# Electric Paint Spray Gun Recommendation for Lanolin Undercoating **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723 "2023-05-19T22:50:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoshiMoshi3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/1 "2023-05-19T22:50:42Z")
Hi, Can anyone please recommend an electric paint spray gun for lanolin undercoating products such as Fluid Film, Wool Wax, Surface Shield? I don’t currently have an air compressor, and think it would be to expensive, and am wondering if an electric spray gun would work. Looking at the air sprayer that comes with the fluid film kit: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/e/7e2816a84ef45a37e313bc1a6b17d74ac68a8613.jpeg) 60-90 psi at 5-8 CFM. Even cheap harbor freight air compressor, the cheapest one that meets these requirements, costs over $400 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/8/982fd06d4e27d119f5105ef1316365258468476f.jpeg) So I’m looking to see if I can find a cheaper electric applicator of these products. I know there’s aerosol cans, but they clog and the gallon jugs are much cheaper. Mostly, what kind of specs/requirements should I look for in an electric spray gun? I know for air compressor, there’s specific psi and CFM, what specifications should I look for in an electric spray gun? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/2 "2023-05-19T22:57:20Z")
Wagner makes a line airless painters. > **[Wagner Paint Sprayers | HVLP, Airless & Electric Pump Spraying](https://www.wagnerspraytech.com/products/paint-sprayers/)** > > Just pull the trigger & you're spraying with our easy-to-use exterior/interior Wagner paint & stain sprayers for home DIY projects, crafts & more. But it’s beyond me why someone would apply an undercoating to a used vehicle that could promote rust if not applied correctly. Tester ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/3 "2023-05-19T22:59:03Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > But it’s beyond me why someone would apply an undercoating to a used vehicle that could promote rust if not applied correctly. This is Yoshi who has a history of coming up with silly ideas. ---
**Author:** ![YoshiMoshi3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/4 "2023-05-19T23:07:33Z")
Thanks. I thought Lanolin products, displaced water, and can be applied to used vehicles that already have rust. It’s an oil/grease like substance that doesn’t trap moisture in the metal that it covers, but displaces existing moisture. While rubberized undercoating trap moisture inside the material and can make the rust worst. Rust encapsulation products like POR-15, I’ve heard can make rust worse if the surface is not properly prepared, it totally encapsulates the rust. So I thought you didn’t have this issue with lanolin based products, because it doesn’t totally encapsulate or cover the surface, and displaces moisture and let it out? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/5 "2023-05-20T03:00:35Z")
I’ve got an airless Wagner sprayer like a commercial model. It sprays normal latex just fine but on heavier bodied painst particularly Sherwin Williams, it is too heavy to spray even with the largest tip available. I can get it to spray if I use a little conditioner in the paint. This type of sprayer won’t work for you I’m sure. Mabe if you jumped up to the $2000 commercial units that can take a large tip size but why would you do that? We also used one of those hand held sprayers at the cabin for stain and finishes but same deal. It is not going to spray anything heavy bodied. Really need a gun that would handle primer/surfacer and add a little compressor, but really not worth it money wise. Some air guns will even spray glue but it is all in the tip size and air powered. Just get a brush and coveralls. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/6 "2023-05-20T23:34:48Z")
> [@YoshiMoshi3](#): > > I don’t currently have an air compressor, and think it would be to expensive, and am wondering if an electric spray gun would work I think you’d get better results using a traditional spray gun and air compressor. You don’t absolutely need a huge, 27 gallon compressor. A smaller one will work, you’ll just have to spray a little, then wait for it to re-pressurize, repeat. The main disadvantage of the air compressor method is the amount of space it takes in your shop. But if you have plenty of space, suggest to take the tried and proved approach, but use a smaller compressor to save money. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/7 "2023-05-20T23:47:19Z")
If you’re trying to do it on the cheap, just go get one of these for $15 and do a small area at a time ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/9/49051279a18a1bb7b84786cbc9180c4a50c20a6c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![john.smith0909123\_160324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@john.smith0909123\_160324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john.smith0909123_160324)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/8 "2023-05-21T19:25:31Z")
So things like fluid film is ok on used cars? It’s not a rubberized undercoating, nor a rust encapsulation product like POR-15. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/9 "2023-05-21T20:46:50Z")
