Hi guys,

I'm considering buying an air compressor primarily for some paint work I will hopefully use it to spray my kombi.

As it will recieve little use after that I dont want to spend a fortune.

I saw one today on special at Kmart for $150 with a 15m hose and tyre pressure guage thingy it is 2hp with a 24 litre tank - will it be able to do the job ?

The other one I have looked at is supercheap at $199 for 2.5hp and 40 litre will it be a big differance?

Try and find one of the custom VW heads Queensland rail used to have. Then you can turn your spare beetle motor into a compressor.
2 Cylinders for the compressor and 2 to run it.

Cheers andy- not really practical for me though.

NE1 ?

the bigger tank would be better for spraying...........I think !

This was briefly covered recently see

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=9512

from what i discovered stay away from the cheap ones as you'll run out of air after a couple of passes and then have to wait for yonks to go again.

if you are only useing it to spray the kombi go hire a decent unit for a week, will work out much cheaper

i brought an arlec compressor from kmart awhile ago. Its pretty good, i brought the spray gun from kmart aswell. They do a pretty good job, just have to use low pressure.

As in a low pressure spray gun ?

Hey Chris........does this been your not going for the Rat Look with your kombi anymore and you'll actually paint it??

yes it is a low pressure gun... i think i cost $60 around about...

i have painted a new sliding door, and the door that i brought off you Graham... i'm getting there slowly.

"Little Beaver" works well with enamel !!

As long as you have plenty of wet and Dry

...and buffing compound

Steve, I've got an eager beaver that you can borrow, if you haven't already bought a compressor. It should cope with what you have in mind.