Originally Posted by topside
My guys generally preferred Sata or Iwata guns, sometimes it was like Ford vs Chevy laugh2...our market was high-end Euro cars, FWIW.
Most shops always had an old DeVilbiss or Binks primer gun even into the '90s. Those things seemed bulletproof !
I've done alright on a couple small jobs with a HF gun, but the fan isn't as adjustable as I'd like.
But as noted it's the operator that's the key.
This talk about Croix & Accuspray is intriguing, never thought of those for automotive painting.
I have sprayed many cars with them.[ based on experience] they don't waste any paint ... they are not messy... they don't have air/water issues... they spray -really- nice . just get the correct air cap for the nozzle being used....I used a ton of chroma base metallic and clear coats in 99-2000's .I could have tweaked it and never have anything to wet sand and buff If I really worked at it!!

Last edited by ek3; 08/18/20 05:34 PM.