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)

[Van B]

Below is a list of parts I used. Some I had, some I bought for this setup. For the copper manifold, I used 3/4” copper tubing and elbows… cheapest they had at lowes. I tig welded the whole setup… for aesthetics, but soldering would’ve been the responsible course.

You’ll love this part: I used the alternator pulley from my 914 as the spacer to set the donkey kong runs lol. Keeping everything running downhill is what worked best to gather the condensation to the bottom. And the pretty wood plank is a piece of Poplar, since that the street I live on lol

https://www.amazon.com/Plews-56-081-Desicca...r/dp/B00HY4Q1U8
https://www.amazon.com/Solberg-FS-10-050-Co...r/dp/B00H43L4M4
https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-nptf-in...ator-58547.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/disposable-in...lter-63951.html
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-3-8-in-Air-Filter/3414724

I disassembled the filter from harbor freight and reconfigured to add the final stages. Large filter and desiccant are 1/2”, and then 3/8” for the lowes filter to collect the desiccant pieces down to 5 micron. Then the harbor freight regulator on the very end.

You are correct both compressors are full pressure. 100psi compressor start to 125psi full on one and 90psi start to 120psi full on the noisy one. This staggers the surge load on the breaker and minimizes how often the loud one runs.