dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:44 pmiwata w-400 w/1.8 or devilbiss Tekna primer w/ 1.8 or 2.0, or ???
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:44 pmRe: dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:58 amboth would work fine
Re: dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:59 pmPainterDave wrote:both would work fine
Holy
! I lost that bet! I put $10 that PD would have said the SataJet 100B! BTW, I love mine that I use for sealers and primers.
Re: dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:24 pmthus, the third part of the question -- "or ???"OldFatBald wrote:PainterDave wrote:both would work fine
Holy
BTW, I love mine that I use for sealers and primers.
so, to reword the original question -- iwata w-400 1.8, DV Tekna primer 1.8, 2.0, Satajet 100 BF RP Primer Gun 1.6, OR ???
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:09 pmhaha im all about SATA,
but i use 4000 and 5000 SATAs for primer. i dont have good luck with the fan control knobs on the cheaper SATA primer guns 1.6/1.8
but i use 4000 and 5000 SATAs for primer. i dont have good luck with the fan control knobs on the cheaper SATA primer guns 1.6/1.8
Re: dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:23 amA lot can depend on the primer you're using.
For a lot of our work we use a fast primer and I have an Iwata Air Gunsa AZ3 1.8 that does this really well. Where I'm using high build I usually use a Star S4000 1.8 which has a wider fan and does a lovely even coat, coping very well with the heavier primer and, with a 2.5mm setup will also handle spray bog. For epoxy I use a Star 4000 1.4 which gives me a finish good enough for wet on wet and is also excellent when using acrylic primer. The Star guns are light (important when you have a big pot full of heavy primer) and very fast and easy to clean (important when you have to do this multiple times every day).
Of the guns mentioned the Devilbiss/Tekna PRi Pro Lite is probably technically the best choice, being purpose designed and built for the job. Downside is that it is more expensive and a bit more fiddly to clean. For twice the price is it that much better than the AZ3 or my Stars? No, I don't think so - the Star guns are equal in quality to the AZ3 and the 1.8 is over 10 years old, never having needed more than cleaning and an occasional smear of lube.
For a lot of our work we use a fast primer and I have an Iwata Air Gunsa AZ3 1.8 that does this really well. Where I'm using high build I usually use a Star S4000 1.8 which has a wider fan and does a lovely even coat, coping very well with the heavier primer and, with a 2.5mm setup will also handle spray bog. For epoxy I use a Star 4000 1.4 which gives me a finish good enough for wet on wet and is also excellent when using acrylic primer. The Star guns are light (important when you have a big pot full of heavy primer) and very fast and easy to clean (important when you have to do this multiple times every day).
Of the guns mentioned the Devilbiss/Tekna PRi Pro Lite is probably technically the best choice, being purpose designed and built for the job. Downside is that it is more expensive and a bit more fiddly to clean. For twice the price is it that much better than the AZ3 or my Stars? No, I don't think so - the Star guns are equal in quality to the AZ3 and the 1.8 is over 10 years old, never having needed more than cleaning and an occasional smear of lube.
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 5:17 amwell, I zero'd in on an Iwata, W-400, Classic Plus, w/ the Bellaria 1.8. all in all, seemed to me, the best bang for the buck. it's a bit much for a "primer" gun, but I had a NOS, Binks M1-G that I just sold for a bit more, so, in reality, an even trade w/ change - 
Re: dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:25 amcongratulations on your new gun
Re: dedicated primer gun - if you had to pick one...
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:07 amLet us know how it works for you. Always helps when someone else is in the market.