keyring
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Going to buy a compressor for the garage at home, it's mostly going to be powering tools, grinder/sander mostly I think, however at some point I wouldn't mind having a dab at trying to paint with it, in reality probably an engine bay at most to begin with... I know I'll need to get water knock outs fitted in the line before I go trying to paint with it and even then it won't be a pro set up, but it's something I'd like to give a go myself, and the car won't be a show car Budget wise I think around £400 will be my limit, I keep looking at the SGS 100ltr 3hp one which claims to have 14.6CFM www.sgs-engineering.com/air-compressors/sc100v-100-litre-high-flow-air-compressorJust thought I'd see if anyone has experience with it, or could recommend a better one to go for... Tah! |
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Go for a belt drive one, much quieter.
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As above.
Its free air and duty cycle you need to look at for air tools.
A 100l tank with twin 10cfm will out perform a single pumper 20 cfm with a 500l tank.
I bought an electric DA and an electric powerfile type sander.
The wee compressor I have is used for the occasional wheel change and tyre pressures.
As I need more I buy the electric version. Good quality like DeWalt etc.
I figured a compressor fit too run a DA, at home starts at a grand!
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tofufi
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If you're willing to consider buying secondhand, you may find you'll get a better compressor for the money. A while ago I paid around £250 (from memory) for a 200 litre Sealey compressor - comparable ones are around £1k new. I've used it to spray a couple of cars and some odd bits, and could easily sell it on for what I paid  |
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keyring
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So with the replies above, I'd perhaps sticking with battery powered tools in the garage, then getting paintwork done by a friend or a bodyshop?
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Compressors are a bit of a mine field
Most 240v home/hobby compressors won't run a DA or Belt sander because they have a massive air draw
You can paint with them if your using a low volume paint gun or if your only painting a panel or bits and bobs that allow the compressor to keep up
I had a large single faze 150ltr compressor in my workshop but it still couldn't keep up with a DA
it was to big to have at home so I bought a similar one like what your looking at (twin pump 50ltr) and it's brilliant same CFM as my workshop one
I've painted cars/parts/wheels etc but I do have a electric DA and belt sander
I've had it 10 years and it's worth its weight in gold
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You can do a lot with a small compressor, its not ideal for many things but the difference between giving up and not bothering and paying for work to be done and having one and being able to tackle some jobs is big. I have a decent size compressor at home, but when I build my Carlton in a rented allotment garage with no electricity I used a generator and Lidl hobby compressor and was very happy with it. There is a thread somewhere but for example painting this front end was no problem, primer, silver basecoat and laquer. With small paint jobs the compressor tank will do it, and the time before the next coat is more than needed for it to fill up.  don't be put off by advice of needing a big compressor or nothing, get what you can for now, once you have done a few of your own paint jobs you might want to spend some of the savings you made on a bigger one. I would go with electric instead of high consumption air tools if your compressor is small but you can do a lot. |
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That sounds fair enough to me, so it sounds like I should stick to electric for tools, and use a compressor for if/when I decide to paint some bits and maybe use a spot blaster
* off to find the painting threads *
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