I'm looking into starting to paint the real way, lol. with an air compressor and spray gun. I've run into a little problem though. the automotive spray guns require a LOT! I have the spray gun, its a Campbell Hausfeld extreme-duty siphon-feed spray gun. So heres my problem... I need an air compressor to power this thing, but dont have much space. Are there air compressors out there that dont come with the huge tank to go along with it?
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fieromadman Member
Posts: 2217 From: Oconomowoc WI, USA Registered: Jan 2003
I really doubt it. I used one with 2 cylinders and a 20 gallon tank for my painting. It kept up fine. With a D/A air sander it wont quite keep up though. When i painted my car thats initially what i used to sand. Then i used a block to take out any un-eveness, but enough with that, that wasnt the question. My answer would be no.
Sears had a nice 5hp with 30gal tank and stood upright on wheels and at $277 was a great deal for me... I used a HVLP gun a it worked fine. It doesn't take up much room either.
I think Eastwood sells a special compressor that delivers a high volume but isn't capable of high pressures. Oh and it's really small if I remember it correctly.
------------------ Alan Frazier '86 GT-'92 3.4 TDC under construction '84 2m4 daily driver
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rogergarrison Member
Posts: 49601 From: A Western Caribbean Island/ Columbus, Ohio Registered: Apr 99
Its all about CFM. To do a decent job you need a 5 hp or better and CFM of 10-12 at a minimum. For power sanders you should have at least 17CFM. HVLP guns will use up air faster. They use less air pressure, but more CFM. CFM is Cubic Foot per Minute, or volume of air used. That should be listed on a plate on the side of compressor motor.
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Spektrum-87GT Member
Posts: 1601 From: Yorktown, VA Registered: Aug 2001
Mount it up high... I have a one car garage which means very little floor space. I mounted mine up on the wall. Fortunately my garage has 12' ceilings so I can walk under it without hitting my head. It also makes it very easy to drain the petcock. Just mount your reg/dryer down by your manifold
I have a nice 220 volt,6 horse/60 gallon tank to spray with. I love it. It's a Sears, and it's not an oilless. I've had it for 2 years now, and it's wonderful. I also mounted it in the basement and ran a hose out to the garage so I don't have to listen to the damn thing all night, and I don't upset the neighbors. It doesn't suck up paint fumes and dust, doesn't suck up so much humid air, and I can't hear it!
I still have the inline dryers, and I have a seperate tank in the garage as a storage buffer, and it works beautiful. Painting, sandblasting, impact guns.....
Even though it's in the basement, it's still hard to hear upstairs. I did have to caution my wife so if she does go down, it won't scare the hell out of her when it starts up.
