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Car Forum / MINI / October 2004Time for some painting
The mini could do with a bit of a touch up here and there and so could my bike (ZX6R) so rather that pay good cash money to someone else I'd rather do the jobs myself (The mini has all its repairs done by my good self and the bike was a write off when I got it and so I built that myself too) So I'm in the market for a compressor and some spray gear. As I was a bike and car mechanic for 4 years the mechanical side of things is no problem at all but when it comes to paint I ain't got a clue but I'll soon learn (I'm not expecting show condition paint work here just enough to make it look tidy) So can anyone tell me what spec compressor I'm ideally looking for ? It's obviously not going to get too much use so should be small and at least semi portable. Ideally with enough guts to run a windy gun, air hammer etc aswell as paint. Would a 7 cfm compressor with a 25 litre tank be enough for this ? Thanks for any help Jim >The mini could do with a bit of a touch up here and there and so could >my bike (ZX6R) so rather that pay good cash money to someone else I'd [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Jim I was just on my way to buy a compressor for spraying when you posted this. I got a 2bhp with a 50 litre tank for £129 plus VAT from Jawel. The compressor seems to be able to keep up with the gun doing half the car at a time, provided I charge up the tank before I start. Its got wheels at one end and s handle at the other and weighs 32kg so it is reasonable portable.  SignatureDavid Toft > I was just on my way to buy a compressor for spraying when you posted > this. I got a 2bhp with a 50 litre tank for £129 plus VAT from Jawel. > The compressor seems to be able to keep up with the gun doing half the > car at a time, provided I charge up the tank before I start. > Its got wheels at one end and s handle at the other and weighs 32kg so > it is reasonable portable. B.A.P C47-50L ? Just had a look at their site, well that sounds fine by me so I'll see if I can go and get one :) Will it fit across the back seat of a mini or should I borrow someone elses motor to go and pick one up ? Cheers David Jim >> I was just on my way to buy a compressor for spraying when you posted >>this. I got a 2bhp with a 50 litre tank for £129 plus VAT from Jawel. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Jim The guy in the shop said that they had been using one for 6 years without problems for making up aerosols and spraying sample panels. It fitted on the back seat of a Rover 218, but I think you will have a struggle to get it past the tipped up front seat. SignatureDavid Toft > The guy in the shop said that they had been using one for 6 years > without problems for making up aerosols and spraying sample panels. > It fitted on the back seat of a Rover 218, but I think you will have a > struggle to get it past the tipped up front seat. Ahhh, well they deliver, so I'll give 'em a bell Thanks again >> The guy in the shop said that they had been using one for 6 years >>without problems for making up aerosols and spraying sample panels. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Ahhh, well they deliver, so I'll give 'em a bell >Thanks again I'd be tempted to take the front seat out to save the delivery charge. When I had Minis they where only held in with 2 bolts. SignatureDavid Toft > The guy in the shop said that they had been using one for 6 years > without problems for making up aerosols and spraying sample panels. > It fitted on the back seat of a Rover 218, but I think you will have a > struggle to get it past the tipped up front seat. Take the seat out; it's easy. -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com -- Rocky Frisco's LIBERTY website: http://www.liberty-in-our-time.com/ World's best free News Service: http://www.rationalreview.com/news/ >> The guy in the shop said that they had been using one for 6 years >> without problems for making up aerosols and spraying sample panels. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com Thats been out enough times :) so once more won't be a problem <SNIP> > Would a 7 cfm compressor with a 25 litre tank be enough for this ? > > Thanks for any help > > Jim I've already got a 1.5HP, 7cfm, 25-litre compressor, and was wondering if I'd be able to spray my mini with it? It came with a cheap and chearful kit which included a spray-gun, although it's probably not a particularly good one, so I'd invest in a decent one if the compressor's up to the job. Has anyone tried using a small compressor like this to spray with? Ben. > <SNIP> > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ben. Hi, I used to use a compressor this size for all workshop jobs, and i found it was OK for spraying if you were prepared to wait for less than half a minute for the tank to refill after spraying an area about the size of a Mini door. It also depends on how your spray gun is set up as to how much air it uses. A wide fan uses a lot more air and also makes a lot of overspray, which is a waste of paint and can leave a poor finish if this drying overspray lands on an area recently sprayed. Too narrow a fan can lead to paint runs. Keith
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