Spray Painting - How to Set Up Your HVLP Paint Gun with Kevin Tetz at Eastwood

Kevin Tetz (Trucks!) shows you the proper way to set up your HVLP Paint Gun.

Using an Eastwood Concours Paint Gun, he shows you how to set up the proper spray and fan pattern, what the knobs are for on the gun, and how to clean the gun prior to painting.

In this video. Kevin Tetz (Trucks!, Paintucation) shows you the proper way to set up your HVLP Paint Gun. Using an Eastwood Concours Paint Gun, he shows you how to set up the proper spray and fan pattern, what the knobs are for on the gun, and how to clean the gun prior to painting. Kevin Tetz's stunning 1966 "Jaded" Mustang debuted at SEMA 2012 and featured Eastwood products from bare metal to clear coat.

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Concours HVLP Spray Gun with 1.2mm tip sprays-on a "show-car" finish...yet it's powered by your home compressor with only 4 cfm @ 29 psi! No need to buy an expensive pro paint gun when Eastwood's full-size HVLP Concours Spray Gun has the same impressive features at a fraction of the cost. And your home compressor provides all the air power you'll need (4 cfm @ 29 psi) to work with it.
Includes 1 stainless steel needle/nozzle/air cap (1.2mm)
Compatible with solvent and waterborne coatings
Anodized adjustment knobs and air cap ring

[svendolufsen]

I paint a couple cars a year, always have to recap on gun settings (at least until, if ever, I can remember) and this is my favorite video to watch. This guy knows his shit, talks quick and to the point. I appreciate that. Thanks

[litrabolas]

Just what I was looking for, short quick guidance, no 10 minutes bs tutorial of how to connect it to the hose, thanks

[randyhoepker]

Some good basic tips for beginners or novices. You would want the gun to shoot out a small blob, like the gun was initially adjust for, to get into tight places. For example, I am going to shoot the inside of an old 70s truck fender, actually the bottom side of the top fender. I would need to adjust the gun to make a small blob pattern to prevent drenching the area as it is only about 5" wide. For the exterior of the vehicle you would want to adjust the gun to shoot a pattern like the wide fan pattern he showed us. Thumbs up on the demo!

[cougargold]

Perfect. The point I needed to know was the pressure rating at the gauge static or with the trigger depressed. You nailed it. Thank you so much.

[RYDENROAM]

this is a great video. i was wondering if you a video on how to wet coat?? im not a pro at painting or body work, but i have done my own job on my truck in my garage. i did learn how to do it from you guys Eastwood video. but i just dont know what it means to lay a wet coat of paint or clear. thanks.

[johnmiller]

what solvent do you run through the gun to clean it? Acetone? Lacquer thinner?

[flexifoil]

I agree with rod builder - Kevin is the "Billy badass of auto body". Wish I had seen this video a week ago - before I sprayed my truck using the website air pressure recommendation of 8-10 psi. Not sure why the manufacturer would put "aircap" pressures on the website when none of us can measure that at home. Oh well, just hope that extra gallon of paint gets here soon. Thanks for all your help sorting this out Kevin - you ROCK!

[VinnyMartello]

appreciate this video! I have a concourse 2 and was getting really splotchy paint patterns.

[jaybarnes]

Best vid about gin set up out there 👌 straight to the point 🎉

[edmalison]

What an excellent introductory educational video. No fluff in the messaging. Good logical explanations.

[ImThatGuyThatDoesStuff]

I was wondering about "choking the fluid". when spraying metal flake and pearls do you cut it down or leave it wide open as well? I've been doing metal flake lately with it wide open normally. but is there a different way or better way.

[joshuadqueen]

Lol, wow! I needed this 15m ago. Thanks so much for this!

[ChezZenn]

Very informative vid, thanks. DIYer here. Small system, not central but plenty of PSI and capacity. I have a regulator and filter at the gun. I’ve seen pics of the filter before the regulator (at the supply hose), but probably 80-90% of the time it shows the filter after the regulator just before the gun. Does it matter and if so why?thanks.

[conniefontenot]

Wow. Quick and to the point. Great lesson !!!!

[pimpincornbread]

great video, you have any tips for clear coats?

[rikujkoivisto]

Hi! How many CFM compressor must deliver, when air consumption of spray gun is 9, 3 CFM (265L/min.)? Is there any "rule of thumb" for that..? Thank you! ☺

[WOLFMAN]

I was definitely able to appreciate this video.

[tundrawhisperer]

Can you spray Finish through this gun? Such as SatinThane. Thx

[GilbertodeJesus]

I'm trying to paint my car rims with this type of equipment, I know they got spray paint for the rims but I want it to look professional and for the paint to not Chip off, what do you suggest or advice me ?

[drnh]

Really great vid....any tips on top coat? I can NEVER seem to get a good finish