Originally Posted by
Rowan
I have bought a model spray gun... well, it's probably a bit bigger than that. But it uses a small reservoir, and although I haven't used it yet, I think it will give me greater control over the job when doing bike frames, than a full-sized spray gun would. Plus, it is more portable, because I can use off-the-shelf compressed air, or some other non-commercial means.
It seems to me that to set up and use and then clean a full-on spray gun brings a whole heap of unnecessary work and hassle for what effectively is less than five minutes of spray time.
That thought has crossed my mind too. The spray gun that I have been looking at is an automotive trim gun. It has a gravity resevoir that will probably take more paint to wet the tank than what I'll use on a bike frame.
I'd be interested in knowing exactly what you have, where you bought it, and, whenever you get around to using it, how well you like it.