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AshimotoK0:
Need some advice on sprayguns. I have four Honda frames,swinging arms etc NOT paintwork (I leave that to the Mennos/Andrews of this world !  :) that I want to have a shot at myself.

I already have an old Devilbiss JGA gun. However,  someone who used to paint cars but is now a policeman has loaned me these additional ones he no longer uses. Which one is best to paint my frames ect?

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mike the bike:
I've had good results with a gravity type gun (top left).  Have a practice with the various adjustments on your bqck fence or something;  and it kills 2 birds with 1 bullet
BTW,  Old engine oil protects fence panels better than any fancy fence paint from B&Q.

Mike on a bike:
Any one of those should work no problem. It is the paint thickness/viscosity that is the important factor as well as how much air/paint. Try it out on some old cardboard, start with the paint as low as posible and slowly let more paint through and see how it sits on the surface as you don't want any runs. Don't spray too dry and don't spray too wet. Find the happy medium. And as always the yardstick is, it is better to spray 3 light coats than one heavy one.  ;D

wolfheze:
Would use either the sata or devilbiss  (blue gti with the pps adapter ) with a 1.2 fluid tip.

wolfheze:
Frames are a little bit more tricky to paint than a piece of bodywork. You need to work around each tube and make sure you don't leave a dry area. Also you will find the overspray from one part will be landing on another so you will need to use a fairly slow thinner or activator if you are using 2k. This of course means it will run more easily if you double coat anything  (quite easy to do when painting a frame ).

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