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    Overlord of Music McCreed's Avatar
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    Edit: Oh yeh, pay attention to the breather hole in the top of the cap, and make sure that's clear of dried paint and crap. It will cause spitting if blocked, or maybe no paint flow at all.
    Good tip rabbit! Learnt that the hard way!
    Something so simple can lead to so much grief.
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    Quote Originally Posted by McCreed View Post
    Good tip rabbit! Learnt that the hard way!
    Something so simple can lead to so much grief.
    Hehe especially if all your coats are spot on and you need to do just one more coat for coverage or the finish you are after!

    Other things to be aware of , particularly with the smaller 0.8mm tip is tip dry, where paint dries and builds up around the fluid nozzle, and eventually spits onto your job in a big clump,and build up around the side air nozzles. (yeh, been bit by those too).

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    Hehe especially if all your coats are spot on and you need to do just one more coat for coverage or the finish you are after
    Yes, I've experienced the "I'll just do one more coat..." tragedy before.

    To avoid spitting or clumping, I always blow out and wipe the nozzle with solvent whilst waiting for the last coat to tack.
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    This is probably slightly off topic, but our local Aldi had a compressor and spray guns in their special buys today.

    As we are packing to move interstate I didn't even look at the prices (life would not be worth living if I came home with more workshop kit at this point in time )
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rabbitz View Post
    This is probably slightly off topic, but our local Aldi had a compressor and spray guns in their special buys today.

    As we are packing to move interstate I didn't even look at the prices (life would not be worth living if I came home with more workshop kit at this point in time )
    I just took a look, and I think you can sleep soundly. Nothing to see here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dozymuppet View Post
    I just took a look, and I think you can sleep soundly. Nothing to see here.

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    Not a high quality german-engineered product then?

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    Just not really a "hot deal".

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    Once you've got a compressor, a spray gun isn't the only thing you can use it for.

    You should definitely get a blow gun. Very cheap and very useful. Nothing quite like it for blowing dust and sawdust off a sanded body. A vacuum cleaner will suck at less than one negative atmosphere, but a blower will blow air out at several atmospheres pressure (whatever you've got your regulator set to), so there's a lot more power behind it. Very good for clearing out pickup routs and post holes.

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    Don't forget that most tools and sprayguns don't come with connection adapters (probably due to there being at least three common types that I know of), so it's worth getting some spares of those whilst you're ordering.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon Barden View Post
    Once you've got a compressor, a spray gun isn't the only thing you can use it for.

    You should definitely get a blow gun. Very cheap and very useful. Nothing quite like it for blowing dust and sawdust off a sanded body. A vacuum cleaner will suck at less than one negative atmosphere, but a blower will blow air out at several atmospheres pressure (whatever you've got your regulator set to), so there's a lot more power behind it. Very good for clearing out pickup routs and post holes.

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    Don't forget that most tools and sprayguns don't come with connection adapters (probably due to there being at least three common types that I know of), so it's worth getting some spares of those whilst you're ordering.
    All the extra bits and bobs like fittings can be got from the big green shed or Super Cheap.

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    Very good for clearing out pickup routs and post holes.
    Also great for making my dog go absolutely effing nuts!!!

    I don't know what it is, but as soon as I start using the blow gun she comes flying out of the house to the shed and wants to bite it!
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