The Best Paint Gun Settings for Spraying Clearcoat

[@aldo9564]

HANDS DOWN .... BEST paint tutorials ANYWHERE on the net !

[@BigblackRN84]

Brian I literally watched this video in between base and clear on my first paint project in 2 years. I followed your advice and laid down the slickest clear I have ever sprayed. Your tips have helped a ton thanks for your honest contributions to the youtube community. I am looking forward to re-painting my truck and believe I will get stellar results. Thanks

[@PaintSociety]

Love to hear this type of feedback!!!

[@darrellcarter4143]

Wowwww, I used to spray cars and trucks old style and out of all the spraying I have seen buy guys that spray YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES IT RIGHT, VERY GOOD

[@rayrayrich4974]

Brian, thank you for your videos. Sharing your tips and expertise with anyone who wants to learn is really cool.

[@WoodyDrums]

Clear has always been the bane of my existance... Love the advice!

[@SteveNielsenArt]

Great video, I've been using Tamco products for about 5 years now and cant see myself ever using anything else. Over the past 30+ years I've seen and used just about everything. No other paint company has the customer service that Tammy Miller gives us. Again great video and tips.

[@HOUSEOFDULA]

God this guy is providing priceless information, and out for free for all to learn. We should all be so grateful man. The difference between him and others is that hes willing to TEACH us what most pro painters would call "secrets of the trade". Instead of keeping and benefiting to himself hes willingly sharing it, and not only a true pro at his profession but a talented teacher.

[@piptyson5512]

He's helped me get the paint a flowin. Now you go get us some turbo Mustang content flowin😁

[@garywearing8603]

The guy is a clown, no guy skills at all

[@Farmer2492]

@@garywearing8603 mate you wouldn't know what day it is lol

[@jmseipp]

It’s like taking an online course on auto painting.

[@johnpettersen1100]

@@garywearing8603 it appears by your comment you are shallow, ungrateful and mostlikly a self-proclaimed knower of all, it is wisest to say nothing and be asumbed ignorant or uneducated than to open one's mouth with hate and critique leaving others certian of your lack of education and ignorance

[@stevejanka361]

Good morning Bryan, more excellent tips, tricks and useful techniques. Always enjoy your videos. I always learn new ideas all the time from your videos. Thanks and you take care.

[@pupdoggify]

Best clear coat in my opinion is the Sherwin Williams Finish-1 FC720...not to mention that it's half the price of Tamco. Overall a very good and informative video from a real pro!

[@garyhuneycutt504]

Mr. Brian Thank you for your help and information. You are the Man!

[@mandymoo7406]

Thank you great video,I always thought you triggered off after each pass as it sounds like it but learnt not to do this,nice to see you've explained why too

[@timcapuchino3563]

Wow that's amazing work I have a question. can I use my paint gun to apply clear coat?

[@torowazup1]

Great 👍🏼 Clear Information Video and with TAMCO 👍🏼

[@ARIASPHIL123]

Excellent excellent videos. Ton of really good information. All free

[@donproctor4480]

Nice finish. I don’t get to see that gun in action. I do recommend on checking tds for the clear that the user use’s, if there is a required purge time (5-15 mins wait to bake) or if you should go right to bake. Some clears are design for immediate baking. For exp...the rm clears I use recommend to bake immediately for best results.

[@GarageNoise]

Great tips Brian! Perfect video. How does that gun compare to the Astro he?

[@PaintSociety]

Bit heavier. Little more precise with the way it shoots, more controlled.

[@GarageNoise]

@@PaintSociety Good to know.

[@fernandosaldana3665]

@@GarageNoise also it cost 4-5 times the price of the astro.

[@GarageNoise]

@@fernandosaldana3665 ok, so not really a budget gun.

[@firemannyafd]

Love your channel, Thank your for sharing your knowledge. Can you tell me what makes you decide on whether your going to use a slow or extra slow reducer?

