Thanks Chipper. I'm kind of butt hurt here. :laugh: I've been a member for three years. Most of my posts have been aimed at helping people. Few of them have been bragging photos, or overly documented threads of bikes I've built. To see someone take something so simple and use it as a libido ladder is one of the reasons many of the serious builders and craftsman have left the building.
I didn't use Google Searches to make any points. I have been successfully painting as I described for many years, starting about 1991 when I used to build show bikes. Later on, I did custom motorcycle tanks with ghost flames and matching tins and sold them. Then I did a few cars and trucks, painted a few boats, and now mini bikes.
While there was some good advice, the advice was right off the internet, down to "MFGR's recommended PSI."
I wont make the process of painting appear technical and difficult to boost the appearance of any skill I have. It is not as difficult as has been detailed here. And some of what is here is opinion, not fact. Like 40 PSI worth of syphon-gun overspray of catalyzed paint on a frame with pearl paint, or a pressure gauge on an HVLP gun.
Most of us do not adhere to MFGR's recommendations when the results fall outside of the desired end. Most of us are aware that MFGR recommendations are set to ensure specifications are met, not to ensure optimum performance in any condition.
Like 8 PSI cap pressure in a 25% over-reduced product, because the garage is sitting in excess of 100F 10 months out of the year. The book worms would really freak if I admitted to not using a water separator on bike frames, in addition to not using that 140 PSI gauge on a 30 PSI system.
To put a finer point on it, in three years, I've never taken a photo of myself painting, or mixing paint, nor do I post here as part of a social networking plan.
Hopefully, I can now put in my big boy pants and ignore the rest of this thread. :laugh: