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Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:30 pm

Hi everybody,

A quick question; I'm slowly but surely ended up painting more and more cars, and I'm fed up with bad guns with no way of setting up nozzles and stuff like that, so now I'm looking to go semi all-out on a set of paint guns.

I've been looking at SATAs, and the RP line seems to be what I'm looking for, easy spraying without as much hassle as HVLP spraying.

So, what gun(s) do you guys suggest for primer, color and clear?

Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:23 pm

I run Satas rp digital gun for color and clears. I really love it and have been using it for about 2 years now and have had NO problems at all and I also jave there green primer gun as well and love also. I dont remeber what the model numbers areon them but I dont think I would buy another brand after using the satas. They are not the cheapest guns out there for sure but in my opinion they are worth every penny. Good luck on your choice but I personally really like my Satas.

Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:07 am

Could you look up the model numbers? Most SATA guns could be found here: http://www.sata.com/index.php?L=11

Sun Feb 12, 2012 5:25 am

the sata jet 90 is the best all rounder from sata, works great for everything! :lol:

Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:53 am

scatshifter wrote: the sata jet 90 is the best all rounder from sata, works great for everything! :lol:
i'll agree with that.

Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:55 pm

sata 90 is dated and yet a great gun...nothing compared to a NR or even an RP though.

for a cheaper sat look into a NR 2000, with a 1.3 or a 1.4,its a killer gun after the 90 and can be had for cheap money and sprays base/clears insane.

RP's are little more for the guy with full control...sata guns put the product on, as other guns,Iwata and the like- tend to require more trigger to hammer on clears and single stages.

sata guns are not for the faint of heart,they put the product on and require a 6-8" distance not 7-10....like others...so tend to raise the atomizing rate and create a super fast transfers.

mine are and NR 2000 chroma lusion finsh,RP Digital and a few Devilibiss primer,next on the list is a the holy grail... RP 4000!!!

Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:32 pm

One thing you need to know about the SATA's. If or when you have to replace something in the needle nozzle and aircap, you have to buy it as a set as they are lapped together as a set and are not offered individually as other guns parts are.These are not cheap parts.The guns are worth the money though.

Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:00 pm

eshan2 wrote: One thing you need to know about the SATA's. If or when you have to replace something in the needle nozzle and aircap, you have to buy it as a set as they are lapped together as a set and are not offered individually as other guns parts are.These are not cheap parts.The guns are worth the money though.

Tell me about it. I've got a Mini-Jet that's been sitting apart in a freezer bag for about 5 years.

Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:39 am

yeah thats the biggest draw back..the new rp 4000 is and easy 800 bucks...and it will be yesterdays news by next year!!!

Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:15 pm

Okay, which one of these is the easiest to learn on then? Since I don't spray anything but my own projects, I don't need to worry about production rate or anything like that, I'm mostly interested in a gun that is easy to use and give good results, cause I feel that my current 50 dollar special noname gun is holding me back.

Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:13 pm

Well if you are not too worried about the guns efficiency the jet 90 is an excellent base and clear gun.But it is wasteful compared to an HVLP.I use a northern tool hvlp for primers and stuff and I admit I have shot base and clear with it and got good results.My high dollar gun is my Jet 90.I don't do enough to buy another top end gun at the moment.The next level up would be an RP gun.Another thing to look at is what paint you will be spraying through the gun as different paint manufacturers recommend different needle and nozzle sizes depending on the product for best atomizing.

Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:17 pm

Agreed the later sat require better air systems and such and are not for the faint of heart..

Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:34 pm

schell '59 wrote: Agreed the later sat require better air systems and such and are not for the faint of heart..

Absolutely true. HVLP guns do require more cfm's to properly work it is not just a function of raising the pressure for proper atomization.You need to know what cfm the gun needs and then can your compressor supply it.Then you have to know that your regulator will not restrict the cfm the cheap ones do.I went about as cheap as I could on my regulator and it was $100.00 and it is a DeVilbiss I am real old school.But I am not doing this for a living either.I could but at the moment I prefer not to.

Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:05 pm

I actually solved that already, turns out that if you go to a store that sells industry pneumatics, regulators and filters are about 1/5th of what they cost at the paint stores, I bought a filter, regulator, water separator (automatic even), for less than 100 dollars, and they come with test certificates, filters are rated after particle size etc.

I'll look into the Jet 90, thanks for the tip!