[@PaintSociety]

For Metallics and darks colors in a hot environment around 85 and higher use extra slow and slow for everything else

[@rjbradleyjr]

Can you do a video painting clear coat with a 1.4 with finish 1? I only a 1.4 tip and my base comes out great but my clear coat is Heavily Orange peel

[@tysonfilippini9262]

Great video thanks !

[@andyfarrior4146]

Do you have a video that discusses what you do with the gun between coats? Or what you do if you happen to run out of paint while spraying?

[@PaintSociety]

Between coats of base and clear you wash out your gun

[@chrisdamonsworld]

Another good video

[@acidicbricks6966]

Hi do you need different size tips to spray primers cleats and base

[@andrewhigdon8346]

We love you too much Brian to not make note of having no respirator on while sitting there next to the car which is, per your owns words, “releasing solvents”. Do it from the window so you can talk without the respirator. Or something, anything. They say it’s cumulative and permanent damage. You’re too cool, smart, and an asset to our world, showing selfless devotion to educating others. Yeah we know you may not have been ACTUALLY breathing in the baddies at that time, but we have to set examples. Right? The shot looked good, sounded good, and allowed us to stare at that finish while you explained. Hopefully it had mostly if not completely released by then. We’ve all done. And we say, “no big deal just once or twice “. I once helped my ex-wife match up thousands of lung x-ray names to claimant names, and while most were direct asbestos workers in factories making brakes or insulation, the wives got it too, just from handling their laundry! Mesothelioma is one helluva insidious form of cancer. It’s all so gradual till it’s not. Isocyanates might be worse. We don’t even know. But they are bad. They deteriorate the mucous lining of everything they touch in us, from our snot to our lung’s alveoli. More days above ground is better. Big ups.

[@torowazup1]

Do you have a video on mixing and spraying pearls and metallics?

[@boodejabell]

Any tips on spraying plastic motorcycle parts. I’m spraying my Harley Ultra Limited as a first time sprayer!!

[@lummy321]

Awesomeness brotha 👍

[@pixelzpusher]

Brian, I paint motorcycle helmets and decided to use the sun to bake my helmets to speed up curing. Normally, I let the helmet sit for a month indoors after final clear coat. I do two rounds of clear. Round one to build up clear then sand to bury the graphics and then reclear. After second round, I put the helmet in the sun after 1 hour. However, the heat from the sun caused the helmet to wrinkle. When I took it out of the sun, the wrinkles went away after 24 hours. What do you think is going on? FYI, I used Createx water based paint for the graphics. Could there be moisture under the clear causing the wrinkling? Great tutorial by the way.

[@mortenmartinsen3018]

Hi and thank you for great viedoes. I was wondering if you are completely roule out the 30 centimeter roules? The distance from the nossle to the object you are painting?

[@vocipico]

came straight from M539 Restorations video and was trippin hard on the outro/intro music

[@acidicbricks6966]

All my guns so far have a 1.3 do I need any other sizes for primers and base or can it be used over all three

[@gavelboy01]

I've never had a problem with a nice coat of clear. But I'm still having problems with spraying primer from top to bottom or bottom to top. And it still gives me a sandpaper effect. What am I doing wrong???? Tried almost everything. Distance, thinning, etc. I'm at my wit's end.

[@PaintSociety]

Add 10% reducer into the mix and that should help loosen it up

[@mikemetcalfe1526]

The viscosity of your primer is too thick..look up how to measure the viscosity of primer

[@cristianb.4135]

Hi Brian! Can i ask you why you recommend slow hardener? It's to avoid solvent pop?

[@iliashr3081]

hello i would like to have information for the paint gun from fuji mpv8 i painter i would like to know if this gun is also good? and your opinion for the clear caot

[@larrygk1257]

Have a Walcom Slim Xlight HVLP brand new. 1.3. Maybe not familiar but a midrange gun from what I understand. For clear and in a garage (not booth) setup should I be lower on pressure, perhaps 15-20 psi at gun, and less fluid (maybe 2.5 turns in or so) and a 8" fan? In my setup, the specs on the clear (PPG) and the gun talking about 29 lbs seems too high. I should have less pressure, less fluid, and not a huge fan. Of course I will test, but agree?

