the thing I like is that you don't judge the Black widow spray gun you don't judge harbor freight you have an honest opinion and thank you for your honest opinion
I appreciate that you show your actual technique and skill for laying down paint. A lot of the guys and gals do a time lapse and speed it up. Being able to see your cadence and see how you’re adjusting your hand = education.
Glad to see those that post vids that aren’t perfect so others can learn from mistakes. Adds value to the video. Anyone can post over produced videos that hide issues. Every professional has sub par results occasionally. Thanks for posting it.
I bought this model, HVLP plus an air regulator and compressor the other day to shoot my front bumper on a 2010 camaro ss. Primer, base and clear shot phenomenal. Bumper came out flawless.
Based on serve rap review, including your, I picked up this gun about a week ago. Being a complete novice I took on a Harley respray project and intend to use the black widow as my clear coat gun. I may have bit off more than I can chew since he also wants some custom airbrush work as well. RU-vid is the best place on the inter-webs to learn from. With that being said, keep doing what you do brother. These videos gave me the confidence to take on this project!
Painting a guitar is a different cup of tea. U need a snap on mini gun. Get with your local snap on representative. They will even come to u sir. I did my dad's 67 guitar with one.
@@theonekninek75230k i have the 20g from HF i painted a few parts had no problem with the HF 139 spray gun HTE but will have to wait a few for it to catch up will not paint a full car but can paint two parts at once no problem and for $220 can't beat it and i use air tools daly
As a painter I find it fascinating how everyone spray base coat at different psi I only spray 18 at max psi. And as low as 10 psi . without flaw. But good job keep up the channel
I notice most people really get insulting if you use 1k materials instead of the latest/greatest. Lakeside Auto body channel shows using acrylic lacquer primer, single stage, all the things the experts say won't work, will fail, is outdated, ect. These materials used to be the standard, and for us guys doing our cars at home, with proper prep, i feel you can get good results on a budget. Nice look at the Widow in action.👍
So very true. I find that some are even just jealous that one is doing something their not and just want to be mad. It all works and I've done some great work with spray cans. The work part is what gets most ppl
I really appreciate your video on the black widow gun. I purchased one today just to see how it will do, I have the 3m accuspray but the only downside is it doesn't have the wide fan like the widow. I like to see more of your videos on the widow
That Bermuda Blue IS a cool color! It normally looks like a nice aquamarine teal to blue, a bit purplish at certain angles in dimmer light, and almost black from a distance in very dim light. I think GM dropped it in '07 and I don't know why. They always comment on it when going through the car wash and even my GM loathing brother likes the color on my '06 Avalanche. The difference in hue between the hood and fender that you were concerned with actually will show up less in bright sun. As the sun reflects off all the metallic/pearl it hides those inconsistencies, they'll show up more in shade.
awesome video! excellent example of proper safety equipment (isocyanites are dangerous)!!!; a fine gun being supplied with obvious adequate compressor; color that shows up and sprays beautiful. oh and a proper paint booth!' sprays wet but is thin enough and dries out really perfect example for me;
Great videos brother. Good vibes, awesome content. You got a lifetime subscriber from me. Also it would have been awesome to see the car fully buffed and polished out in the sun as a final ending to the video.
That was very smooth spraying. I have a question, what is the reason of seeing bubbles? I sprayed like 10 coats of gloss polyurethane on a flat wood table and bubbles keep coming up? The temperature inside my garage is good 80f, is it the guns that I have or maybe i have to adjust the guns? I put the air pressure to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50psi and bubble keep coming up 😮
I'm a body tech that used do combo back in the 80's and 90's, but now reverting back to doing a lot more painting again (not as much as you though). don't remember my eyes burning back then like they do now (maybe the changing of paint formula over time). Thanks for responding back so quickly!
Nice Paint style and technique my dude! The color seemed to match better after clear coating to me. It seemed to have a similar darker color shift on the passenger side fender as well. Saved by the flip flop paint. LOL
Nice work mate, would you say the Black Widow gun is efficient when it comes to material usage ? How much colour and clear did you use on this job ? Keep up the great content liked and subscribed 👍🏼
Spraying above 30lbs like I was at does put a lot into the air, that's where this thing likes to stay 25 - 35 lbs. 20 oz of Chomax base coat (thinned) put 3 coats on this and I was right on the money when I ordered the paint. Clear coat was the 2 coats and in my 3m cup I just go to 8 on the 4:1 for each coat. Thanks for the support!
Unless you're getting it on sale you'll end up spending just over $300 for the gun. It's honestly way overpriced for what it is, its $61 to replace the aircap, fluid nozzle, and needle on it and I think that says enough. how much you really want to spend on a gun?
Chroma base is great for blending/matching difficult color but is is thin,thin,thin...which is why its so good at matching. first 2 coats are tranparent pretty much.
