skye b.

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I have a cheap Harbor freight spray gun just sitting around. Was wondering if you need to thin out the LM before spray and if so with what?

mx51

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I use a cheap Harbor Freight gun to spray my mask and i do thin it a bit with water.I just think it's a little to thick to spray straight out of the bottle.

skye b.

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Thanks MX. How many coats do you prefer?

Bfutura15

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I spray 3-4 wet coats

vash42

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I use a cheap external mix Hobbico to spray. I thin with water as little as possible til it sprays even and lay down 3-4 coats as mentioned above. If too thin it doesn't cover think enough and end up with really thin patches that are a pain to peel

Jamie James

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I just sprayed LM for the first time last night. I used a cheap siphon feed external mix AB. I didn't feel the need to thin it. It sprayed pretty good at 45ish PSI. I was using Fasmask and a Badger 250.

mx51

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I spray 3 pretty heavy coats using a hairdryer after each coat on the last coat i set it aside and dry for 24 hours

skye b.

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Just sprayed for the first time. Wow!! What a difference! Definitelly will not be going back to the brush!

Sk3tch

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I'm usually pretty stubborn when it comes to techniques I don't usually use...but I have 6 bodies that need to be prepped and I really didn't feel like doing my usual 5 coats of hand brushing the mask....SO I got a HF $15 detail spray gun and sprayed the mask that way.

I used 50 PSI with the mask thinned about 20-25% 3 coats is equal to my 5 brushed.

I swear I saved a TON of time (and it looks smoother). I also saw somewhere somebody made a "cure" box. That saved some time as well as opposed to me rotating the bodies in front of a space heater.

I will never brush liquid mask on again.

Hitaslice

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When you guys spray your liquid mask do you leave the left over in the container or clean it out like your airbrush? I only do about 2-3 bodies a week so I don't want to use it if I am only doing one body.

Ed

Bfutura15

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Just pour it back into the container. Do not leave it in the brush. It will dry out and then you will have problems.

lifeguy

I only use the spray gun when I have numerous bodies to mask, dump the excess back into the container and run some warm water through your gun, and that should be enough.

chitownpnut

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Great thread guys! I just made the switch from masking tape and I have done 3 bodies with the liquid mask brushed in 3 heavy coats, WOW, what a difference. I have a small hlvp touch-up gun in gonna try to shoot the mask through, heres the ?...What mask is everybody using and where is the cheapest place to get it? Thanks, Paul