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Author Spraying with compressor- bit of simple knowledge needed
skell
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   4th Jun 06 at 14:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Right got a compressor bogded it upto a spray gun i have (suction feed), has a regulator attached to compressor..... what setting should be used?

Do i need anything else (filters in airline)???

Any other help would be appreciated to.

[Edited on 04-06-2006 by skell]
CoastalCorsa
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4th Jun 06 at 15:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

depends on what pressure the gun requires to operate

think mine runs on 40 psi but i have not checked it for a while
skell
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O and am i ok mixing paint in the hopper??

Plus how much thinners should i use in ratio to paint??? (cellulose)

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its a good idea to have a water/moisture and oil trap inline

as for setting the compressor up it depends on your gun and how you spray and the paint mix your spraying with

have a read of this thread

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=273041

[Edited on 04-06-2006 by flash22]
skell
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Fairly usefull i read it before but thanks for pointer.

 
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