Recent content by DiyNutJob

Panel painting out in the open is more likely a to be a multi-month job than multi-week. Everything is easy except the clear coat. Bugs and dust are guaranteed to get on the panel while the paint is wet. There's no way to make quick corrections on 2k clear given the slow cure time. This means...

A head up for anyone doing a copy buy. The r100 is flawed by design and leaked compressed air into the paint chamber. The chinese got the design from italians who gave them a bum deal. The chinese knew something was wrong, but unable to fix it. For the gun to work properly, teflon tape has to be...

As far as this thread goes, you are catching the wind in your sails. You are a better trainee sailorman than a trainee brain surgeon.

To regular, or to mini, that is the question.

The R100 gun is in. The compressor could sustain it at 2 bar spraying indefinitely. The pair is basically a match made in heaven. The conclusion is, yes, this is suitable as a first gun for anyone dipping toe into painting with a 6L compressor. The gun has small fan pattern and needs more passes...

They are 100% made in china because this country doesn't make stuff. These are lower quality compared to china brand or china no brand. Even with china brand I throw them all out because I don't need the inconvenience.

True enough. I only have experience throwing out battery devices. I do look, and kick myself sometimes for a nearby EV. The insurer will write off my car on the most minor claims. I can't afford to catch fire or get singed. Not where I live. EV is in tiny minority. Not a single household has a...

Your post count in this thread will also jump to the global record of your post count for this thread. Hopefully, you can see the flaws of the claims. If EV's are selling so well, it should be self-evident on the roads or at people's homes. There is no such evidence. The inconvenience of EVs...

Mostly yes, except the bits that are trainee level quality. Still, not bad for a first go.

If you are into soldiery, you should join that israeli thread. This thread is about wind. Some might even call it long winded. Well, the base coat is done, probably a bit too thick. I mistook the light reflection for the white primer and kept trying to give it more paint to cover it up. Someone...

Another spraying window. A little cool but ok for base coat because it is the thinnest fluid and easiest to evaporate.

Putin never said you couldn't be on the ballot. If you were, I would have voted for you. You obviously knew what you were doing given your extensive 40 years of experience.

Ok, go have a vote. I won't vote the opposite, or vote at all because I don't have time for this sh*t. I am amazed nothing clicked inside brain after 40 years of doing the same thing and getting the same result.

Since the r500 can be adjusted to have a fan height of 10cm or slightly smaller, the r100 is more or less redundant for panel painting. One use I can put it to, along with the air brush, is spot repairs. Here's a guy who's rather good at it and gives plenty of good tips.

Some pro tips while we wait. The car paint thinner can be used for rejuvenating household paint brushes that are full of dried paint - water based or oil based. The candle man on youtube already demonstrated this using cellulose thinner. I have a better way: dip brush in thinner, squeeze out as...