Paint gun clear coat?

[madeinsantacruz]

Looking for a clear coat to be used with a paint gun.  Not interested in rattle can clear coat.  Anyone know what Ray is using here?

 

[Wetstuff]

Madein, 'Don't know about him; I use http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com  I have tried some generic stuff like Transtar but this is much better.  I bought 'Euro 5100' because it said 'Euro'  ...it may be a little harder than their Universal Clear but the heavy hitters seem to like Universal the most. I only shoot something 1-2X a year, so I seem to have to learn all over again each time.



Above is how the Atlantis Venom arrived from OZ.



C'hit picture but it really came out pretty nice...  I say 'pretty nice' because I overshot my goal. There were some nibs, and orange peel where I probably rushed it (my construction trailer is also only 8' wide—it's hard to stand off the rails).  After the second coat (only two for me) I decided to polish it.  It clearly ('ahem) had more, absolute gloss before I used 2000 paper and a buffer; I should have left it alone.

Not only do I like shiny objects, but I am convinced that the board looks less a wreck after a season of use.






Cleared this monster before I sold it.      Jim

[Wetstuff]

Madin...   I forgot to mention, on my long learning curve I had to learn the hard way that you need a decent gun.  Even tho' there was a rumor Hrb. Frt. had one model that was magic—I never found it.  I ended up a used DeVilbiss Plus that shoots great, even tho' I have to learn the settings all over again due to little use a/o poor memory.

Jim 

[Old School 213]

I've been shooting a lot of epoxy lately out of a set of guns I bought from Eastwood. They definitely were a step up from the HF gun and about $100 for the set of 3. The extra tips were worth the extra duckets. Shooting high build primer thru a 1.1 tip would suck. I have not shot clears but have shot a good amount of single stage paint thru those guns and it's be easy enough if you've set up your air supply correctly (dry, clean and plentiful). As for which clear, that's almost like politics. Check out Southern Polyurathanes, I liked their product. I hear their support is top notch although I have not used it.