[Zeke]

When they go on sale I buy a couple at unbelievable $9.99. The older ones were much better than what you get today. The threads on the air cap are nasty. But how can one resist a 10 dollar gun?

If you have a number drill bit set you can chase the holes in the cap and fluid nozzle and then take a few sizes larger and very gently de-burr the holes. They work better with a little "blueprinting."

As with any gun, mixing the paint to the right Zahn cup viscosity and do a test pattern, you can overcome some pattern issues if you know what the pattern looks like.

For that job I'd definitely use a HF gun. They do sell a more expensive gun but I've not needed one. The Carrera was done in 2010.