The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Can anyone recommend a good paint gun?

Hi folks,

So, I did my first re-finish in 1976. I have done a number of re-paints and some restoration work since and have always used my Devilbiss JGA 502 guns. One siphon, one with the KB II pot and a EGA for touch-up work. This spring we suffered a fire and lost three generations of tools and memories. Shopping for new tools, I have to admit the choices of spray equipment is absolutely overwhelming.

I wonder if you folks who are familiar with today's choices could comment on what you use and like. I will be running a two stage 175 PSI 80 gallon compressor. Anyone use/like the Devilbiss FLG4 or Eastwood's Concours pro?

Thanks for any thoughts,
George

I got the FLG-5 from spraygunsdirect.co.uk and LOVE it. Ships from the UK but got to southern Illinois in just 2 days after ordering. Get one with a 1.4 tip and add a 1.8 tip and needle and you'll be all set to spray primer/base/clear/single-stage. FLG5

Thank you for your response! I saw the YouTube videos by Gunman and Had kind of leaned towards that gun also, he seemed pretty impressed. My concern was, what if I need additional parts? I'm not sure if Devilbiss will sell FLG-5 parts here in the 'States. Might not be a valid concern as I never needed parts for my siphon guns but did need parts for the pressure pot. This gun search makes my head hurt...

Thanks again. I much appreciate your help!
George

The Black Widow that Harbor Freight offers seems to be popular and affordable. I know I like mine. Unfortunately, I think most pro painters have found it which has lessened supply and raised the price. It comes in two versions, 1.8 tip and 1.3 tip. I've also done great spraying epoxy primers with my Devilbiss Starting Line set. Here is a recent color sprayout I did with the Black Widow, both base and clear.

I bought a 3M Accuspray gun which uses their PPS system of disposable nozzles and cups. It's very easy to clean, and if the nozzle does get gunked up, they're cheap to replace. The downside is the liners and lids are a bit more expensive. It works well, and the gun and starter cups are just over $200 to buy.

I use the PPS system with all of my guns. If you find some non-3M versions, they can be much cheaper! Especially if you plan to do any volume. Even for a home hobbyist. Very handy for when I did my '98 C3500 Crew Cab Dually a few summers back.

Ditto on Kevin's post - Accuspray.

Review

I went with the Eastwood concourse pro, the two gun set. I think they spray really well. Recently shot the firewall of a car my son is rebuilding and it came out well, for a backyard hacker anyhow, lol. They are reasonably priced and the spare parts are available. I picked up some extra pots.

I thought it came out pretty decent for a crinkly old firewall, the Eastwood gun, and a rank amateur holding that gun.

Does that ever look familiar!

I am a beginner painter but had great results with the concourse pro from Eastwood

Truth is you can use almost any decent gun and get great results...if you know how to use it. You'll use less paint with today's HVLP guns, however an old Binks will work just as well. It will just have more overspray.