Wow! Spray Gun Prices Have Gone UP!

[harrisonm]

I bought a DeVilbiss SRI pro touch up gun about 15 years ago and paid about $250 for it. It was a great little touch up gun. It had an amazing spray pattern. I used it a lot for smaller jobs. The last few times I used it, it didn’t work as well as it used to.l, but it was still OK. After not using it for a little over a year, I tried to use it a few days ago to spray a dash. I could NOT get a decent spray pattern. I called Devilbiss to ask if they had a gun rebuild program, and they said they did not. But they recommended me to a guy in Georgia who they use. It’s going to cost me about $150 to have the gun professionally rebuilt. The new replacement for the my gun is called the pro lite. It costs $750. I think I’ll have mine rebuilt. Wow. The price tripled. I looked around, and all good guns have gotten expensive.

 

[MDchanic]

Damn. Better stick with what I got.

Please let us know the info on that guy in GA if he works out well (or if he doesn't!).

– Eric

 

[barbee6043]

NBC, CBS, ABC says......tariffs will drive up the price of HF spray guns!!!!!!!!!!!!
Better get the purple gun before......................

 

[harrisonm]

Damn. Better stick with what I got.

Please let us know the info on that guy in GA if he works out well (or if he doesn't!).

– Eric

Will do. I talked to him for about ten minutes. He told me that as hard as I try to clean my gun, sometimes a teeny bit builds up in tight places (often the air cap), and it's very hard to get out. He said he had a heated cleaning tank that will get it clean. He has been cleaning and rebuilding spray guns for 30 years. That is good, and I figure that Devilbiss would not recommend him if he wasn't good. I plan to mail it in on Monday.

 

[RustyRatRod]

The HF guns all review very well and they aren't all that expensive.

 

[dadsbee]

What is there to rebuild? Pull it all apart, soak it in solvent, run a fine wire through everything, soak again and blow it out. Put it back together.

OR buy a new gun from Princess Auto or Harbor Freight for $35 bucks.