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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Default 20 gal?

would a 20 gallon CH air compressor be good enough to paint a car or would the pressure drop too much as i painted?
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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Default Re: 20 gal?

depends on how many cfm the comp is rated for and at what psi
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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what kind of gun are you using? conventional, rp, hvlp? these will help answer your question.
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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i would say no just b/c not alot of 20 gal. compressors have a high enough CFM
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Old May 2, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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nope....for how many times the compressor will have to recharge you'll have dry spots and alot of imperfections.
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