JellyBaby Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Any suggestions on what I should look for in a compressor for painting? I found this compressor at a reasonable price: Features: * Ultra quiet (54db) - can be used unobtrusively in the home * Maintenance free oil-less piston design with lightweight aluminium construction * Built in carry handle - light and easy to transport * Pressure gauge and Professional Regulator - fully adjustable to 0 psi * Water trap and air filter * Rubber feet * 1 year warranty Specifications: * Motor - 240V 50Hz 1Ph * Power rating - 150W * Rotational speed - 1450 rpm * Maximum pressure - 57 psi * 1/8 BSP male outlet * Air displacement - 23 litres/min * Weight - 3.6kg Would this be suitable for spraying guitar bodies with a spray gun? Thanks, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Secondino Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Any suggestions on what I should look for in a compressor for painting? I found this compressor at a reasonable price: Features: * Ultra quiet (54db) - can be used unobtrusively in the home * Maintenance free oil-less piston design with lightweight aluminium construction * Built in carry handle - light and easy to transport * Pressure gauge and Professional Regulator - fully adjustable to 0 psi * Water trap and air filter * Rubber feet * 1 year warranty Specifications: * Motor - 240V 50Hz 1Ph * Power rating - 150W * Rotational speed - 1450 rpm * Maximum pressure - 57 psi * 1/8 BSP male outlet * Air displacement - 23 litres/min * Weight - 3.6kg Would this be suitable for spraying guitar bodies with a spray gun? Thanks, Nick I'm not sure what compressor you have here. But the main thing is to get a proper CFI rating So generally, a good compressor for spraying HVLP will be about 9 cfi at 40 PSi or thereabouts. Compressors that put out something like 4 CFI at 40psi will work but typically don't allow you to get the optimal spray pattern out of your gun. I use two spray guns. One is a $200.00 Sata that can do touch up to a full guitar body final coat. I also have a 50 dollar average run of the mill gravity fed gun that I use for doing clears. And neither gun works as well when I tried them on a small donut style compressor. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyBaby Posted October 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Okay, so what does CFI mean/stand for? is it similar to CFM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Secondino Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Okay, so what does CFI mean/stand for? is it similar to CFM? Actually, CFI was a typo on my part. I meant CFM . This rating should be the same as the air displacement you mentioned earlier. The CFM rating tells alot about the spraying ability of a compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 (edited) I'm confused It says it's "ultra quiet", yet in the very next line it reads "oil-less". If it's truly "oil-less", I seriously doubt it's very quiet. Edited October 11, 2006 by Dino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintIt Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I'm confused It says it's "ultra quiet", yet in the very next line it reads "oil-less". If it's truly "oil-less", I seriously doubt it's very quiet. I agree this thing prob sounds like a jackhammer. HVLP guns will need a lot of air so you need the highest CFM and largest tank that you can afford. A large tank can make up for a lower CFM rating but only on small objects that do not require the compressor to cycle on during spraying. 30 gallon tank would be a miimum in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyBaby Posted October 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 hmm, that's beginning to sound very expensive for a small time hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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