air compressor size?

[turbojolt]

what size air compressor would i need to spray smaller things like bumpers, engine bay, wheels ect?

[swedge]

25 litre would probably be fine I've now got a 50 litre which is more than enough for that

[turbojolt]

do you use one of them water filters when spraying mate?

[swedge]

Everytime I'm gonna be painting I empty the compressor via the bleed screw to get the crap out but I also have a filter on the bottom of my gun

[turbojolt]

a look around isnt showing a massive price diffrence between the 25ltr and 50ltr ones (2nd hand) are the electric ones anygood?

[swedge]

Never used one but bigger is alway better as when you start spraying bigger things you don't have to wait on it filling up

[turbojolt]

thats what I'm thinking might aswell get the biggest one i can afford

[pottersrebel]

as swedge says 50 ltrs will do u fine, i sprayed my stockcar using a 50 ltr tank and it was havin to refill after ten mins or so, so a 25 ltr wud be constantly running if doing alot of spraying. i also use an inline water filter on the gun but am thinking of upgrading as i have had a few droplets of water come thru and i drain my tank every time i use it

[paul james]

Only reason to get a 25ltr one instead of a 50ltr is if you don't have enough room, as even new there is hardly any difference in price anyway. Look at what HP and CFM your going to need to run a spray gun, they tend to require a pretty powerful compressor.

[swedge]

I sprayed a full tigra rear quarter an sill on a 25 litre compressor and was ok it did have to fill up now and again but if I was you id get a 50

[turbojolt]

got plenty of room to play about with, so i will keep my eyes open for a 50ltr one then cheers guys