

| Subject: | Re: Air Compressor Mods - Results |
| From: | Erik Soule |
| Date: | Thu, 2 Feb 1995 15:00:41 -0800 |
I thought you were supposed to have a big tank for spraying, like 20-30 gallons minimum. But if it works...what the hey! My VW's all have good paint, but I've got a shell of a 2002 that's stripped and ready to paint. Well, maybe the paint needs to be roughed up and feathered a bit, but that's about it. It's got "come spray me" written all over it. I'm willing to guinea-pig away! Want an all expense paid trip to beautiful.....San Jose? Erik In message <9502020638.AA20755@orion.tim.com> writes: > > Awhile back, I'd posted how I took a 3/4HP air compressor and fitted > a 7 gallon tank to it, to use for general air needs and for painting. > Tonight I tried it out "for real" and shot some sealer onto the bus. > Worked excellent, with both my small detail gun and my full sized > professional gun. The only thing I have to watch for is to not > spray too continuously, or my pressure starts to drop. I have a regulator > on the system, so idle time is no problem. I had none of the > air starvation problems I had when I painted my last bus, which I did with > this compressor, but without the tank. > > Now I'm all hot and bothered to paint something! Any guinea pigs out there? > I guestimate that with a pre-prepped car, you could take 3 hours or so > to mask it, shoot it, and then let it dry for a day (depending on the paint > system) and be done. Mind you, on my bus I'll be using a basecoat-clearcoat > system, and painting everything inside and out and underneath! > > Thom > -- > > Okay, who put a "stop payment" on my reality check? > ............................................................................ > : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info Mgmnt : > : Systems Administrator 1860 Howe Ave : > : tfitzpatrick@tim.com Sacramento, CA 95825 : > : fax (916) 921-6781 (916) 565-3346 : > ............................................................................ NSC Analog Automotive Systems Tel. (408)721-3476 Fax (408)721-8292 M/S C2480
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