to do this do i need a normal air compressor thingy?

cheers for any help

 

You'll need a compressor yea mate or you'll get no air

Depending how much u wanna spray you want it with as big a capacity as poss ie 200L as theres nothing worse than spraying a car and the fucker runing out of air pressure 1/2 way thru

Will also obviously need a gun, and if poss a filter to stop water and crap getting from the compressor to the gun cos its a bitch when u get shit in paintwork!!

Also most HVLP guns spray at about 2bar ish so it needs to pump out enuff air aswell

 

cool-

you say 200l capacity. Im sorry if i sound thick is this the air pressure/capacity? Is there a specific compressor i need .

for example is this one okay to buy?

Air Compressor 1500W, 2HP, 230V, Tank: 24 l, 8 bar


Thankyou

 

200 Litres is the size of the airtank - your one is much smaller at 24 litres.

Think of the tank as the size of the lung - you need a good stock of air to avoid running out of puff halfway through.

I think I'm right in saying that if it can hold the air at a higher pressure, then you can get away with lower capacity so long as the output is regulated.

 

a compresser will stay at the pressure u set it at as it will keep refiling but a tiny 1s i no good a decent comprers is going 2 cost Ł300

 

cheers, thanks for that. i was looking at some on ebay which is why i asked

 

pay someone to do it

unless youve been spraying for a long time

it will look wank

 

so what spec compressor would be ideal then?

Damo? were are ya lol

 

yeh me mate has offered to spray it for me, etc but has asked me to get a compressor. Theres no way i'd do it lol, bad enough painting the house

 

depends what gun you are using and if you are using an air mask also

minimum specs i would say are at least 50 ltr receiver 8cfm held capability or able to sustain 2bar

also it needs to have oil/water trap dont want any of that getting in the paint

 

blimey more to it than i thought then

this any good then??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...369696335&rd=1

 

too small

 

dont suppose you have link at what i should be looking for at all please??

 

Thats kinda what i meant!!!! yea they keep the pressure just a pain in the arse if its puffing its guts out to re-fill it every 5mins!!

Gun wise yea the better the gun the better the job...........within reason, even with a decent gun u can get a shit finish!! and with a cheaper gun you can get a good finish aslong as the gun setup is right.

Craig's right thou unless you have done it before or dont mind it lookin crap get someone else 2 do it. But then saying that tbh once u learn the basic's spraying isnt as difficult as most ppl think but there deff is an art to it and helps knowing tricks to get u outa shit

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...964466116&rd=1

Just had a look on ebay that Should be ok, or something similar, if u can find 1 with a 200L tank would be even better!!

If ur mates doin it as a 1 off thing for u thou mate your better off hireing one for a few days than buying one if it aint gonna get used again!

 

i learnt my self to paint asked advice bought a shitter for 20 pouds and went for it i found hardest thing was prepping it right many body blokes i spoke to say anyone can paint its all in prepping

 

cheers Toe Knee

Tenpotturbo-yes i have also been told the same thing

 

whatever you do use corect breathng stuff as 2 pack paint contains air borne arsnic or something like that nasty stuff

 

cheers- i never thought of that. I nver wear masks or anything when painting or cuttign wood etc etc

 

PMSL trust me you will be high as a kite when ure mate does yours... ask Tony Turbo lol, he was in the office in the workshop where I was painting his engine bay... proper got to him, had to sit in the van outside...

 

Funny how u get used 2 it thou, best is when u go into a gunwash room for the first time

 

yeah I think I'm used to it now, its amazing, when new people get into my van, they are "How the hell do you drive around in this all day".. then complain of a headache

 

HAs my burd been in your van Damo???

 

pmsl..

 

spot on! better finish and less chance of cancer in later life!

 

how true is that!!!

 

Just the information i needed!