Thomas77GR Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Hello I am thinking of tackling painting my A series DIY. Have been looking at these Burisch units on ebay (compressor, spray gun etC) has anyone any experience with using them? at the factory where I work we have ample compressed air through a rotary vane compressor unit. Can't I just buy a spray gun with its hoses and a bucket and plug in the gun into one of our compressed air line sockets? and what sort of paint am I looking to buy for an Aseries? I'm based in Scotland. many thanks for any advice The garages I've been to ask/get a quote quoted me >£2k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 £2k sounds like a good price to me. I'm sure u know u get what u pay for in life and defo true with paint work. I'm no expert but i know it's not just about the painting,the quality of prep work is just as,if not more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 2k is cheap!!!! It's not putting the paint on the car that costs the money!!!!!!!! It's the prep work that takes 95% of the time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 To give you some idea, to paint a bare shell, from scratch, underneath in phosphate etch primer then tinted raptor, then prep all shell with all filler work, reface coat, block sand, phosphate etch, build prime, block sand, prepaint, wet block sand, paint, all with masking and unmasking etc etc takes us around 200hours........... Of which around 15 are actually holding the spray gun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I've used a normal small compressor and spray gun but mostly used Apollo HVLP setup on and off for 20 years and my mates have all borrowed it too. Things I have learnt. Loads of coats of filler primer and flatting in between with wet 'n' dry 1200 when each coat has flashed off is pretty light work As long as your primer is flat with no runs in plenty of coats of top coat, flatting in between when flashed off etc but here is the key bit, if your top coat is thick enough when done, even if not glossy as long as you have enough thickness to wet 'n' dry 1200 down untill flat and then T cut till it shines it will look good and be smooth as glass. This obviously only really applies to solid colours and simple traditional paints. Remember to follow all necessary safety precaustions and if in doubt do not even start Basically, if you can put the time in, a really good looking paint job in a basic colour need not cost much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Its was a long time ago, but painted mine in the garage and it came out looking good. And it is all about the prep, didn't spend as long as i should have on it and you could see a few areas that needed a bit more love! But as it didnt cost a fortune and only my time your not to hacked of when you park it to come back and find some bugger has opened there door onto yours and put i nice scuff on it. I would be more annoyed if i had spent 2k+ and had that happen. Im going to try vinyl wrapping :-) still needs the prep done well but will only cost about £600 - £1000 to have it done. Might even have a go myself :-) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggressor Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 vinyl warpping sounds crap to me. can't see it having a long life spam either....just get a devilbiss spray gun with a 1 . 4 cap. 100 or 150 litre compressor and use 2pack paint and dont bay the cheap shit either it will look crap if you do. but as the retro boys said theres a lot prep work that will need to be done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 That's a lot more money for hardware than for a £100 HVLP set up. It might not stack up for someone only doing one car. Plus then the OP needs to know the CFM of gun and the CFM of compressor and air receiver volume, other wise a small compressir won't keep up and won't have abig enough reserve and it will be a lot of stop and start spraying. Plus if they choose a gun that uses constant air the compressor needs to be a lot bigger to keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 They say 3 to 5 years? doesn't look too bad to me :-) and you can pull it off and start again if you cock it up :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opelmantagsi Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 your giving us Aberdonians a bad name mate. get yer wallet oot min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickappy Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 if you do it yourself buy some trizact 3000 pads and a da sander for finishing.. amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray70 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Hi there, Just go for it, I did mine last year under a gazebo in my front garden and I used a cellulose paint kit that ibought off ebay for about £110 and a 25 L compressor, everybody comments on how good it looks and can't believe that I did it myself and it only cost about £200 for the whole set up. Good luck, Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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