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[Steve B]

Are they crap

I wanna spray a motor bike frame

[razzo]

I use a Bergen pro with a 1mm cap for small work & its a great gun 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Got a couple and no problems.

I have a detail gun which would be ideal for a bike frame as it s a small area and a large gun plus a large gun for large panels, both HVLP.

The only challenge is the odd occasion when you need to tilt it a bit more, the trick is to do these bits later when the paint level is lower!

[cem_devecioglu]

I can recommend a 0.8 or 0.5 micron size gravity feed guns.. so sanding orange peel will be shorter and easier..  but use late drying reducer as in hot weather those guns spray dries before it reaches the surface..

last week bought satajet 4000 rp 1.0 micron size to paint omega .. and really liked its spray quality

[Olympia5776]

I have  1.2mm and a 0.8 mm nozzle gravity fed guns.
I've been using the very cheap HVLP  0.8mm gun a lot recently and the only ( small ) disadvantage is the 125ml cup. The work has been on Gymnasium machine frames very similar to a motorbike frame only larger and a bit more complex so I would say that it would work well for you.
I used the larger 1.2 mm gun on several machines before changing over to the 0.8 gun and immediatly noticed less wastage , better manoeverability and less air usage
I personally find the smaller needle better suited to my spraying method with considerably less overspray  and consistenly better paint finish.
I recently used the smaller gun painting two 1/4 panels on a rally escort I repaired and was very pleasantly surprised how it coped with larger areas the only nuisance being the small cup mentioned .
 I also have a suction gun too with a 1.2 nozzle and still enjoy using that on larger verticle jobs but the paint mix and method of use differs from the gravity guns .
HTH's

[cem_devecioglu]

I have  1.2mm and a 0.8 mm nozzle gravity fed guns.
I've been using the very cheap HVLP  0.8mm gun a lot recently and the only ( small ) disadvantage is the 125ml cup. The work has been on Gymnasium machine frames very similar to a motorbike frame only larger and a bit more complex so I would say that it would work well for you.
I used the larger 1.2 mm gun on several machines before changing over to the 0.8 gun and immediatly noticed less wastage , better manoeverability and less air usage
I personally find the smaller needle better suited to my spraying method with considerably less overspray  and consistenly better paint finish.
I recently used the smaller gun painting two 1/4 panels on a rally escort I repaired and was very pleasantly surprised how it coped with larger areas the only nuisance being the small cup mentioned .
 I also have a suction gun too with a 1.2 nozzle and still enjoy using that on larger verticle jobs but the paint mix and method of use differs from the gravity guns .
HTH's

agreed..  the only drawback is its small cup size.. 

I also tested 0.8 on deep scratched metal surfaces when spraying primer  , below 100 grid sanding, the scratches are not easy to cover..
especially when you use more reducer than the recommended ratio..