I bought and used one yesterday and although I'm not a pro painter I shot primer, base and clear on one of my projects and it came out good, you get what you pay for, and you have to adjust your technique when working with a less than perfect tool or situation, The tip was not glued in as in the video, I easily disassembled and cleaned it thoroughly before I used It.
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
It's really hit-and-miss. I have bought them where I could get the tip off sometimes, and other times they have some type of Loc Tite glue that hangs on for dear life. But yes, if you adjust the gun right, it really is usable. And I have shot everything from primer to clear with one just the same!
@kalybnielsen4183 Жыл бұрын
I have watched a lot of reviews on this gun, almost every one that is disassembled looks like it's goop is something different every time, the one looked like the whole gun was filled with teflon paste. Really inconsistent, but after they are cleaned, people seem to like them. I have never shot paint with a gun, I'm getting ready to get a core support and frame shot, and on the cheap, really cheap, this info is invaluable
@Rick-Williams593 жыл бұрын
I've painted a few Harley Davidson bikes with the purple gun and they turned out great, you're right, the key is always cleanliness.
@wildestcowboy26682 жыл бұрын
You got lucky Ricky cause mine shot sideways. One side Wass heavier
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Keep them clean, and they ALWAYS perform. A trick I also use, get some brake cleaner and use that to spray through the gun after removing the needle. Works like a charm!
@DuaneGreer-ov4iy2 ай бұрын
My spray tip came glued together also. Once you have it screwed off of the gun, the brass piece has an allen wrench opening in the rear. I put my allen wrench in my vise set the tip assembly on it and used channel locks to remove the actual spray tip. Now I can easily remove the parts for cleaning. Thanks for the video.
@jamlzak25363 жыл бұрын
I've done complete paint jobs with this gun and they all turned out very nice..LVLP/HVLP is a matter of adjusting your fluid to not put out so much when using HVLP guns in my experience and you get much better results
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
YES! These little guns can do just fine! I use them until the plastic gaskets wear out. After that, it's trash can time.
@kristopherfrootloops67143 жыл бұрын
These rigs rock for a hobbiest. 17 years strong! I spray everything with it. Prep is 95% of the labor anyways. I triple moisture filter. At the compressor. End of hose. Desiccant on gun. Ditch that plastic cup. Go stainless. Not like your spraying Lamborghinis. The fine balance to a good spray is thinning vs your psi. I run a reg at tank. And reg on gun. I'm not a professional because all they had was 500$ guns in school and shops.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
You are ABSOLUTELY right, and that's a great list of things the hobby shooter can do to make that gun perform and get a quality job!
@PhantomofthePrairie2 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for the tips. I've purchased 2 purple harbor freight HVLP guns, I intend on modifying one of them to a 2.0 for primer.
@colorbosscustomautobody81406 ай бұрын
That's awesome! These are great for modifying, since they are so cheap!
@jonduggan74335 ай бұрын
IDK about painting vehicles, I've never tried it. BUT........ I did paint a shed in my yard and it worked great for that project.
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
If you have an old ugly car sitting around, you should try it! That's how I got started. I wanted to experiment around and see if I could paint my dad's 1978 F-150. Even built a temporary shed out of 1/2 in furring strips and bolts. That was about 25 years ago. Now I own my third body shop!
@UnconventionalMetal Жыл бұрын
No wonder mine sprayed poorly, I’ll be cleaning it out. Thanks for this video, it’s very thorough.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Right on! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@charlespartak2435 Жыл бұрын
take the needle out and polish it...i happen to have a roll of 30 micron emery paper, used for polishing crankshafts ... spin the needle in a cordless drill and work the polishing paper on the tapered tip a few seconds . it performs much better.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
That's an excellent idea. I will have to try that!
@p2krazee6 ай бұрын
They have changed these guns up a bit. I just bought one, and know nothing about them, nor do I know anything about painting with one, but it LOOKS like they have been improved a LOT. Mine came with 2 tips, and another "touch up" gun!!! $30.00 at H F!!!
