12 CFM's at 45 PSI?, Paint pro advise |
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12 CFM's at 45 PSI?, Paint pro advise |
pete |
Aug 16 2011, 12:00 PM
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I've never painted a car before. I was planning on purchasing http://www.harborfreight.com/high-volume-l...-gun-66222.html. The manual states it uses 12 CFM's at 45 PSI. I have a Craftsman 20 gallon compressor. I haven't checked the max CFM yet but I have a feeling it is around 7CFM's. Will this gun work with my compressor for priming and painting my 914?
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andys |
Aug 16 2011, 12:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
I have that very same gun, and a 20 gal Craftsman 2HP compressor. I can outrun the compressor when doing a larger area, but it will catch up reasonable quick and has never been an issue for me. I run 15-25 psi at the cap; maybe a bit more for primer, but not 45 psi as you'll get too much bounce-back. Go by the paint manufacturers recommended cap pressure. BTW, that gun works as well as my expensive Eastwood Concourse gun.
Andys |
pete |
Aug 16 2011, 12:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 23-August 10 From: New Jersey Member No.: 12,092 Region Association: North East States |
I have that very same gun, and a 20 gal Craftsman 2HP compressor. I can outrun the compressor when doing a larger area, but it will catch up reasonable quick and has never been an issue for me. I run 15-25 psi at the cap; maybe a bit more for primer, but not 45 psi as you'll get too much bounce-back. Go by the paint manufacturers recommended cap pressure. BTW, that gun works as well as my expensive Eastwood Concourse gun. Andys Thanks for the advise everyone. I did a little more research on HF and ordered this one http://www.harborfreight.com/20-oz-high-vo...-gun-47016.html Runs a little lower on the CFMs, was cheaper, came with a 1.5mm tip which seems an all around good size ( have no idea what size tip the other one comes with, tech support didn't know either) and you can purchase other size tips separately from HF. Got great reviews to boot. Ordered all the necessary accessories as well. Thanks for the coupon too! |
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