Re: [AMC-list] Compressor size for touch-up paint?

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you're just gonna do touch up painting with a gun, I'd go to Harbor Freight and get an HVLP gun.   You should be able to find specs for whatever gun you buy.   A touchup gun won't use much air.  A 20-gallon tank would be fine for touchup work.   This is all based on my personal experience, not a scientific evaluation.  Even a cheap touch-up gun which is capable of good atomization can produce some fine looking paint work.

Joe Fulton

--- On Tue, 12/29/09, Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] Compressor size for touch-up paint?
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 6:07 PM
> Okay, I did the aerosol squirt, but
> am thinking of actually trying to
> do a decent job. What would be the compressor size,
> horsepower rating,
> CFM I would need if I wanted to touch up my paint? Are the
> touch-up
> guns a good thing? I want to keep as much of my original
> paint as
> possible, and only hit scratches - but I might want to
> paint my popup
> camper to match at some point.
> 
> I've been checking out used 220 Volt Sears compressors with
> 20 gallon
> tanks. Is the tank size too small? Or just right if I work
> in
> sections? Would a 120Volt system work? (I think my only 220
> volt run
> is to the washer and dryer - I think I've only got 110 in
> the garage).
> If I'm surfing Craigslist, what size and rating should I
> look for?
> 
> If you were to Northern Tool it - what gun / compressor
> would you get?
> Or would you go for a new gun and a used compressor to keep
> the bucks
> down?
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