How to paint small parts with a paint sprayer?
KTprincess asked:
I am clear coating flat parts in a paint booth with a air compressor spray gun. They are actually ipod covers. How can I fix them to something and get an even coverage?
Right now I have them taped to the surface but I am having trouble getting coverage on the sides. Is there anything out there that will hold parts like this to make them easier to spray?
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5 Responses to “How to paint small parts with a paint sprayer?”
Can you mount them to styrofoam with nails or something? Use higher and lower ones so they are at an angle to make it easier to get the sides and see what you are spraying. I use this trick with cardboard for painting screw heads for white or special colored furniture. I just spike the screw through the cardboard and spray away. Let dry and remove, but in your case, you need to have them above the surface. If the nails are far enough apart, can you wedge the Ipod covers on to secure them? Otherwise, maybe a glue gun to secure them, or NP1, then pop them off? Or how about play dough on the nail heads? You’ll have to experiment.
fishing line???
Try double-sided tape.
The traditional solution is hardware cloth or screen - the openings let the flow of the spray go by the piece instead of bouncing off a flat surface and possibly flipping the pieces.
Cut a piece of wood just a bit small then the case. mount that to a long piece of wood. That way you can spray dozens if need be. Just use double stick tape.