JGA spray gun help

[the snooper]

i have spares for the devilbiss a tin full all new that someone brought me free of charge

 

[catchawave]

Hey Jaykay,
Thats got me worried, hope it will be OK.

Andy

 

[catchawave]

Jga,

i have spares for the devilbiss a tin full all new that someone brought me free of charge

Hi Snooper.

Hopefully I will get the gun back.....working.. If not will be on the look out for spares or a new gun...

Cheers.
Andy.

 

[pedrobedro]

There are cheap alternatives to Devilbiss for the job, I use a £20 gravity gun for almost everything these days and it does the job well. Buying a dear gun doesn't guarantee you a good job there are lots of other variables to get right. I used to have a JGA and I also used them in a factory spraying boiler panels (white goods very boring job) from a pressure pot system but I gave it away to a friend's lad who was impressed by the name. I bought a suction feed gun made by a firm called Defynik and it is almost identical to the Devilbiss and cost me £35. It's painted 5 or 6 complete cars and a good few panels and works for me.

 

[catchawave]

There are cheap alternatives to Devilbiss for the job, I use a £20 gravity gun for almost everything these days and it does the job well. Buying a dear gun doesn't guarantee you a good job there are lots of other variables to get right. I used to have a JGA and I also used them in a factory spraying boiler panels (white goods very boring job) from a pressure pot system but I gave it away to a friend's lad who was impressed by the name. I bought a suction feed gun made by a firm called Defynik and it is almost identical to the Devilbiss and cost me £35. It's painted 5 or 6 complete cars and a good few panels and works for me.

Hi Pedro,

Thanks for the info, thats why I originally went for a second hand jga as I had read some good feedback on them, though they are old they work well.
I had considered a clarke or sealey but again had read some bad stuff.

Problem is when you are green to something you tend to take on board everything. I have a gravity fed gun that came with my Wolf compressor, it spray barcoat and undercoat ok but you generally rub down after anyway.

The JGA gun did have additional fan controls that I didnt have on the mega cheap one.

Again thanks for the info, I will prob go for the best gun I can afford then I cant blame my kit for a crap job....It will be down to my skill....will post the results for anyone to comment. Hopefully It will turn out OK.

Thanks
Andy

 

[jaykay]

when i went to collage for spraying.they let us play with all the guns you could think of.
nothing is a good jga for fan spread,or turns down to a width that you can draw pics/write with.nearly as fine as a airbrush.
not saying you have been stung. but you could be.

 

[catchawave]

when i went to collage for spraying.they let us play with all the guns you could think of.
nothing is a good jga for fan spread,or turns down to a width that you can draw pics/write with.nearly as fine as a airbrush.
not saying you have been stung. but you could be.

Hi Jaykay.
I got an email from the guy who says he will repair the gun or send me another as he has an identical one.

Sounds quite genuine,

Lets wait and see. Eggs are ready for face application if needed.

Andy

 

[jaykay]

if you payed by paypal,you have a come back.but go lookthere are time limits.

 

[the snooper]

just in case anyone is interested i contacted catchawave re the above and his reply was:

I sent the jga gun back which the guy said was faulty and he sent me a Devilbiss GTI pro suction fed gun back.

Got the beetle sprayed and all was well. The 2 pack paint job came out really well.

so good news he wasnt ripped off with his gun

 

[catchawave]

The gun saga

Hi all,

All was well with the outcome of the gun. Thanks for all the help.

Anyway, heres a few pics.

Not perfect by any standards but I did enjoy the mini resto.

Andy

 

[brightspark]

smart job that looks well

 

[catchawave]

Thanks,

Didnt realize these things took so long,

Worth it tho, and quite pleased how it came out. I have trouble with the engine now (crank case compression), happy days

Andy

 

[pedrobedro]

It's all one colour and shines, what more could you want. (It's still a Beetle though but hell, nothing's perfect )

 

[catchawave]

beetle

Hey pedro,

It shines and it is one colour, The engine has given up now blowing oil and fumes everywhere, its far from perfect...

Still, It has been sent to try me but I will conquer in the end.

Andy