Noobie painting thread

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Originally Posted by JET

Thank you, finally a constructive comment! I am about to say F this thread with all the stupid ass gun comments by people that haven't even researched it. How can you say the gun is crap when you have zero knowledge of it? It IS a Devilbiss gun without the name on it. Some people actually got the gun with the name ground off.

Code is 805k and Welle said there are no variations on that one. That is why I decided to go with the PPG value line instead of the premium. The value line does not offer variations, but the premium does.

I have done a little body work before, but have always sprayed from a can (custom mixed PPG cans at Welle) and it actually looked as good as the factory paint just out of a can! I find that prep work is 90% of the paint job. This will be my biggest job by far, so I am sure there will be a bit of a learning curve there. My biggest concern is probably avoiding fish eyes and orange peel. It seems like cleaning is the big key there. Any insight or tips are appreciated!

Yeah definitely preperation is key and painting in a clean environment is important. Wash the truck good and make sure their isnt any hidden dirt. We disassemble everything to avoid dirt hidden in wheel liners ect. also to not have any tape lines and to make sure the product comes out 100% and will last. Avoid ANY products that have some sort of silicone base because this will cause fish eyes.

I looked up the paint code - looks like a black metallic? we have a few variations but thats more than likely is because we spray with waterborne which is a different ball game entirely.