How big a compressor do you need? The answer is the question: how big is the
gun?

From your cfm ratings at 90 and 40, together with the tank size, you can look
for what's available. What you actually need to do something is a matter of
opinion, both of who you speak with, and your own impression of the quality
and ease you're looking for. For that reason, anybody who points you to a
particular spray gun without knowing what you want from it is just taking a
potshot. What I'm shooting for here is a quality gun that'll fit your
compressor and handle small furniture.

You didn't say the tank size for the compressor, but I'd say a quality
touch-up HVLP gun will need just under 5cfm @40psi and will handle small
furniture jobs. Caveat: If your tank is small, it will be cycling quite a bit.
While there are other equivalent guns available, the one I use for small
furniture is a Walcom STM HVLP. It atomizes well enough that I can spray
shellac at 12-18psi, and water base poly at 18-36.

There are cheaper guns available (and more expensive ones), but this is a
versatile middle ground. This one does come with a regulator.

If you're also going to spray dye or any colors, I'd suggest also picking up a
Harbour Freight 20-40 touch up gun, and leave your good one for clear finish
only.

GerryG

On 23 Sep 2004 08:05:58 -0700, "Patrick Fitzgerald"
wrote:

GerryG, thanks for the input.

How big of a compressor do you need to run an HVLP spray gun?

I have a small compressor from HF (CFM: 3.8 @ 90 PSI, 4.5 @ 70 PSI, 5.0
@ 40 PSI) as shown he

http://tinyurl.com/6al52
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42321

Would that be capable (for small furniture jobs) and would I need any
other accessories like a regulator?
Thanks,