Air Compressor Question

[Rblackadar]

I was wondering how many of you folks have painted your own car. I want to get an air compressor soon and I have found a company that sells 100% US Made heavy duty compressors for a reasonable price. What size will I need? This will be used for other duties as well (sand blasting, etc...) Thanks all.

[Underdog]

I have a 80gal 2 stage 5 hp single phase for my shop. I would consider it the minumum. Not sure the CFM rating...I would have to look that up. Does fine for everything but sandblasting with a pressure pot keeps it running constantly. Not so bad with the blast cabinet. I rent a diesel comercial rig if I'm doing a whole tub or a lot of stuff outdoors. Figure it's cheaper than burning up mine plus it's faster because it uses a larger tip.

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[FI Spyder]

I bought a Eagle three head compressor 220 volt 18.5 cfm that was new from a construction company that went bankrupt for $800, they usually go for about $1,300.

http://www.eaglecompressor.com/air_compressor_model.php?recordID=141

They use american parts as opposed to Iron Horse which use Chinese parts and are about $200 cheaper.

Probably the minimum you want to go with for sandblasting unless you're talking small parts in cabinet. It requires more juice than painting.

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[Rblackadar]

Cool here is who I'm buying from....http://www.eatoncompressor.com/page/page/504747.htm My future father in law lives down the road from them in SE Ohio and says they are fantastic. So I have got to figure out which on I need and how much it is to ship.

[Beans]

First decide what tools/gear you are going to use and find out what air capacity they need.
With that it should be pretty easy to select th eproper compressor

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