Painting

[grassy]

Has anyone tried or have had their car electrostaticly painted ?

Result ?

Thanks
Ian.

 

[godfatherofchry]

I know that's how I painted corvettes because wiping over the fiber glass would cause allot of static elc.

 

[mopa713602]

Make sure the vehicle is properly grounded, along with the equipment and you are grounded to the gun with the proper grounding.

I have not painted a car, but i paint heavy haul trailers with electrostatic. If working properly it cuts down on overspray tremendously and does a very nice job of wrapping around the corners. But also it is almost impossible to get the product into tight cracks and corners with it turned on.

 

[grassy]

Yes, It is called the Faraday effect. We could put a coat or to before the full spray. This guy has a painting booth that is larger than our car..

I appreciate the warning about grounding..I hear you can get a he** of a whack is all isn't grounded and if the nozzle is too close to the metal.

I guess what I am looking for does the paint job look good like a normal paint job...because this guy isn't that cheap.

Thanks for the responses.

Ian.

 

[mopa713602]

No problem on the grounding tip. Yes its can be a pretty good jolt, depending on the amount of milojules you are running. You getting zapped is nothing compared to the car or equipment finding its own ground source and making a jump. Not good deal if paint booth has some fumes.

If the paint is mixed properly and atomizing properly, i dont think the overall appearance of a car outter paint job will make any notable difference with or with out the electrostatic. I would NOT pay the extra for it.

 

[grassy]

I only think of this because there are some "wet" colours that are MOPAR colours but they look wet. Don't know if traditional paints can achieve that effect.

Yes, $s is an issue. Thanks for the response.

ian.

 

[junior]

I'm an industrial sray painter and electo is mainly for painting hard to do peices like roll cages piping and such. I found that paint will make its way under paper if not 100% sealed. In my opinion not for use on the outer body of a car... maybe undercarriage.. not worth paying extra for.