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
That's not a bad deal!
@williamjohnson42552 жыл бұрын
Thanks for for the video. My tip was connected as if it has been welded! I was going to return the gun until I saw your video. My tip came out attached to the fluid inlet like in your video. I simply cleaned all of it attached. Instead of returning the gun tomorrow.....I will be spraying with it
@colorbosscustomautobody81402 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad it helped out! Let me know how the project goes!
@drewrinker2071 Жыл бұрын
My nozzle came out super easy but not the brass ring
@colorbosscustomautobody8140 Жыл бұрын
Cool! You got lucky! Do you mean the brass ring gasket behind the nozzle? One trick I'm using now with these cheap guns is to leave the nozzle in, and use a can of gun cleaner with the straw installed on the dispenser button. Take out your needle from the gun, and feed the straw in all the way as far as it will go into the nozzle. Spray it, and move the straw back and forth about a half an inch and it will clean out that nozzle so well that you won't have to worry about ever taking it off!
@M.I.A.S..LIFE.8 ай бұрын
I buy the green one 😂😂
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
LOL!
@ghostrangerp.88193 жыл бұрын
I found replacement parts for harbor freight guns.....it did take me some time....but they work much better....than the parts it originally came with....
@shinigamilee59153 жыл бұрын
Post a link if you have it. 👌
@heatherchapple40273 жыл бұрын
Where did you find them?
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
That's awesome! I would love to know where you find them too
@kr25132 жыл бұрын
The only problem is the fan control knob it's plastic and solvent wears it out pretty quickly
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
YES, it does. And the gaskets will eventually wear out too
@keithjones9894 Жыл бұрын
My friend Pete at swrnc says all you need is 1 gun except for your very high build primer he said I have Binks siphon feed and shots base, clear, house paint their thing is keep your gun clean
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Truth. You actually can shoot everything you need with one gun, if you know what you are doing!
@bobgreen31163 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you for your honest assessment. I can't wait for the video on tiger strips with metallic paint. I have trouble with that, even with a good gun.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Just saw your comment, 2 years later! I actually ended up buying a better gun. A MUCH better gun. I landed a deal on the Sata digital, a $1000 gun, for $250. A friend had an extra that he wasn't using anymore. The fan is much wider with this gun, and it's the best I've ever used for metallic paint. The bigger the fan, the less of a chance you have of those dang tiger stripes!
@brucemorris63197 ай бұрын
I like to never got that nozzle broke loose but did get loose. The threads had some kind of glue or lock tight on them . When reinstalling it do I need to some kind of sealer or Teflon tape on the threads or just screw it back in and tighten it a little ?
@colorbosscustomautobody81407 ай бұрын
I would use a little teflon tape, because these things are not machined to perfection. That way you won't have any air escaping through the rough threads, if they aren't an exact fit. It is crazy how tight they get those stupid things bonded on there!
@rob124492 жыл бұрын
About the inside threading, actually threading in general: I'd say all HF guns are meant to be taken apart and cleaned, but sometimes they are screwed up in manufacturing, I had an outside cone that would not hand unscrew, and on the new green gun the inside was so tight it bent the tool and using a heavy duty tool the threads were shredding, in both cases I returned guns for replacement and had no problem with threads. btw these guns have changed and now purple gun has two holes on each air horn huge improvement to the old design having only one hole on each horn.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Yes you are right. They have made improvements, but they are still putting some type of thread lock on the darn cones. I don't know why they think that is necessary!
@kr25132 жыл бұрын
Im interested in the drilling of the fluid nozzle for sure but if you need a huge primer gun I suggest the tcp global 2.5 it's ridiculous and they sell rebuild kits all day
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
I was just checking that out! I think I'm going to get that TCP 2.5 gun and use it for primer and also bedliner spraying. I'm going to do a test on the next bedliner job, and will post a video and report the results!
