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Air Compressor

  • 21-09-2014 10:52am
    #1
    sogood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone have any experience with compressors? I'm looking to buy something for spray painting in general and wondered what would be the minimum recommended size of air tank.
    Would 50 liter be sufficient and also, the minimum recommended air pressure/bar.

    Any thoughts appreciated.


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  • #2
    Pataman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭Pataman


    aldi are doing a special on them however they are only 25ltr


  • #3
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Pataman wrote: »
    aldi are doing a special on them however they are only 25ltr

    for spraying or any kind of actual decent use power tools youd want a 50 litre minimum.

    personally id reccomend this : http://www.sipuk.co.uk/sip-airmate-hurricane-v245-80-oil-free-direct-drive-compressor-8cfm.html

    for car paint a spray gun like this : http://www.sipuk.co.uk/sip-sapphire-hvlp-gravity-feed-spray-gun-6-4-cfm.html should suffice.


  • #4
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    sogood wrote: »
    Does anyone have any experience with compressors? I'm looking to buy something for spray painting in general and wondered what would be the minimum recommended size of air tank.
    Would 50 liter be sufficient and also, the minimum recommended air pressure/bar.

    Any thoughts appreciated.
    Pataman wrote: »
    aldi are doing a special on them however they are only 25ltr

    I've an Aldi one, and while it's grand for the few bits I do, it's no good for any thing serious. Even just using my 3/4 gun it's going a lot.


  • #5
    sogood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭sogood


    Thanks for the responses folks, keep them coming!


  • #6
    knipex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,018 ✭✭✭knipex


    for spraying avoid direct drive units... look at belt drive. tank size is far less important that free air displacement. . If you plan on doing much spraying you need to be looking at 3hp. .


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  • #7
    vinnie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭vinnie13


    a min of 100l prefer 150+ or you will be whizzing again the wind


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