There is a lawn mower guy on YouTube that coats the bottom of the mower decks for his customers with fluid film to prevent rust. He swears by it. I have never coated mine and still don’t have a rust problem, so do what you want. My issue is that I have no idea how thin or thick fluid film is and therefore what it would take to spray it. I had a cheap little air brush that would spray primer and even por15 but have had problems with guns being able to spray it. It all depends on the tip size available. That Wagner hand held we used worked fine for thin stain, but on the heavier finish coat, still sprayed it but worked so hard it collapsed the plastic cup. As a kid I used a burgess electric hand held for automotive paints, but they were relatively thin. So I’d rather try a $20 primer gun from harbor freight and a little compressor, but it all depends on how thick that stuff is. If it is like oil, you’re gonna need a higher priced glue gun used in factories. So again, just get under there with a brush unless you already have equipment to try spaying with. And an insecticide sprayer will not do it. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/10 "2023-05-21T20:54:31Z")
Why not use something like below on the rust and then paint over it. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/1/91dd87b4c6a094d6e7e7c3fd491e508c9504801a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/11 "2023-05-21T21:50:00Z")
Like i said, Wagner makes a line of sprayers. > **[Wagner MotoCoat | Electric Car & Automotive Sprayers](https://www.wagnerspraytech.com/products/paint-sprayers/motocoat-series/)** > > The Wagner MotoCoat sprayer offers a portable system for spraying low flashpoint coatings such as protective materials & customized coatings to automobiles. Tester ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/12 "2023-05-21T23:08:55Z")
Well there you go. Didn’t know they made such a thing. Only $250 or try a $15 Purdy brush. Like always no point making something simple complicated. We had a member that routinely brushed on used motor oil but if you buy the sprayer you could do all your friends cars too. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/13 "2023-05-21T23:29:00Z")
Why not just buy 3 or 4 cans of BoeShield and spray the underside of the car? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/14 "2023-05-21T23:30:41Z")
As we have seen, that would be too easy. ---
**Author:** ![john.smith0909123\_160324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@john.smith0909123\_160324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john.smith0909123_160324)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/15 "2023-05-22T11:34:39Z")
Is BoeShield lanolin based product? Never heard of it. Am i ok to apply lanolin based products to already rust metal with little surface prep? I thought I was. It’s not a rubberized coating or enacapsulator, but an oil grease like substance that doesn’t dry out for long period of time. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/16 "2023-05-22T12:22:09Z")
Lanolin is “sheep wax” and not designed for what you are doing. Your car may have softer, more attractive undersides, it won’t prevent further rusting. BoeSheild was designed as a corrosion preventative by Boeing. ---
**Author:** ![john.smith0909123\_160324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@john.smith0909123\_160324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john.smith0909123_160324)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/17 "2023-05-22T15:48:29Z")
Right, I’m talking about lanolin based products like surface shield, fluid film, and surface shield, not just pure lanolin. Is BoeShield better than fluid film, surface shield, and wool wax? ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/18 "2023-05-22T16:34:41Z")
So many questions can be answered by the people that make the stuff on their web site FAQ for example: ![Capture2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/e/9e4a39f28f758ff700d4a5c996b6ca2cb74f4466.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/19 "2023-05-22T18:59:03Z")
Bo shield is on a lot of wood working machines to prevent rust, especially those making the pacific trip. It is very hard to remove, but no rust. I gotta believe some cars already have some rust prevention on them. I remember using a can of rocker Schultz or something to prevent rocks from chipping the paint on some fenders. Seemed to work pretty good. Then there was something for inside door panels. All kinds of stuff out there. Then there is the final rust solution called trading, that works well. But suit yourself. Mother Nature though is a tough competitor. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723/20 "2023-05-22T19:07:52Z")
The highest tip I can use on my airless is 519. But like I said not enough to be able to spray Sherwin Williams house stains and latex. Works fine on other brands. My house painters have the commercial $2000 models though that worked well. Maybe 515 would work, I dunno, but spend $500 on an airless only to find out you need a bigger boat? [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723.md?page=2)