Well, I painted my tractor with a cheapo Cambell-Hausfeld spray gun I got at
Wal-Mart. It worked well enough (although now I know why I want an HVLP gun)
and the Sears stuff should be better than that. DeVilbiss makes some
excellent HVLP spray guns, maybe your Sears can get you one of those.
Tw
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Don Thiel
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 1998 1:45 PM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Which paint sprayer to purchase (subtitle: What I got for
> Christmas)
>
>
>
> I received a gift cert to the local (West Acres, Fargo) mall. I am
> considering purchasing a sprayer to paint my tractor.
> However, the only
> store in the mall that has such items is Sears. They offer
> the Craftsman
> line (aka Crapsman, although I do purchase their hand tools) and a
> DeVilbiss (sp) model (which model escapes me right now). My
> question to
> those in the know is: Should I get the DeVilbiss? Should I
> just use my
> gift cert to purchase some more hand tools and look for a better deal
> somewhere that specializes in these things? What sprayer is
> the best?
> What items should one look for in a sprayer? I have air, so
> that is not a
> big concern. I realize that HVLP is probably the way to go,
> but my budget
> (and the purchasing dept/wife) probably won't allow that.
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Don (who blows alot of hot air sometimes, too)
> Don Thiel mailto:dwt@means.net
> Train Dispatcher
> RRVW RR
> Breckenridge, MN (But I live in North Dakota!)
> Make plans to attend the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion
> Sept 3-6, 1999, Rollag, MN More info at http:\\www.rollag.com
> This year's feature is Massey Ferguson
>
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