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fluffy

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learning to spray
« on: May 22, 2008, 10:24:18 AM »
ok anyone here got any advice?
I've decided that I'm going to retrain in a hands on trade, did many years in retail and ended up miserable
now doing office work and the tedium is getting to me, everyone who knows me is amazed I've lasted a year here lol

I've enroled at our local college, I wanted to do just a body repair and spraying course but they have now included tha with the general mechanics course! so I'll be learning spannering too lol

Just want to know if anyone has any advice on getting into the spraying trade, not fussed if its heavy goods, cars obviously would prefer bikes but not a must.

ta oh I'm too old for an apprenticship being 26 and skint so cant afford to pay for an expensive course :(
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2008, 10:35:44 AM »
my dad was a car sprayer .. most of the work is in the prep  , if thats nice and smooth then u cant really go wrong , paint is just nice even coats ,then 1200 wet n dry  to smooth it down then  clear coats  :-P ............the more practice the better u get
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2008, 10:38:19 AM »
thats sounds like i have a summer of practicing on any available panel i can find!
Have a compreszsor to use just need gun and regulator.... of an paint etc etc

hmm someones track fairings may be a different design at each meet lol
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2008, 10:41:40 AM »
ull need quite a decent compressor , but the gun is the most important , buy the dearest one u can possible afford ,as they do make a diffrence froma  cheap /middle range one ...........
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2008, 10:41:55 AM »
have a read of this

not rocket science just the key things to get a non sprayer spraying http://www.rogerford.info/painting.htm
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2008, 10:46:28 AM »
Cheers for the link GR, something for me to read at work yay  :occasion14:

wippy, the compressor is top of the range, my other half is a mechanic and is rather fussy about his tools ;)
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2008, 10:52:13 AM »
I think youll find we?e all fussy about our tools ;)
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2008, 10:58:13 AM »
Kool now just get the best gun u can afford  :-P , it wil make it sooooooooooo much eaiser , my mate has just learnt this lesson , he brought a cheapish one then a middle of the range one , and in the end went and brought a good one
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2008, 11:17:32 AM »
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2008, 11:22:45 AM »
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2008, 11:24:56 AM »
ok remembering the SKINT factor here (although I'm in the middle of an insurance claim after a car crunch...
hopeing money from that wil help out ;) )
What brand of gun should i look for?
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2008, 11:25:15 AM »
this is a top notch gun was on sale and i get my tools at trade! its not the best money can buy but its still very good, it is for the trade not a home diy job.
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2008, 11:32:55 AM »
Quote from: 24-7racebikebitz on May 22, 2008, 11:25:15 AM
this is a top notch gun was on sale and i get my tools at trade! its not the best money can buy but its still very good, it is for the trade not a home diy job.

 [rofl] read that back liam , uve just said urself its not the best (top notch)
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2008, 11:34:31 AM »
Quote from: fluffy on May 22, 2008, 11:24:56 AM
ok remembering the SKINT factor here (although I'm in the middle of an insurance claim after a car crunch...
hopeing money from that wil help out ;) )
What brand of gun should i look for?

my dad has retierd now but i can find out for u wat u should be looking for ...
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Re: learning to spray
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2008, 11:35:42 AM »
That would be grand wippy, just brand to look for and ones to avoid would be really helpfull!!  :hello2:
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