Where from- COMPRESSOR/SHOT BLASTER/SPRAYER

i wantt o inverst in a good compressor
i want it tobe able to use a pneumatic gun for automotive etc
Spray gun
and mainly a shot blaster

ideally so i can do another project, lets say strip a door down

blast all the crap off and rust

treat it
spray it

and tehn havea mint door.

please post your recommendations

of make, model, spec , where to get it from.

etc#
 and if anyone is selling one then let me know please.

not being funny, but I bought one from Aldi for ?69. came with a gravity feed gun, tyre gauge, airbrush gun, two hose outlets and a few other bits. Its been fine for spraying. Not sure on its capacity or capability for shot blasting, but it really was good value for money

yeah i heard about that one.

can  you spray a whole car with that though?

also i know you can get a small shotblasting kit, its like a sray gun put shoots out the powder.

finally is it powerful enough to use an air gun?

what is the recommened HP output of a compressor???

You should get a 3hp 150 litre really. If you want to sand blast and use air tools. I've got a Sealey one which has been great. SIP are worth looking at too.

c11rgd said

yeah i heard about that one.

can  you spray a whole car with that though?

also i know you can get a small shotblasting kit, its like a sray gun put shoots out the powder.

finally is it powerful enough to use an air gun?

what is the recommened HP output of a compressor???

For spraying theres no reason why you can't do a whole car - its 25 litre so the pump cuts in frequently, but it keeps the pressure well enough for what i do with it. I'm really not sure on the shot or sand blasting thing though. It should be fine unless you blasting a massive area.
Air gun!!! it should be, but i've not tried it. depends on budget i suppose

machine mart , pro tools well priced . tell em what u need and theyll supply it .

CaiosG60PWR said

You should get a 3hp 150 litre really. If you want to sand blast and use air tools. I've got a Sealey one which has been great. SIP are worth looking at too.

would have to agree i have a sip 3hp 150l and its ideal does take up quite a lot of garage space though. Not sure how much you are gonna spend but i picked mine up in great working order hardly used for ?220 in the freeads. in the long run i'd say go as big as you can afford especially if you want to sandblast as you need pressure of around 6 bar if you had a small tank it would be trying to fill constantly at that rate

The other thing to consider is the new paint laws starting soon. Water based paints only and you need a big compressor to spray that stuff, 16 CFM or something. Have a look at some of the air consumption firgures of the devilbiss spray guns that I sell.

http://www.shacktools.com/devilbiss-m-17.html

Also if you want to do good sand/bead blasting you need a powerful compressor for sure.

There was a guy on eBay that sells the Sealey 150litre 3hp for about ?350 delivered, which is where I bought mine last year. (I sell Draper compressors but there not as cheap as the Sealey or SIP ones, will be getting some Sealey and sip ones in next month though)

kewl ive got loads of junk im selling so i can fund a compressor, so give me the specs again
was it 3hp 150 litre??

and either a SIP or Sealey?

ive got a few electrical goodies for sale if anyone is interested, got a projector sanyo idal for laptop or playstation or home cinema. worth a swap with a compressor anyone??

One of these two, cheapest I could find

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7626710193

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8063742466

I've just splurged  8O and got a compressor from the first link….


Except I used his website www.aktivetrading.com and not ebay, postage was free, saving ?20 8)

Anyone want to buy my old one? :mrgreen:
It works fine and is absolutely fine for spraying, just a bit wimpy for sanding etc.