Total newb at this and at a total loss. Gun spraying intermittently. Cleaned 3 times and torqued everything. Kept spraying intermittently. Air flows fine, but as soon as the cup with paint is added...on, off, on, off...
Ran out of my pint of paint(bumper cover) trying to correct the issue. Paint came out great when it actually sprayed paint...nice stripes with this metallic. Luckily the guy didn't care and just told me to clear it as it was going on a well used 2001 Maxima. Any ideas guys? Thanks in advance.
Eastwood Concours 1.4
3M PPS
60 gallon 12.9 @40psi

3rd coat of paint

3 coats of clear...this Tamco 2100 is awesome even with the gun acting up.

Seriously, I don't get it. If you know you have a problem, why continue with a job that you know is going to be sub-standard? Worse, not even your own car. Who's paying for the paint you wasted?

The answer to this problem should have been found in a few minutes with a quick Google search at the time if you didn't know, yourself. No doubt it's been covered many times on this site, as well.

Spluttering is usually caused by a loose, unlubricated or failing gland packing on the fluid needle. It can also be caused by a fluid cap that is damaged or not seating properly. There are other causes too - pot to gun joint not sealed, air vent not clear - which can contribute to the problem.

it is a lose fluid nozzle.

PainterDave wrote:it is a lose fluid nozzle.

I checked and rechecked that and really torqued it down. These guns have a plastic air manifold, and I pulled that, reseated it and put the nozzle back on and retorqued. Needle, nozzle, and cap are all new. Thanks, Dave.

NFT5 wrote:Seriously, I don't get it. If you know you have a problem, why continue with a job that you know is going to be sub-standard? Worse, not even your own car. Who's paying for the paint you wasted?

The answer to this problem should have been found in a few minutes with a quick Google search at the time if you didn't know, yourself. No doubt it's been covered many times on this site, as well.

Spluttering is usually caused by a loose, unlubricated or failing gland packing on the fluid needle. It can also be caused by a fluid cap that is damaged or not seating properly. There are other causes too - pot to gun joint not sealed, air vent not clear - which can contribute to the problem.

NFT5, I actually planned to buy more paint myself. I'm just doing this for a buddy free of charge just to practice. He did pay the initial $41 dollars for the pint, but I paid for everything else. Anyway, he thought it good enough, and didn't want me to buy any more paint and said clear it. I did do google searches and could not find the problem.

new or not there is 2 things that make a gun sputter.

lose or bad seal on a fluid nozzle

or the the cup is getting no air because you have the vent hole closed,
buy you stated PPS cups so no vent hole.


so it is number 1 bad seal or lose fluid nozzle.

PainterDave wrote:new or not there is 2 things that make a gun sputter.

lose or bad seal on a fluid nozzle

or the the cup is getting no air because you have the vent hole closed,
buy you stated PPS cups so no vent hole.


so it is number 1 bad seal or lose fluid nozzle.

Thanks Dave. I'll look it over very carefully. Appreciate your time.

Josh

NFT5 wrote:Seriously, I don't get it. If you know you have a problem, why continue with a job that you know is going to be sub-standard? Worse, not even your own car. Who's paying for the paint you wasted?

The answer to this problem should have been found in a few minutes with a quick Google search at the time if you didn't know, yourself. No doubt it's been covered many times on this site, as well.

Spluttering is usually caused by a loose, unlubricated or failing gland packing on the fluid needle. It can also be caused by a fluid cap that is damaged or not seating properly. There are other causes too - pot to gun joint not sealed, air vent not clear - which can contribute to the problem.

fluid needle packing or fluid tip basically its suck air in somewhere its not suppose to.
Jay D.

badsix wrote:

NFT5 wrote:Seriously, I don't get it. If you know you have a problem, why continue with a job that you know is going to be sub-standard? Worse, not even your own car. Who's paying for the paint you wasted?

The answer to this problem should have been found in a few minutes with a quick Google search at the time if you didn't know, yourself. No doubt it's been covered many times on this site, as well.

Spluttering is usually caused by a loose, unlubricated or failing gland packing on the fluid needle. It can also be caused by a fluid cap that is damaged or not seating properly. There are other causes too - pot to gun joint not sealed, air vent not clear - which can contribute to the problem.

fluid needle packing or fluid tip basically its suck air in somewhere its not suppose to.
Jay D.

I don't believe I've actually pulled that out...had to google what the hell it was. I'll put that on my list. Thank you. Josh

fluid needle packing will let the gun leak but it will not cause sputtering.