[@PaintSociety]

Don’t follow the specs too much on the tds. Just follow what works on your paint gun

[@firpofutbol]

I'm spraying small parts and I don't want a wide fan that'll waste a lot of paint. Do I have to lower fluid volume and PSI as well? If so, roughly how much?

[@iTooob]

I didn't get what is it that you're supposed to do with the specks of dust that might still be there after the second coat ):

[@worthey1969]

My problem is making myself doing more overlap it's a bad habit or to much in a hurry

[@mohamedfiraz7041]

Did u put reducer for clear court?

[@Blessguys]

The 2104 work better with the 10% reducer in my opinion, is such a great clear

[@Blessguys]

@@rossokeefe9268 1.3 tip for the 2104

[@Supanova70]

How does Omni clear compare to Tamco? Also do you recommend Slow hardener even under 70 degrees?

[@controllineprecisionaeroba7454]

If your not paying for the paint, it's always set to the 'Fire hose' setting.

[@jumpinjojo]

Control Line Precision Aerobatics *you're

[@bummgarage9793]

What’s the pps adapter part number?

[@soniac6733]

What u think about wet sanding b4 spraying your base coat

[@mikemetcalfe1526]

Its good cleans away dust and grease if you put a little bit of ivory dish soap in your sanding water. Just make sure it dry and all sanding sludge is wiped away with a clean shammee

[@cxssix0552]

Hi Brian, i am planning to spray my 73 VW Camper using 2 pac DS , I have a GTI pro Devilbiss but what would be the best fluid tip size ? thanks for your help . Chris

[@mitchellferre1652]

1.3 tip, full fan. Full fluid. 29psi with GTI pro Lite. Te20 cap. Get ready for a mirror finish.

[@delmaryennie692]

Yes there is a ton of information out there, but I have seen and heard a lot of it and I am an old bizzerd and have done some of this. I am here to tell you all I am going to listen to is him and him alone, he knows what to hell he is talking about and if he says a product is good then believe me it is GOOD. I am saving all of his advice to go back to if I have a problem. Because he has had the problem and tell you all about how to fix it.

[@anikethkumar5298]

Bro whts the capacity of ur compressor

[@rafarafitaqueloque5001]

I have two older devilbiss gti and a satajet 2000 all with 1.4 tip. Is there a huge difference on painting with the 1.4 vs 1.3 tip? I dont want to buy any new guns since i dont paint all the time like i used to. Can i get the same results today with the paint co. Recommending the 1.3?

[@PaintSociety]

1.3 will put on a thinner coat, less chance of solvent pop and building up the edges on a panel.

[@rafarafitaqueloque5001]

@@PaintSociety can u get the same with gun set up?

[@AkashdeepSingh-xl1ib]

He get even nice finish with cheap spray guns

[@Jim-fe2xz]

Great tips! I'm just a hobbiest and only done a half dozen full repaints & a few repairs. For the longest time I thought first "it has to be the gun - need a better one". Then it was "always use the recommended settings". Then it was "always use 50% overlap" (way too wide!). So all along there was a lot of cut & buff to fix poor results. Finally figured it out - realizing the obvious "look at the results and make whatever adjustments necessary to make it look right - duh! (including rate of travel)" And atomization is key. The cloud of overspray threw me off until I saw how much better the finish came out. Thanks so much for putting it all in easily understandable words and giving real examples! Wish your videos were available years ago when I started!

[@NationalAviators]

As a guy who painted for 36 years I would recommend NEVER using those silly on-gun regulators. Just open the on gun regulator all the way, pull the trigger and use the wall regulator to set pressure at gun. Then, take the regulator off. Using the wall as a baseline. They restrict flow too much and via the venturi effect can cause condensation in your air supply especially for at home guys.

