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Painting in the sun is no good. I would try to rig up some shade. Maybe a big tarp or something.
The purple HF gun is fine. That's all I've used so far (although I do have a better one now.) I drilled out the tip on one of mine to 2mm for primer and I've got several others that all work fine... My guess is that your paint needs to be thinner or you need a slightly larger tip. 1.4mm on the purple guns is ok for some paints but it's too small for thicker ones to atomize properly. And reduce the panel temp... The truck body could be much hotter than the ambient temp in the sun.
The purple HF gun is fine. That's all I've used so far (although I do have a better one now.) I drilled out the tip on one of mine to 2mm for primer and I've got several others that all work fine... My guess is that your paint needs to be thinner or you need a slightly larger tip. 1.4mm on the purple guns is ok for some paints but it's too small for thicker ones to atomize properly. And reduce the panel temp... The truck body could be much hotter than the ambient temp in the sun.