check out this gun....
http://www.orangepea.com/Sharpe-HVLP-Cobalt.htm

 

i want to stay conventional because my compressor cant produce the volume for a HVLP gun

 

how about this one...
http://spraygundepot.com/devilbiss_files/finishline.html

 

Tyler that is an excellent gun for the money.
You can find the conventional Finishline guns on eBay for around $77 new, plus shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22779&item=2087074768

You don't want to soak it in laquer thinner for very long because it has plastic internal parts.

The Finishline II HVLP has less overspray than the conventional version and you will use less paint. It is a little harder to find a good deal on the HVLP version (maybe $119-125 on eBay). And here it is on special for $115: http://www.spraygunworld.com/Information2/FinishlineIISpecials.htm
I have the Sharpe Cobalt and would only use it for a primer gun. The Finishline is a better basecoat/clearcoat gun in my opinion.

If you can part with around $175 you could get a REFURBISHED Sharpe Platinum Low Volume HVLP gun that only uses 7.5cfm from Sharpe1.com. They don't list them on the site, so you have to call Sharpe or email them. It gives professional results and use the less air of any gun.

If you had more air, then I'd go for a brand new Sharpe Titanium T1-CG with 1.4mm tip from Everhartsales.com or Spraygundepot.com for under $200. Many professionals are raving about them, but they take 13.5cfm.

Again for $77, the Finishline conventional is a great buy.

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i *think* our compressor is a 3 hp, 10 gallon tank, again im not sure, its a work compressor and is covered in paint, i have the manual in a file cabinet, i just need to dig it out.

will this suffice?

[This message has been edited by tyler mckee (edited 01-14-2003).]

 

Tyler
For shooting primer on one panel at a time with delays in between panels, you could get by.
That compressor will probably only give you about 5cfm at 50psi. I have one like that for my finish brad nailer for doing baseboard and molding around the house. But, the air regulator is small and it won't even drive an air impact wrench to take off wheel lug nuts.
You need at least a 5hp with 30gal tank for the Sharpe Platinum LV HVLP at 7.5cfm to do more than two panels on a car at a time. You might be able to rig up a Tee manifold with brass fittings a put a second 110volt air compressor in parallel. If you want to paint a whole car then you need the extra volume of a 60gal air receiver/tank and a 220volt 6hp single stage compressor would be the minimum for a 10cfm spray gun. You might get by with a 5hp 30gal 110volt compressor if you pace yourself. But, more air capacity is always better, so you don't have to wait for the compressor to catch up.

[This message has been edited by bonecrusher67conv (edited 01-14-2003).]

 

also, i bought the DeVILBISS FLG-615-114 FinishLine II Conventional Gravity Feed Spray Gun, i needed to buy a nice compressor anyways