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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:42 am
GOOD FOR YOU!!! experimenting with your gun is THE BEST way to learn. :clap: :clap: and yes gun distance ( not often talked about) will make a huge difference. as you have seen in your experiments.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:04 pm
badsix wrote:GOOD FOR YOU!!! experimenting with your gun is THE BEST way to learn. :clap: :clap: and yes gun distance ( not often talked about) will make a huge difference. as you have seen in your experiments.
Jay D.

Yeah tricky to keep the speed up when spraying that close,easy to get a run.Would prefer to have it not spray out so much.Was surprised having the fluid control closed so much it still pushed out a lot of paint.Was using a 1.4 tip.Reduced 1:1.
I think my next test should be on something bigger.



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:02 pm
the 5-6" is about right for S/S i would try back just a little with base coat especially metallics. you don't want it to be real wet it causes striping and color changes.
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badsix wrote:the 5-6" is about right for S/S i would try back just a little with base coat especially metallics. you don't want it to be real wet it causes striping and color changes.
Jay D.

ok great thanks.
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