Learn Advanced Car Spray Painting Techniques With Paint Gun Patterns
By Mario Goldstein

Once you have mastered the basics of your spray guns, you must become adept at adjusting the spray pattern through the fluid flow. Many of the guns have built in air micrometers, which allow variation in the pressure settings. If your particular gun does not have this then you can use a separate air micrometer. The width of the spray pattern is controlled by the fan. The majority of painters like to use a wide fan but it must be remembered that the wider the fan the less material is being distributed.

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