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Ah, completely different then. I bought a gun at English Paint & Color Supply (a supplier of paint and supplies to body shops and pro painters here) that has worked well for me. The make is Vaper and the model is 19000. Not expensive at all...maybe $60 before my discount there but that was 2 or 3 years ago. It came with a 1.4mm tip which works very well with single stage or double stage paints, clears and primers although for epoxy primer or heavy lacquer primer I generally use an old Binks gun with a 1.8mm tip or an older Binks copy with a 2.0mm tip and lower the pressure to get a higher build quicker. Generally I only use single stage hardened paint (catalyzed) and I may or may not put a clear on top. Color coat/clear coat is the favorite of many folks but I'm not in that group. You may get a whole lot of varying opinions on this, Red. Some folks get really particular about spray guns, but I've learned (and I've only been painting things for 50+ years, so I'm still learning) that the gun matters terrifically less than the person using it and more importantly adjusting it. With that Vaper gun I use about 30 psi or so...a bit less than that in hotter weather...maybe as low as 25 psi. With the older Binks maybe 35 psi. Hope that is helpful.