Hi,

Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
ebay 	 Item number: 130230884472	seems quote cheap ?

Thanks

"Maxi"  wrote in message 
news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
> Hi,
>
> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on 
> cars on ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?

5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, 
using a gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying 
a complete car and it would be struggling.
Mike.

Mike G wrote:
> 
> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
> 
> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using a 
> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete car 
> and it would be struggling.
> Mike.
> 

Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more than 
a panel.

thanks mike

"Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
> Mike G wrote:
>>
>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
>>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>
>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using a 
>> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete car 
>> and it would be struggling.
>> Mike.
>>
>
> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more than a 
> panel.

With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be lower) I 
doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of pressure 
before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 50ltr receiver? 
but 6ltr  is tiny.

Fred wrote:
> 
> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
>> Mike G wrote:
>>>
>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars 
>>>> on ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>>
>>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using 
>>> a gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete 
>>> car and it would be struggling.
>>> Mike.
>>>
>>
>> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more 
>> than a panel.
> 
> With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be 
> lower) I doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of 
> pressure before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 
> 50ltr receiver? but 6ltr  is tiny.
> 

So you reckon something like 6cfm minimum and 10 ltr tank minimum would 
do a bumper happily ?

"Maxi"  wrote in message news:g6a5tc$un4$2@aioe.org...
> Fred wrote:
>>
>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
>>> Mike G wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
>>>>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>>>
>>>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using a 
>>>> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete car 
>>>> and it would be struggling.
>>>> Mike.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more than 
>>> a panel.
>>
>> With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be lower) 
>> I doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of pressure 
>> before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 50ltr 
>> receiver? but 6ltr  is tiny.
>>
>
> So you reckon something like 6cfm minimum and 10 ltr tank minimum would do 
> a bumper happily ?

I bought this one (7.8cfm/24lt) a year ago and wouldn't want anything less. 
I am just doing DIY jobs and only a panel at a time.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/tiger/path/airmaster-2

Graham

"Maxi"  wrote in message news:g6a5tc$un4$2@aioe.org...
> Fred wrote:
>>
>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
>>> Mike G wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
>>>>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>>>
>>>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using a 
>>>> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete car 
>>>> and it would be struggling.
>>>> Mike.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more than 
>>> a panel.
>>
>> With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be lower) 
>> I doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of pressure 
>> before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 50ltr 
>> receiver? but 6ltr  is tiny.
>>
>
> So you reckon something like 6cfm minimum and 10 ltr tank minimum would do 
> a bumper happily ?

I think Graham's advice is probably about right? personally I would go for 
at least a 50ltr receiver but as he has used a small compressor to do the 
things you want to do, then listen to what he say's.

"Maxi"  wrote in message news:g6a5tc$un4$2@aioe.org...
> Fred wrote:
>>
>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
>>> Mike G wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
>>>>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>>>
>>>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using a 
>>>> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete car 
>>>> and it would be struggling.
>>>> Mike.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more than 
>>> a panel.
>>
>> With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be lower) 
>> I doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of pressure 
>> before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 50ltr 
>> receiver? but 6ltr  is tiny.
>>
>
> So you reckon something like 6cfm minimum and 10 ltr tank minimum would do 
> a bumper happily ?

At least a 25 litre receiver, if not a 50. It sounds big but it's not - a 
24lt reciever is about 2 foot long and about 10 inches across. Even a 200lt 
reciever isn't enormous - about 3.5foot by 18" or so.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:55 +0100, "Graham"  wrote:

>
>"Maxi"  wrote in message news:g6a5tc$un4$2@aioe.org...
>> Fred wrote:
>>>
>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
>>>> Mike G wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on cars on 
>>>>>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>>>>
>>>>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of, using a 
>>>>> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete car 
>>>>> and it would be struggling.
>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more than 
>>>> a panel.
>>>
>>> With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be lower) 
>>> I doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of pressure 
>>> before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 50ltr 
>>> receiver? but 6ltr  is tiny.
>>>
>>
>> So you reckon something like 6cfm minimum and 10 ltr tank minimum would do 
>> a bumper happily ?
>
>I bought this one (7.8cfm/24lt) a year ago and wouldn't want anything less. 
>I am just doing DIY jobs and only a panel at a time.
>http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/tiger/path/airmaster-2
>
>Graham 
>
I have a brace of Tiger 8/25 compressors which I use for portable jobs
and in tandem to run my airfed mask. I have used them for spraying
before but they struggled, even in tandem.
I have a 200 litre 3HP Sealey that I use in the garage but that's HUGE.

By far the best value in MachineMart's range is the Hunter 60
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/hunter-60-air-compressor/path/diy-semi-professional-air-compressors-2

The extra money you spend on a decent unit will be well worth it - once
you have a compressor you discover how useful air tools are and some of
them need a lot of air power!
-- 
asahartz woz ere

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:22:11 +0100, asahartz   
wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:55 +0100, "Graham"  wrote:
>
>>
>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g6a5tc$un4$2@aioe.org...
>>> Fred wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g67plr$qbp$2@aioe.org...
>>>>> Mike G wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Maxi"  wrote in message news:g671sq$cl8$1@aioe.org...
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is this compressor any good for spraying bumpers panels etc on  
>>>>>>> cars on
>>>>>>> ebay Item number: 130230884472 seems quote cheap ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5 cfm is enough for the sort of spray jobs you're thinking of,  
>>>>>> using a
>>>>>> gravity feed touch-up gun. Any thing more, like spraying a complete  
>>>>>> car
>>>>>> and it would be struggling.
>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ahhh yeah only need it for the occasional bumper respray so no more  
>>>>> than
>>>>> a panel.
>>>>
>>>> With only a 6 litre receiver and 5 CFM (Free air delivery would be  
>>>> lower)
>>>> I doubt if you could spray a whole bumper? you would run out of  
>>>> pressure
>>>> before you finished. You might just get away with 5 CFM on a 50ltr
>>>> receiver? but 6ltr  is tiny.
>>>>
>>>
>>> So you reckon something like 6cfm minimum and 10 ltr tank minimum  
>>> would do
>>> a bumper happily ?
>>
>> I bought this one (7.8cfm/24lt) a year ago and wouldn't want anything  
>> less.
>> I am just doing DIY jobs and only a panel at a time.
>> http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/tiger/path/airmaster-2
>>
>> Graham
>>
> I have a brace of Tiger 8/25 compressors which I use for portable jobs
> and in tandem to run my airfed mask. I have used them for spraying
> before but they struggled, even in tandem.
> I have a 200 litre 3HP Sealey that I use in the garage but that's HUGE.
>
> By far the best value in MachineMart's range is the Hunter 60
> http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/hunter-60-air-compressor/path/diy-semi-professional-air-compressors-2
>
> The extra money you spend on a decent unit will be well worth it - once
> you have a compressor you discover how useful air tools are and some of
> them need a lot of air power!


& it's worth knowing if you're close to your neighbours that the belt  
driven ones are far quieter.