[@coolguy8063]

Upload a tutorial

[@Joesmusclecargarage]

@@coolguy8063Upload a tutorial? He just told you what to do. You can’t follow simple verbal instructions?

[@nongpoknganpameetei1875]

No you are wrong never adjust pressure on the wall or tank

[@VintRestGarage]

You have to appreciate his experience and technique that you’re learning at NO COST. Dig this

[@johnwoolfrey5093]

I love Tamco 2104. For any seeing this on Saturday 11/28 Tamco has a sale one day a year and it's today. 30% off. Great video Brian!

[@MudderMilitia]

Thank you for the reminder! I saw this at the last minute and was just barely able to get my order placed in time!

[@PaintSociety]

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[@beauchamp1763]

Hey Brian. Your vids are really informative and great for beginners or DIY painters. It's great that you take the time to put these vids together. Being a painter myself I can see a lot of people benefiting from them. Cheers mate from Perth Austalia. 👍

[@RMH8520]

Thanks for another great video. A few questions: when spraying base coat, do you also recommend not letting off the trigger when changing direction? Also what do you suggest if doing a whole car where the direction change will be over a painted panel instead of over masking?

[@jimknowles5483]

So I can't tell you how grateful I am with this high-level gun / finish information you are sharing. I am looking for advice about clear coat selection both brand and where to buy it. I cam a cabinet maker....so I am only spraying wood that is located inside a heated and air-conditioned home. I and my customers like the deep rich depth of finish I get with automotive clear coat!! So UV degradation is not a factor..... So what brand of clear coat would you recommend that is economical and suitable for wood work?? And where to buy it? The detailed spray gun and set up training is for the most part unknown in cabinet shops!! Thank you!! For making this information available online! Thanks !! just jim

[@jimknowles5483]

Also do they make a flatter for the clear coat as high gloss often looks like cheap plastic on wood?? Thanks just jim

[@sethmomateo8940]

As far as clear coat.. I really only use R-M glamour clear. I cant find anything even close to their product.

[@adonisballadares3447]

Hey Brian just another fan here, let me just say, thanks for all your excelent content videos. Can you please let me know, how can you correct imperfection on a satin finish? light runs, sags and dirt.

[@justcoke1]

How do you like the Fuji spray gun I'm thinking about buying one I use one for my base the MPX 30 it's an awesome gun

[@restauracionesjoeangelo9278]

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[@fernandosaldana3665]

Great explanation! But for 489usd for the gun i preffer ws400 hands down🤗

[@bennymercer6343]

I love the narration of procedures, a lot more useful than some dude perfectly spraying glass without any instruction. Thanks

[@ericmasbang4471]

Hi sir.. Im Eric from philppine.. I relly watch your video. I had a lot of knowledge in car painting.. Do you old gun.. Can i have one.. Im happy if you give me one .thank you.. More power..

[@4WheelBuilds]

Brian your channel is simply one of the BEST. Huge thank you for passing on the trade secrets. I and a load of other people benefit from your content.

[@jmy6050]

Thanks for the tips. Esp the gun set up. I think you forgot to mention the amount of overlap when applying the clear. It looks like you were almost 75%

[@armandoperez2484]

“THE BEST GUN” WELL THIS IS THE FIRST TIME USING THIS GUN... WTF 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂😂 WHAT A JOKE!!!

[@David_Creyke]

Great and much needed video bro 👍 so much of it is just getting your air and product dialed in 👍

[@robertthrem3382]

Yes, but your videos are not fun. I like to watch people with reducer, Hardner and clearcoat. It’s more amusing.😂😂😂😂😂

[@genuinejake9851]

Do you have a favorite gun for clear? i have a sata 4000b. i have read that it may not be the right choice

[@bathtubrenew]

I’ve been a refinisher for 25 years, first ten years was in a paint booth. I turn my fluid needle in all the way and turn it out from there, was taught this years ago from DuPont and PPG course… all kinds of ways work, consistency is key. Nice video.

