Wagner Spray Tech Power Painter????

[Metrodps]

OK I was thinking and wondered if a person could use one to paint their truck. I did search and found a few uncompleted postings. I know the quality wouldn't be that great but wonder how it would handle automotive paint in a drive way.

I know air gun would be better but just want something to look half way nice from a distance. Unless someone wants to volunteer to paint my black part??

I understand the quality issues just wondering if the Wagner Spray Tech Power Painter or similar would work.

 

[Pookster]

if you use two stage paint, I can tell you first hand about the outcome of someone who decided to use one of those. So if you like a "Textured" finish, yes, go ahead. The head just does not properly atomize car paint. I dont know about the new HPLV ones.

 

[burban89]

Automotive paint doesn't spray well out of a "air-less gun". If you don't mind spending a few hours of wet sanding, you can use anything to apply automotive paint.

If I still had access to a shop, I would be more than happy to paint stuff for you Lawrence.

Right now the best I could do, you could do in your driveway.

 

[Metrodps]

Yea that is what I was thinking the tips would not be fine enough. Where is Ryoken when you need his expertise? I am getting down to the wire for the trip and need to make it look nicer. No age spots lol

 

[burban89]

I know a guy that use a roller, with automotive paint. I about **** when I heard what he was doing. Well after 2 weeks of wet sanding, he brought it to the store. I couldn't tell, looked good, I couldn't believe it. I guess it all comes down to how much time you want to spend, vs. how much money you have.

 

[Pookster]

You can do it, paint it with like 5 layers, stay away from metallics, and wet sand the crap out of it.

Ryoken is probably spinning in his sleep!!!

 

[Metrodps]

Yea with my trip being so close and still short on money I need to cover the spots! Can you believe that some people can't even spare a $1.50 to help me out with gas?

I think I might just buy some dupli color in cans and go at it after I prime it.

 

[burban89]

Let me know if you need a hand, I can buzz up anytime. I do have an auto body background (another route in life I didnt take).

 

[Metrodps]

Wouldn't have an air compressor?

 

[ryoken]

my ears are burning, hmmmmmm....


yup, a Wagner will work great for orangepeel and runs... you'd be better off rolling and tipping... The airless just atomize like cr@p...

but seriously, buy a $40 gun, beg, borrow or rent a compressor and blast it in the driveway... I've shot quite a few outside.. heck, I've painted dozens of 50' boats outside..

just gotta watch out for pollen season!

 

[fordeater]

Can you believe that some people can't even spare a $1.50 to help me out with gas?

Dude, you trying to guilt everybody in here into giving you money for your trip is getting a bit old. Not everybody has a little bit of extra change to give to you just so you can take a trip. So stop making everybody feel bad for not helping you out!

 

[Metrodps]

Dude, you trying to guilt everybody in here into giving you money for your trip is getting a bit old. Not everybody has a little bit of extra change to give to you just so you can take a trip. So stop making everybody feel bad for not helping you out!

I should of sent that in email to Burban! I am sorry if I offended you ford. I will PM you so as not to be "GUILTING any one"!

Try finding a bike with a 23" frame for much less then that.

I thought about buying a car, but with a bike I have no insurance or gas to pay for

Picked up my bike last night. This thing is fockin huge, and my ass hurts from riding it home.

So, in case anybody wondered what happened to me, and cause I feel like getting it off my chest, I'm going to explain where I've been.

So, as some of you probably remember, I had gotten a trucking job with CR England around Thanksgiving last year. Life with the wife at that point was kind of shaky, and I kind of hoped that being gone would help a little. So, I drove to Salt Lake City the day after Thanksgiving for the new job, and just as I pulled into the parking lot for my first day, the wife and I had a very very bad conversation on the phone. It was clear at this point that even being gone wouldn't fix anything. So, out of frustration and anger, I left Cr England that day before I even started and headed down to St George, UT to stay with a buddy for awhile. Things continued to go south in the marriage, way south.

Let me give some background info before I continue. In May of last year, we put our house on the market and most of you know that the market is and was crashed, or dead. So, not one offer on the house, and barely any views. Due to me not having any success here with the job market all last year, we were in a financial bind as well. So, our credit at this point was shot, or house payments were backed up a couple of months. Bankruptcy was the only option at this point.

