paint spayers

gws · Jun 1, 2004

Not sure where to put this post, but guess the customize guys are painting the most, so here goes.

Is there any paint sprayers that will worth with a small 2 gallon pancake compressesor? I am looking for something to paint small projects, implement touch ups, etc. Dont need show car finsihes, just something that will work with a small compressor.

Bird · Jun 1, 2004

Yes, Gary, there are such paint guns. You'd need to be more specific though. Are you really talking about a 2 "gallon" compressor, or a 2 "hp" compressor? Look at the specs for the SCFM or just CFM (volume of air) that it will move and compare that to what's required by the guns you look at. You need a compressor with a pressure regulator since you seldom paint with more than 40 psi and you need some kind of water separator. They make some small, cheap, one use, inline filters for that purpose now.

MikePA · Jun 1, 2004

Might want to check out the Sherwin Williams ProForce spray equipment here. I have not used one, but they look nice.

arkydog · Jun 3, 2004

Not quite sure where to get the cheepest one at, but there are available small DETAIL paint guns that are gravity feed and hold about a pint of paint and will work on small projects. harbor freight, a route tool salesman, auto paint store, astro tools, all paint professional with the right "nut" behind the gun. Just takes practice.

arkydog