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Gelcoat spray gun question here.
I currently have an assortment of spray guns. The one I use the most for gelcoat repair is the Aeropro, which I think might now be TCP global, 2.5mm HVLP spray gun which was recommended to me by @Nate_D
I have a G100 dump gun that works fine to avoid thinning in molds, but does a terrible job for repairs (in my case, parts from one off male molds).
I was looking for maybe a 3.0 or larger gun with similar performance in the $30-60 price range. Something I can get the material out of the gun faster with. Some orange peel is okay. I would be laying down a coat with the 3.0, blocking it out, then doing a finishing coat with the 2.5 or 2.2 I have.
Yes, I should probably use body filler instead of gelcoat, but what I am doing is laying up glass, then while it's green, laying down gelcoat to fill the weave. Once it's cured, I block it out, then spray a finishing coat. It is very effective for some of these projects I am doing.
I currently have an assortment of spray guns. The one I use the most for gelcoat repair is the Aeropro, which I think might now be TCP global, 2.5mm HVLP spray gun which was recommended to me by @Nate_D
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I have a G100 dump gun that works fine to avoid thinning in molds, but does a terrible job for repairs (in my case, parts from one off male molds).
I was looking for maybe a 3.0 or larger gun with similar performance in the $30-60 price range. Something I can get the material out of the gun faster with. Some orange peel is okay. I would be laying down a coat with the 3.0, blocking it out, then doing a finishing coat with the 2.5 or 2.2 I have.
Yes, I should probably use body filler instead of gelcoat, but what I am doing is laying up glass, then while it's green, laying down gelcoat to fill the weave. Once it's cured, I block it out, then spray a finishing coat. It is very effective for some of these projects I am doing.