I noticed at the beginning you show the Black Widow in your hand with a 1.3 tip. They came with a 1.7 so can you help on where you received it ?? Thanks for the video. My Grand Prix is an 2008 and I was thinking about the front and rear bumpers and repainting those. Again Thanks, Steve
So when I first made the video they either came the 1.3 or the 1.7 tip I haven't gone back and looked recently to see if they still have those two options. The 1.7 tip would be more for primer or thicker paints, the 1.3 is for base coat and clear
Hey big guy I don't know how good that gun is but I know you're a hell of a good at what you do brother I know people that got big money guns that can't do half the job you've done with this harbor freight gun you're pretty badass bro but I got one question did you spray clear on the lens of the car where the lights are too will it turn colors or will that stop it from turning colors just something I was wondering but keep doing what you doing brother I like your work👍👌
Yes I cleared over the headlights. If you sand off the UV corroded plastic and paint them they turn out great. Thanks for the compliments and stay tuned for more
YOU GUYS should check out the WIDOW KILLER and THE BEAST and 3 others from American Dream Custom Paint. Much cheaper and better options. Trust me, they spray awesome, diff size tip kits for them, Patented X cut nozzle similar to Iwata.
Just picked this up today, gonna be spraying my car for the first time. At 35psi for the clear are you running fan and fluid wide open? Watched a few other reviews of the Black Widow and everyone seems to have consensus of spraying clear at 35psi fan and fluid wide open, so just curious what gun settings you were running. Thanks m8 and awesome videos.
35 is a bit high i think. If you get light in the middle of the fan you have too much pressure. I like to set my trigger pull just about at the end and you can tune it to a speed you want to move. I also adjust my fan size for what I'm painting, if its just a bumper I go smaller to maximize transfer efficiency, body panels ill go all the way. Good luck
I'm getting ready to spray a 1972 442 and haven't painted in a couple decades. I'm going to paint Duracryl Viking Blue metallic lacquer and final coats of Duracryl High Performance lacquer. I wonder how lacquer will spray with either a HTLV or HTE spray gun. Anyone with experience. Enjoyed the video......
Did you like or dislike the black widow? Does it come with a 1.4 or just a 1.3? What was you opinion of the fan and the whole gun ? Is it worth 200 dollars?
I just picked up the Black Widow to give it a try. I usually use my Devilbiss Pro Lite but trying this Black Widow for clear coat. I seem to be getting heavy orange peel spraying at 30PSI. Did you say you sprayed this car at 35 PSI? Any feedback is appreciated. Great video.
Don’t breathe heavy, I used to blast (spray) conventional Peterbuilts on a ladder back when I was in my 20s and 30s , I’m 64 now, just body work and autos now. Wearing a mask is a good idea 👌🏼
I have the widow 1.3 and 1.7. $300 total for both. What do you think of the trigger in tight areas? Kind of similar to a sata. Devilbiss has softer trigger. Great channel. Thanks
Thanks buddy. I fiddled with this thing in this video. I went from one finger pulls ☝️ too 2 finger pulls ✌🤟 and I never felt really comfortable. I can use both hands pretty well and kind of like a trigger further away. The body is very Sata, I would compare the spray experience to my Pro Lite or a Binks.
@@KarKraftsman do you mind telling me the ones you like better, as a biginner I'm trying to learn all I can which some learning is done by doing of course, but I don't want to waste money If I can help it, tks for taking the time to help, liked your video as well
i bought one a couple months ago and love it too! Question...what face mask are you using? does it fog up and keep your eyes from tearing? I am looking for one. Thanks.
Amazon baby. I'd like to make an Amazon store so I can make some on the back end but I find soooo much stuff on there and Ali Expense all the crappy sites. But Amazon, and no, the ones I have cover everything and really let you get into metal work with confidence and painting made easier. If I had my choice I'd always get this one but I have 3M one that I like too.
I’m new to painting but should you be using your bare hands while using a tack cloth? I thought oils from the hands could pop up through the paint and ruin the job? Or am I wrong?
How different are the automotive paints from Lacquer based paints that i use for spraying kitchen cabinets. I spray alot of conversion varnishes and other lacquer base paints and clear coats on a regular bases.
Used this gun today, first time painting ever, and it came out pretty good but I do have decent orange peel. Did this in my garage, the white cloud was everywhere even with fans blowing out, don’t know how to avoid the orange peel in my clear. I did sand 1500 before last coat of base. 28 psi, and what were you other setting? Thanks.
Kar Kraftsman cool thx for the info and I appreciate the response. Is the black widow a good first gun for base and clear? I’ve never painted with a hvlp before.
@@damienmikkelsen6056 if you're only going to use it a couple times a year speanding the big bucks isn't worth it. The spectrum paint guns should work just fine for what you want.
To Kar Kraftsman ....u did good and don't be so hard on urself. It takes years of practice to try and make it to a Chip foose level. It was a cheap car anyway.
Why did you blend the left side fender but you did not blend the right side door and you should have put adhesion Promoter on the headlights because if you don't they will peel down the road
Yea that color difference can not be blamed on the gun at all. This guy is clearly a decent painter but somewhere he skipped on the prep work or the paint itself to cause what we have in this video.
I didn't skip anything, my dude, the ground color needed to be vs7 and I just didn't have any sealer that dark. Paint is cromax and cost like $90, some of the best stuff you can buy....