[@Erik7prc]

This is the most comfortable way for me. This way I can see if I'm too dry or wet enough not to run

[@pontussundqvist5646]

Hello! Have you ever tried a Graco air pro spray gun? I got one and i love it so. It would bee nice to hear what an expert like you think about that gun. I have learned much from your videos and always wating for the next one. I wish you a peaceful christmas from Finland!

[@epenaloza52]

That as cool and not but what if you don't have access to a both I had my car painted about 2 years ago and well unfortunately ALL my clear coat is LITERALLY peeling off so instead of paying someone to paint it, and have it done for 3 to 4 grand im gonna do it my self. I'm a carpenter which I also do paint my own cabinets mainly with lacquer so I might know a thing or 2 about spraying clear coats with that said im not a professional when it comes to cars I also don't have a garage where I can put the car in to

[@NationalAviators]

This video starts at 3:00 . This guy has good tips...if you can find them...all he does is talk talk talk...thats because he is a teacher and they are so used to the sound of their own voices they never shut up or get to the point. Captive audience....poor kids in his class cant fast forward. Anyway, good tips but WAY WAY too many promos and words in his videos

[@techrepairs763]

33 yr painter, settings mean nothing to each person. Every persons speed n distance is different. Just my 2 cents. ( I run full fan and full fluid with 29 psi iwata)

[@georgef1176]

Hey how do you like the Fuji spray gun? I been looking for a new gun. I’m assuming it’s all stainless good for water? I gotta check out the site.

[@partyboy0319]

When you have to refill clear. Lets say painting a complete car. Do you mix in the same disposable cup. Or so you have extra cup on the side already premade. If so a disposable or regular hardcup?

[@matronix1977]

Don’t know anything about car paint anyway i don’t have a car but i know a thing put your SAFETY GLASSES !

[@hamzaors7463]

Im working Assanhanil paint shop my title team leader i have 18 personel good work and nice lesson friend thank you Türkiyeden selamlar

[@chrisbrodbeck1961]

I going to start weighing the reducer, and using Tamco... I can't get the sikkens.... so I ended up with some runs and now I have to buff them out.. Ugh. It was my first car though so I'm not too upset, but I will be more precise from here on in....

[@r.c.coreas6166]

Hey guys, Brian, you rock man. Thanks for posting these vids. Im learning alot. I messed up today. I bought a devilbiss basecoat which im ecstatic over but the needle tips are 1.2 and 1.3. I was planning on spraying metal flake but i noticed on the site that size required for the flake is 1.8 Is it possible to swap my 1.3 tip with a 1.8 or will i have to buy a gun specifically for the 1.8 tip?

[@rccollin7699]

Wish I had this training working in aviation. This guy taught me more than my old employer and that is really upsetting.

[@ryanjacobsen9557]

What if I'm already shooting outside will the kill the gloss

[@thanhnguyen4908]

MP-V8 Clearcoat Gun hi who's manufacture this Gun?? Japan or usa or worse is china??

[@timothymaggenti717]

Nice, I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. Thanks 😊

[@superjaykramer]

I think this whole painting thing is begging for AI and VR assistance. I think there are too many loose parameters in painting whether you are a beginner or pro, needs some tec assist.

[@frankb5648]

another great video to help us DIYer's. Would never be able to try out different clears and guns. Have you ever tried the Dura Block Pro series guns including the micro detail gun? I was thinking of trying the tamco high impact clear for the motorcycle parts I normally work on.

[@matthewwoolf8039]

What do you think of 1.2 fluid tip for lacquer? That’s what I use

[@HyperspeedMedia]

Brian, can you test guns that we can use a smaller compressor. Most of us don't have a big shop.. Mostly just garage projects.

