Spraying conundrum

todd · 2006-01-04T06:40:15+00:00

I'm in the process of building kitchen cabinets and I'd really like to spraya finish on them. Plus, I'd really like to get into spraying in general. Ihad a nice talk with Jeff Jewitt today mostly about HVLP conversion guns.The key piece of data I was missing, however, was the CFM of my existingcompressor. After getting home and looking at it, I still don't know. I'vehad the thing a lot longer than I've been woodworking and it wasn't anywherenear the top of the line then. The operator manual I have doesn't have thespecs as it relates to CFM, but I'm not real hopeful. It's a Coleman BlackMax 20 gal/5HP single-stage, direct drive model. Unless someone knowsdifferent, I'm betting it's in the 4-6CFM range, which isn't really going toget the job done, spraying-wise (AFAIK).So, I'm open to suggestions. Other than spraying, there's really nothingpushing me to replace the compressor. If I get a compressor with enough CFMto do the job plus a decent gun, am I going to be getting into turbine HVLPrig range price-wise?todd

Jan 04, 2006 21 Replies

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todd 20 years ago

As I said, I'm a total novice, so I'm putting a value on access to Jeff's experience. Beyond that, I have no interest in spraying latex, so one needle/cap setup should suffice (the gun price includes one needle/cap setup).

todd

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Mike Marlow 20 years ago

Ouch and a half. But... he could have spent more. Or less...

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