Ben_O Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just been reading there is now RFU paint available............................. Ready For Use no thinners needed just add to gun and away you go,who would of thought it!It does save you thinning it yourself but at least doing it yourself, you can thin it accurately.Any RFU I have previously used is thinned a bit too much and with a really cheap thinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The picture of the spray station set up above looks like a proper gun really, the earlex ones I've seen would be ok spraying a fence but wouldn't want to try anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Ready for use paint off ebay is just people trying to sell 1l of paint with half a litre of thinners in when people search for "1l paint". Buy paint, buy thinners and mix it to suit your gun. A cheap compressor and a cheap gun will get acceptable results and is a known quantity - people will be able to advise you if you have issues, and there's already loads of good tutorials etc. You can then use that compressor for air tools etc. Electric spray guns aren't designed for cars and nobody who's any good at spraying cars would consider one so any advice you do get will be from maniacs. Don't bother! 2K paint is bad news, no doubt, but I know people who've painted two cars a day with it for 30 years out of tiny workshops and never even worn a paper mask. They're both arseholes, but they can still breathe. It's the easiest way to get a hard wearing finish, but you might die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I’ve got an hvlp electric paint gun but I’ve never actually used it. It’s got an external hoover looking thing attached to the gun and the gun looks okay . I have watched tv programs with them using something extremely similar in spay tan places . I’d not got near 2k do it limits your choices a bit but better than getting cyanide poisoning . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 This is the from the gun finish on my Viva,used a cheap Sealey gravity feed gun and a Lidl compressor. The base coat was cellulose based,and the clear coat is 2k. You can get a decent finish with very basic tools. The prep work is the hard bit,get that right,the rest is a doddle. DeeJay, D Spares & Tyres and Conrad D. Conelrad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I have watched tv programs with them using something extremely similar in spay tan places . Was it this program? Conrad D. Conelrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 But when you dont have somewhere to paint your car you cant really drag a full size compressor out into the street can you??????????? I appreciate being called a Maniac........................................Nowt wrong with that, it's only on the same level as swapping an engine on the pavement outside your house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25v6turbo Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 So reading the thread again,2K seems dodgy and not great to use outside?So do I want to stick to cellulose filler primer and cellulose top coat if so can I get RTU top coat or will it need a laquer top coat?Had a couple of rattle cans made to the Triumph colour and tested on an old sheet of metal and it dried with a high gloss,are most rattle cans cellulose?What I,am slightly concerned about is the primer reacting to what paint is previously on the car,it was painted in 1984 then again about 1991? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 After that much time you are probably safe, I've done celly over old synthetic and it's been ok. Give it a coat of isolator or bar coat if you are worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25v6turbo Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 What Earlex system is best to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I actually thought you were joking when you suggested breathing through a long hose pipe! How do you get enough airflow out of it so you're not just rebreathing your own carbon dioxide? Clench the pipe in your teeth, pucker your lips around it inhaling, release on the exhale, a bit like when stealing petrol. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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