@kr25139 ай бұрын
@@colorbosscustomautobody8140 there’s a gun branded either rhino liner or raptor liner I forget but it’s a gravity fed gun for spraying that stuff . It’s a 3.0 I’m tempted to just use the 2.5 for that. If it worked 10 times it would be worth it.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
@@kr2513 I was not aware of that, definitely going to check it out! I've seen is the syphon gun for the bottles
@thomasheer8252 жыл бұрын
You might laugh, but I have a 10lt ultrasonic cleaner to clean the guns and it seems to help keeping them in good shape.
@colorbosscustomautobody81402 жыл бұрын
That's actually a GREAT idea! Can you tell me more about this? Like the brand and model of the cleaner? I think I want to try this!
@thomasheer8252 жыл бұрын
@@colorbosscustomautobody8140 all I did was go on ebay and search for a 10L ultrasonic cleaner, however guy I would suggest maybe a 15L unit as the 10L gets rather tight for more than 1 gun. If you use a solvent vice water and for example washing soda ensure the solvent has a rather high flash point as the heater will vaporize it and a possibility of a Big Bang is possible. I find washing soda, 50 celcus temp and several 29 minute cycle makes thing very clean.
@colorbosscustomautobody81402 жыл бұрын
@@thomasheer825 awesome! Thank you so much for the details my friend! I'm on it! 💥👍
@siroccowind7363 жыл бұрын
I got one for shooting primer. It's fine for that. I went for the $30 version which has an attached regulator at the bottom which is nice. I just don't want to use my good gun for primer, it's like running mud through it. I hadn't considered using it for base, I use my good gun for that. (metallics)
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
That's perfect for shooting primer. And they do just fine! I keep all of my old Harbor Fright guns for testing materials that I don't want to run through my good guns, and they do great!
@rgrg36837 ай бұрын
you need good air set up, and when cleaning the paint gun you need to use the dremal tool to grind of cast8ng inside, use acetone with air after , then you got a $1000 paint gun, 💯👍
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
That dremel tool is a good idea!
@shinigamilee59153 жыл бұрын
I only use this for artwork. It does what I need it too, but I guess it would be better with a better set of nozzle sizes.
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
Oh that would be spectacular. It works great. But the gaskets wear out quick from the cleaning solvent over time!
@WhhcRs3 жыл бұрын
The lvlp looks like a rebranded rongpeng R500 spray gun. You can find them sold as the aeropro r500, sprayit sp-33000 and eastwood lt100.
@rudyarcher49283 жыл бұрын
i realize it is pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good place to stream newly released movies online ?
@tysonneil69153 жыл бұрын
@Rudy Archer try Flixzone. You can find it on google :)
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Yes you are absolutely right. They have the same casting, for several brands. They're probably all made at the same manufacturing facility in China
@adamhartman43123 жыл бұрын
They make other lvlp guns now that are pretty good! I can’t think of any off the top of my head but they do exist
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah? I try to keep my eyes peeled for them. I'd like to get another one. I did just buy the Spectrum 1.3 HTE gun from Harbor Freight last week. I'll have a video report on it soon!
@adamhartman43123 жыл бұрын
@@colorbosscustomautobody8140 cool! Yeah I hear that harbor freight guns are hit or miss though you can get a good one that will last a while or one that you can only spray a few times with. I don’t see a point when Iwata has that budget gun at like 115 and Eastwood gums run about 200
@marybradley2102 жыл бұрын
How many gallons is the air compressor that you are using?
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
It's an 80-gallon from Lowes!
@Thumper686 ай бұрын
Those are channel lock pliers not a wrench.
@colorbosscustomautobody81406 ай бұрын
I know that. When you're shooting video and trying to concentrate on one thing, you start talking crazy and forgetting the simplest things. If you shoot videos, you know what I mean
@Thumper686 ай бұрын
@@colorbosscustomautobody8140 I don’t really shoot videos but I have done a lot of work with customers asking questions and watching while I work the entire time. Drilling water wells and doing pump systems so a lot of close watching and questions money starts going fast as drill spins and goes down 🤣
@doncaruso19493 жыл бұрын
I used a pipe wrench to get mine off,but only the black part came off.
