The Cheapest Way to Paint a Car with AMAZING Results!

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This is a fine example of the importance of skills, rather than having high end equipment

Thank you for including what you did to the gun between coats and between base/clear. I'm sure it's minor to experienced hands, but I really appreciate that detail step.

I've had good results using two regulators, one on the gun and one at the compressor. You set the one at the compressor to a few psi above what you need then use the gun to regulate it down to final pressure. You get much more consistent pressure at the gun while the compressor tank empties.

Painted an entire 99 Durango with a small bostitch pancake compressor a $10 yard sale 20 y.o. Suction fed Ingersoll Rand gun, a gallon of Rustoleum gloss black thinned out and clear coated and it came out amazing. This was almost 2 years ago and it still looks great to this day and the owner gets compliments on it all the time.

"Don't over think it, it's just paint" well spoken

That civic is going to be the only one around painted with 10 different guns! .....And no one will even know by looking at it! Good job!!

I work at a collision Bodyshop and that paint job looks better than the self-proclaimed badass painter at my shop.

Its not about the compressor and the gun, its the man who do the job done 100% skill salute to paint society

The Beauty of You and Paint Society is you present us all with options and thank you. As in life some of us have more and some have to deal with less and still manage to get a satisfying result and this VID proves it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills.

Simply amazing how knowing what it takes to do a job correctly also gives you the knowledge and skills to do a decent job with just what you have at hand. Great video!!!!

#1 thing that help a small compressor: remove restrictions! Look inside a 1/4” air fitting. Tiny hole. Use a good 3/8” hose and get 3/8” fittings with 1/4 npt threads. I have a 15-16 gallon California Air Tools oil-less compressor that advertised 5.4cfm at 90 psi. I could see the pressure drop and when I paused could hear the hose fill back up with air! Upgrading the fittings for higher flow made all the difference in the world. I also tapped into the air below the switch (straight off the tank) and installed a 3/8” filter regulator. I can run a die grinder, mini belt sand, or palm DA constant now.

You can run the pancake compressor into a holding tank. It'll increase your air volume making the compressor cycle less and also keeps the air pressure variances to a minimum. Plus an air holding tank is a good addition to a garage for quick tire inflating away from the compressor.

Appreciate your can-do attitude. Thanks for clean language. Can watch the videos with the kids and they don't learn words that you don't want them to repeat. You are a quality kind of guy, all around.

Hi Brian, I have learned a lot about why my paint jobs have not met my expectations, but with your videos I will improve my skills and meet my expectations. Thank You

I would've been curious to see how a LVLP gun instead would've performed in this set up

After watching some of your videos a while back I got one of the purple guns from Harbor Freight to spray oil based enamel on wood work at my brother's house. At first we tried using his 10 galon compressor but there was no way it could possibly keep up. I brought over my contractor's compressor that can handle multiple framing nailers and it did the trick. Major props to you on being able to overcome your limitations and get that incredible finish.

Thank you for doing this and taking us through each step. This is really an awesome step by step reference for me when I spray my engine bay.

All the tips I got watching your videos are be patient, don’t rush, and spend time on the prep work. Great results come with the right work. Thanks for sharing.

This video inspired me to paint my own car, thank you.