Just noticed a weird thing at a body shop in Phoenix

I dropped off some parts at a shop near 7th Street last Tuesday and saw they had three different brand spray guns all lined up on the bench. It got me thinking, how many of us are actually sticking with one brand vs just using whatever the job calls for? I'm curious if it makes a difference in the final finish or if it's more about what you learned on.

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jesse_cooper1mo agoMost Upvoted

Nah, isn't the feel just what you're used to?

aaron_ellis421mo ago

You ever use a gun that just feels wrong in your hand right from the start? A buddy of mine in Tempe spent two years on this old Sata, swore by it, then his compressor took a dump on a Friday afternoon and he had to borrow a buddy's Iwata to finish a job. He said the first spray felt like he was painting with a different language, but after half a panel he actually liked how it laid down clearer than his old one. Now he's got three different brands in his cabinet and swaps them around depending on what he's laying down, primer versus basecoat versus clear. I think most guys end up with a mix just because you learn something from each one.

richardknight1mo ago

Man, I gotta push back a little here. I've been spraying for about fifteen years and I honestly think if a gun feels wrong from the start, it's probably never gonna feel right. I tried an Iwata once, buddy loaned it to me for a weekend, and from the first pull of the trigger it felt like it was fighting me. I spent two whole days with it and still couldn't get a panel to lay down the way I wanted. Some guns just don't match your hand or your style, no matter how much time you give them.