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's what it takes. It's super hard. But doable!
@55chevytruck3 жыл бұрын
@@colorbosscustomautobody8140 Allen wrench in the bore.
@wildestcowboy26682 жыл бұрын
Did he say the $1000 gun was a super Nova? A champagne supernova....
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Yes, that was an Iwata Supernova. They have dropped in price, down to about $600 now. I still get GREAT use out of that gun, and it is still my best clear coat gun
@gladememmott30012 жыл бұрын
Your voice is impeccable LoL... You must sing like a bird. Have you done a video o. The spectrum hte paint gun from harbor freight tools???
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
Hahaha thank you so much! I actually do sing! I have the Spectrum HTE gun. I will shoot a video on it. There's ONE PROBLEM with that gun that people need to know about, and I will shoot a video on it
@almccallie43145 ай бұрын
Will it spray latex semi-gloss interior paint?
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
I actually tried that, but no. These types of HVLP guns with the 1.4 mm tip are meant for solvent-based paints. The viscosity is way too high on latex paint, and you've got to have one of those big mechanical sprayers to push that stuff out. Even the cheap handheld electric paint sprayers that you get at the hardware store will not be able to push out latex. You could thin the pain, but you are going to pay up price of not getting good coverage if you do that
@almccallie43145 ай бұрын
@@colorbosscustomautobody8140 ok, I’m not sure where I could otherwise get this type of information. You probably saved me a lot of grief. Thank you for your informative reply. Much appreciated….
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
@@almccallie4314 happy to help!
@earlrose20842 жыл бұрын
Best gun I have ever used!
@colorbosscustomautobody81402 жыл бұрын
They really do perform well!
@joelkoonce85599 ай бұрын
Hey , if You forget to clean Your paint gun and you suddenly remember at bedtime right before You snuggle up to Your Wife, NO PROBLEM.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
@frankbrooks334810 ай бұрын
I can't a dissimilar mask without taking it out
@colorbosscustomautobody814010 ай бұрын
Not sure what you meant by that?
@victorcalderon45103 жыл бұрын
I painted candles with it you just got to work harder not good silver
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
Yes that is true
@4priusnt4 жыл бұрын
Good stuff ....you talk fast
@colorbosscustomautobody81404 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this one. Lots of new stuff coming soon!
@SOLDOZER4 жыл бұрын
You never did a follow up video to this. Must be a trash gun.
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
It is, basically. You can't get the nozzle off unless you heat it up with a torch. It's good for a DIY person, if you don't want to over spend on a good gun. I don't bother with them anymore, because once you clean them enough times, the solvent will ruin the gaskets and it will start shooting like crap. But some people buy them, use them 4 or 5 times, and throw them into the trash. Not a bad idea, but I don't like creating waste like that. So overall, if you're really into auto body, it's probably not worth the ten bucks!
@walterzwart15983 жыл бұрын
I have this spray gun. Bad quality. Leaks paint. Every where. Better buy better gun paint is expensive. And resanding takes a long time.
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
This is true though. If you get one bad gun and waste some expensive metallic paint, it's a BIG bummer!
@deanbrown76433 жыл бұрын
Trash used one stay away
@colorbosscustomautobody81403 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don't bother with them anymore either. The only thing I would use it for would be for some type of cheap paint that I don't want to run through my good guns.
@deanbrown76433 жыл бұрын
Right on brother
@deanbrown76433 жыл бұрын
Buy cheap buy twice !!!!
@Dubblesteel3 жыл бұрын
This gun is trash
@colorbosscustomautobody81409 ай бұрын
😅😅
@tomholskey9927 ай бұрын
I've used those for 8 years spraying enamel on equipment. And I cleared a 69 Camaro with one after the real gun blew an o ring and pissed all over the quarter. It did just fine.
@colorbosscustomautobody81405 ай бұрын
Wow! Yeah, it's all about knowing how to use the equipment you've got in the best way. It amazes me what some people can do with just a cheap gun!