That cheap paint gun kit off Amazon cost me way more than it saved

Bought a $75 HVLP gun kit from some random brand on Amazon. Figured it'd be fine for a daily driver bumper job. First pass looked okay. Second pass started spitting and fisheyeing everywhere. Tried adjusting the knob, no luck. Ended up having to block sand the whole thing down and start over. That was an extra 3 hours of labor. Then I went to my supplier and picked up a Devilbiss for $180. That gun laid down paint like butter. The cheap kit went straight in the trash. So I didn't save $100, I lost 3 hours and still had to buy the real tool. Anyone else learn this lesson the hard way with bargain spray equipment?

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gray_smith6716d ago

Watched my buddy chunk a $60 Harbor Freight spray gun into the dumpster after one use.

christopher59416d ago

That spray gun probably worked fine for what it cost. People get mad about stuff they didn't set up right or clean out after using it. A buddy of mine runs cheap paint through his Harbor Freight guns all the time, just takes ten minutes to tear down and rinse after each job. Sixty bucks for a tool that handles primer and rough work without crying about it is a steal. Maybe your friend just needed to watch a YouTube video before he started.