as a sealer is much more...

Many people think that the better the gun atomizes the better it would be for basecoat. This is almost never the case. I use a cheap Astro EVO for base and my PLUS, Tekna or SATA RP's for clear...

My bet is 12-2. This design sucks. That's why I like STAR's cheap guns (Astro Pneumatic) they don't use these seals.

It is a massive rip off and price fixing between PPG, BASF, Dupont and Sherwin-Williams is rampant. The Justice Department has sued these guys multiple times for it but they still do it.
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Waterborne paints use a class of chemicals called glycol ethers. These are what are known as bridging solvents. The reason they are called that is that they are a chemical bridge between solvents and...

This is why I like using a viscosity cup. Yes, I know this has been discussed to death on this forum but the problem you're having with the Transtar is that it's too thick. If you establish a...

That isn't a rumor Jayson, it is a fact. The chief engineer of Dynabrade did design the AirVantage sander. I know this because I know him personally and visit with him at the SEMA show when he...

I own a woodshop and I have twenty-six random orbit sanders of every make, model and description. I have Dynabrade Supreme's (which are their best, the Silver Supreme Jayson mentioned isn't a good as...

The new Astro Mini Gun is available with either the 1.0 or the 1.2 I have the 1.0. The 1.2 will work with primer but you will need to reduce the primer somewhat. It has about a six inch fan which I...

I saw the Studbuddy as SEMA where I believe it was first introduced. It's well made but I think the adjustable foot of the Steck tool might be a significant advantage. Feedback on this would be...

You use a color blender as the reducer. This product has solids unlike straight reducer. Every paint line has one but the one I use is made by Rubber-Seal....

I've never used this tool but I have a lot of Steck tools and every one is a winner. So my feeling is that it probably works. Steck doesn't make garbage.

It will handle a panel but not even close for a complete.

I use a Ford #4 cup all the time. We've had this discussion previously on this board and I'm sure opinions will never change, but, my view is that if you keep the viscosity constant the results will...

Correct. but you're going to have to be moving pretty quickly with a 1.4 (especially if it's an RP, with an HVLP this isn't quite so fast) and you're going be blowing a lot of paint into the air...

I agree with the choice of the SRIPro for motorcycles. I don't consider this to be a mini gun like the MinJet 4, I consider it to be a MIDDY gun. If I were painting a Smart Car this is what I'd use....

Dura-Block makes VELCRO blocks and they are not very expensive. I don't like the idea of trying to convert a PSA block as you would have to be very even in the application of the contact cement to...

Sterling Saw makes blades for these mini airsaws that are made in USA and work great. That's the ones i use. look them up: http://www.diamondsaw.com/pdf_files/airsaw.pdf

I much prefer the compliant aircap for clearcoat. For base either works fine. For high-metallic base the HVLP might work better as it produces a larger droplet size which is desirable in this...

The best is the SRIPro but for the money the ASTRO Mini-Gun is the best by far. They have a new model that superceedes the 4020 called the EUROHVT1 that is dynamite. Very nearly as good as the SATA...

The QuickClean has the teflon like coating on it the Copper does not. The Copper is anodized aluminum without a coating. The new ProLite has the same coating as the QuickClean.

I have a friend who is a very successful salesman for Sherwin-Williams. He sells a significant number of Iwata guns and his customers, according to him, prefer the Century series guns (LPH400LV and...

Epoxy takes a very long time to harden up. I think what you're seeing could be normal. Normally it's buried under something and you never try what you did, but I don't think what you're seeing is...

Believe it or not Dawn diswashing soap works better on this type of contamination than solvents do. Also, try some Simple Green or Super Clean. I run into this issue all the time when refinishing...

It never looks right. You can always see the sand scratches no matter how you try to hide them. In woodfinishing people say you can achieve a satin finish with wool lube and steel wool. Good luck to...

That's why you start with normal clear. You sand this with P800 to flatten it out and then the final coat is the flattened clear. It's a three step process. Normal clear, sand, flattened clear.

For some reason Sagola just can't help itself. When I started painting, about a million years ago, I used Sagola guns and stopped using them and went to SATA because of parts availability. Len, you...

SATA does make the 4000 and the 4000RP with specific waterborne basecoat needles and nozzles. If he's buying a gun specifically for this sole purpose he might as well get it configured this way. I...

I think a simple two step process is actually the best. Wetsand with P400 to get the yellow off and then go with P1000 before clearing. It takes longer to try to get the whole thing de-yellowed with...

Polyester primer sands so effortlessly I don't understand why anybody would wet sand it. It cuts beautifully dry and doens't load the paper. Just keep wiping the block off with a microfiber towel and...

You should be just fine. I agree with everything Bob K said but P320 dry on a random orbit sander has a considerably finer scratch pattern that P320 wet by hand. The combination of dry sanding and...

First off it's clear you're not in America since the GTI Pro doesn't exist here, it's called The PLUS gun in its compliant variant and just the GTI in the HVLP version here in the United States. The...

I prefer the 3M clean sanding discs over the Abranet/Autonet but they accomplish the same thing. I use central vac sanders and not the auto generated as the bags are annoying to me whereas the hose...

Oddly, considering how lousy the economy is, everybody seems to have a new car. In a place where cars literally could last forever it seems that only Mexican's and myself drive a car that's over five...