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Old 11-26-2020, 03:05 PM   #14
Dr Jekyll
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Re: What does it really take to paint a truck?

I agree that you need more than 110v 25 gallon compressor, grumpy. I went with this IR 220 with a 60 gallon tank. The price was right and it check all my requirements. I think it was about $1000 at the time. Notice the high CFM?(21 @ 40psi) I couldn’t get enough CFM to push my guns when the output fitting was only 1/4”, which is what smaller tanks will have. This one has a 1/2” output fitting. All of the plumbing from output fitting until the dryer output fitting(which is 1/4) was 1/2 inch or bigger, to avoid bottle necking the air flow. Here is the compressor, data placard, and 3 stage dryer.

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I haven’t reinstalled this since I moved into my new house, but it’s on my immediate to do list. I need to wire the 220v and reinstall the 1” steel plumbing to the dryer. I got most of this info for my setup from this forum http://autobodystore.com/forum/index.php
I started out using this fresh air hood from hobby air https://axispro.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4
But ended up using a 3m disposable $20 mask because I didn’t like dragging the air hose for the hood and the air hose for the gun around in a crowded garage. I think it was this one https://www.amazon.com/3M-07192-Pain.../dp/B0002STR22 the only down side is it leaves your eyes exposed. Does anybody use a half mask like this when spraying? What do you wear to protect your eyes?

Edit: Ptjsk, I saw your jimmy thread yesterday, nice job!!
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