So, I lived in St George for like 3 1/2 months. I got a temp job working with a Plumber as a helper and actually kind of enjoyed it. But, the job was only temporary due to lack of work. So, during that time in St George, I talked with the wife occasionally to try to patch things up over the phone and see what would happen. Nothing changed. Right before Valentines day she informed me that she was done and wanted a divorce. I didn't and continued to try to fix our marriage with no luck. So I also agreed to the divorce.

So, once my job ended in St George, I had no place to work, so I decided to come back to Spokane to be near my boy, who is 22 months old by the way. I got back into Spokane March 1st. Moved back into the house with the wife, but we aren't together. The house is in foreclosure and will be taken from us in June, and our bankruptcy will be finalized next week. I lose my truck in the bankruptcy unfortunately. I will be divorced by summer.

I guess I just have to start over. I'm 26 years old and am considering several options right now but have no clue what I'm going to do. I've considered getting back into school and finishing my degree which should take about 2 years. I've also considered joining the army or marines. I just got a job with Lowe's as a delivery driver. It pays good and has good benefits. I will more then likely just work there until I decide for sure what I'm going to do.

Sorry for the long story. I just felt like explaining my absence and lack of posts

I personally am losing my house. In fact, I have 2 months before I have to vacate it. Unlike many people out there, I take responsibility for my actions. I got into too large of a house and too expensive of a loan. My fault. I will never blame our economy or Bush.

Anybody else gonna be spending Christmas alone this year? I don't even have any money to buy myself a present. lol

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2088054&postcount=52
Another problem in my opinion is people who have a fockin thin shell. Learn to take a joke and criticism, and stand up to a little bashing. Just my opinion

OK my rant is over!

 

[Pookster]

er. Umm. ya. I think I haven't been visiting the boards often enough, as apparently I don't understand the gossip or the subculture anymore.

Back to the paint thing, wasnt there a post where someone used a roller brush?

 

[ryoken]

roll and tip... very common in the boat biz, not so much in cars... time consuming.. the thread your talking about was an orange charger..

 

[RootBreaker]

i am getting ready to sand and spray prime my truck... then I found rustoleum farm paint. Till paint told me you roll it on.. as it is oil based.. but I am thinking of adding some thinner (or whatever it is supposed to be as I have never painted) and spray the truck.... we will see... need to do it this summer as the truck is up for inspection again and a nice truck always gets less of a look over at the inspection station..

 

[Pookster]

still think you should find that discount paint site online. I forgot where the link is, but they sell you quarts/gallons of whatever color they have in stock. They have single stage stuff, which would, theoretically work out better for you, as you can just wet sand the !@#! out of it, until its glossy.

 

[Mike D]

It will look grainy. Plus their may be a flammablity risk since the wagner was not designed to be used with extremely flammable solvents.

Here is an aternative idea, Buy a high quality paint brush ( 4" ) designed for oil based paints. Get the slowest drying reducer made for your type paint. Blend reccomended ratio paint to reducer. Mix well. Make sure truck is in an enclosed area ( no dust or pollen ) Prepare the surface ,tape off windows etc.tack rag, then dip the paint brush and apply to the truck. I would suggest you do the bed sides first just to get the hang of it.By the time both bed sides are done you are ready to tackle the roof, door pillars, hood, and fenders. A friend of mine who was a house painter did his old car and it looked prfect. I didn't believe him until he showed me a brush hair stuck in the paint in an obscure area. He said the key is a high quality brush and a slow evaporating reducer. The brush applies as much paint as a high quality paint gun and the slow reducer allowes the brush marks to dissapear and level out before drying.

 

[nsxxtreme]

harbor frieght has an HVLP gun that goes for like $20 on sale all the time. It shoots amazingly well for how cheap it is.

 

[Metrodps]

Just going to rattle can it for now and deal with the extra cost next year. Thanks for the input on this guys.

 

[Pookster]

Rattle can seems to cost more in my mind for some reason- probably because you need about 20 cans to get anything decent looking, and at that point, your already at like 60 bucks