How to Choose Paint Gun Tips

Paint gun tips determine what spray pattern your gun will be able to produce. Smaller tips will produce tighter spray patterns and larger tips will produce larger spray patterns. When shopping for paint gun tips, there are a lot of things that you will need to take into consideration including who manufactured the part, what the tip is made from and what the tip looks like.

Instructions

1. Look at who manufactures the paint gun tip. The top manufacturers include Sharpe, Craftsman, Finishline and Wagner. The company that manufactures the tips will determine what paint guns the tips will work with.

2. Examine the diameter of the paint gun tips you are looking at. Tip diameters are measured in millimeters. Small tip diameters start around 1 mm and large tip diameters run 2 mm or larger. When shopping for a paint gun tip you will want to select a tip that is right for the paint jobs you are interested in. For example, if you are detailing a car, you will need smaller diameter paint gun tips. On the other hand, if you are giving your car a base coat of paint, you will want a larger tip diameter so your gun will produce a larger spray pattern.

3. Take into consideration what the paint gun tip is made of. The top choices are hardened steel, chrome plated and nickel plated. Choosing between these options really is a matter of personal preference.