OT - Air Compressor, Setup Recommendations Options

[Montreal914]

I recently bought this used 27 gallon quiet compressor for what I think is a good price with the accessories that it came with.

After watching a YouTube review of this unit, I knew the compressor was supposed to fill up in 7 minutes. So after checking it was empty and little water was coming out from the bottom, I started it. It pass that 7 minute test, which made me happy.

Here is the beast! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)




The compressor was modified and that is actually what attracted me to it.

That being said, I would appreciate comments or recommendations on the setup.


Now for the modification. The previous owner removed the original face panel and installed a filter dryer combo.
Then there is a high flow outlet and a regular outlet.
Last in the network is a regulator, a high flow outlet, a pressure gauge, and a flip valve (see second picture below).









With this compressor, I am hoping to paint small areas on my car (inner trunks, cabin, inner wheel well, ...).

Would anyone have suggestion/comments on the current plumbing?

I think there are good elements but I am considering making changes as I don't think I need three outlets.

Last, the compressor came with a couple of paint gun, one seems to be for details, while the other is this "fancy" HF gun with 1.4 tip.

For the detail gun, can this be used to spray harder to reach areas such as under the light buckets or this gun simply isn't of any use for our cars?






Thank you for chiming in! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[technicalninja]

Nice set up!

I'd leave the extra valves alone until they actually become a problem.

Check with the desiccant vendor. Most desiccant is white and turns red when it's wet.

I see RED in your desiccant.

The little guns should work fine for your purposes. They take a bit of "getting used too" before you are competent with them.

Practice with setting up the patterns and adjusting airflow/paint flow on a piece of cardboard first.

I always use one of the little "at the gun" desiccant filters even if I'm on clean air.

One single drop of water or piece of trash can wreck your paint job.

I pre-blow air alone through that last filter first to clear anything that might be in the filter.

Drain your tank of water hourly when you're running paint.

If one of those cannisters is an oiler, remove it now. Oilers should not be in a shop that runs paint.