[@hectic_9836]

Hey mate! Great to see you have grown from 5k subs to over 100k in such a short time. The way you teach is so clear and understandable. I would love to see a video on how you try to match different factory orange peels like Mazda’s super fine peel to fords fine but flatter peel and European thick peel. No channel has properly gone over it. Ive got my own ways of replicating it but its always nice to see how others do it!

[@tbone1212]

Wonder if you ever use HVLP systems and your thoughts on spraying with those systems.

[@supersugg22]

cool videos but you should quit speaking ike you are tslking to a bunch of children.

[@robert5045]

very slow more clear in air i think sata 5500 digital better and faster i paint on I 1.4

[@steveglass7009]

Great video as always! Do you have a video that explains what filters you use? I.e. from the compressor to an oil / contaminates filter to a descant filter, etc? Love to hear your setup.

[@naturalmystics-kd9vt]

Good day please tell me where did you buy the Fuji mp V8 spray gus that you are using

[@kentpengelly9896]

What size compressor would you need to paint ? I was looking at one with 11.9 cfm @90 psi

[@mitchellferre1652]

Depends on the airflow requirements of your gun and how large or small the project. Just doing motorcycle helmets a small compressor is ok. Overall refinish on a 4dr long box truck ? Going to need a big one.

[@jzpwhyyouwantmysurname3638]

Brill, thanks! Pressures are still slightly confusing to me (I'm a DIYer), so have a compressor delivering only 9.6 CFM. Right on the for FLG5 (on the paper at least), which works for smaller bits. I though I'd get LVLP, more suited for small compressor and here's the problem. With lower pressure I still get plenty of orange peel. I need to crank up the pressure to over 25 PSI to get semi-decent finish, but that's high enough to cause a lot of overspray and still bleed the compressor too quick for the motor (which was not supposed to be a problem for LVLP). Is there something else to considering when setting them LVLPs?

[@mikemetcalfe1526]

Use thinner paints and clear. Thinner means less air and less fluid

[@crxseth]

Just dropping in for a quick refresher since I plan to clear coat my hood today.

[@raulbustamante9108]

Hey Brian that looks really nice, I want to ask for a recommendation on maximizing my paint job in a garage since I don't have a paint booth, thank you.

[@JohnWick-pm6gm]

bro same here i also want to know if any compressor would be fine

[@JimmyJiveJones]

U guys are gonna need a pretty big compressor to spray your vehicle because ur gonna run out of air before u even finish spraying a single panel. And will be waiting for the compressor to fill before u can start spraying again. If u take all the panels off u might be able to get away with a 5gallon compressor, i would also use an HVLP gun since it also uses less air. You will also need an water/oil filter to attachment to ur gun for contaminents so u dont get fisheyes, cost around $10

[@resurrectionautorebuilders8465]

Eastwood makes a gun for small compressors. I used it with a 29 gallon Craftsman oil-less compressor..As long as it puts out about 5 to 6 cuft/min it will run this gun. Comes with a 1.3 tip and a 1.8 tip for primer. Kit runs about $170 but they put it on sale quite often. The gun isn't as air hungry as some of the regular HVLP guns but you have to plan your shoot because you will still run out of air if you try and paint the whole car. I've painted an entire side in one sitting without too much trouble but it was about at the limit of what my compressor could deliver. Since then I've upgraded to an 80 gallon 7.5hp two stage compressor so air isn't a problem for me now.

[@WreckinStreetsDaily]

I'm so glad to be learning from the best instructor on youtube! Honestly brother, you give me the confidence i need to just get my whip done! I keep getting runs with my primer hopefully today will be the day it all lays smooth. Cheers! 🤙

[@masonfamilyfarm6736]

This guy is good, but was better in the Avengers...do the hulk thing.

[@udhaypadhmanathan2210]

Hi sir lam from Indian. Basically I am painter.. so any job vacancy call me sir.