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Jun 16, 2021 22:22:33 GMT
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This was suggested to me a while back by a guy doing up an old 924 near me. He reckoned just a matter of fitting a regulator on a C02 bottle and spray as normal. As far as I know this is how he painted the 924 and it turned out quite well. Has anyone done this and are there any potential problems?
Cheers
George
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Last Edit: Jun 16, 2021 22:23:25 GMT by contrarian
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I tried this type of method with a bottle filled with compressed air, before I had a compressor. I needed to repaint the engine bay on my car, and the electric spray-gun wasn't working properly, so my mate suggested he fill a bottle with air from his compressor. It worked reasonably well, but the problem was that it didn't last very long. I'd get maybe 20-30s of spraying (perhaps a little more, it was a few years ago) then have to stop, put the bottle back in the car, drive to his compressor (5-6 miles away), get it filled, come back, and start up again.
So for me the issue would be how much capacity the cylinder has, and how long it takes to get it re-filled.
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You are going to need a big tank... A 10 litre CO2 welding gas bottle regulated down to 2bar will give you 1000 litres of gas, and with most guns using over 200 litre per minute you will go through the bottle in a few minutes easily. If you need more than a bottle or two you would be better off hiring a proper air compressor for a weekend.
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Just buy a compressor and sell in one you have finished
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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Jun 18, 2021 20:22:30 GMT
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you would probably need a heater on the bottle too as it would freeze? also all that co2, and paint fumes?
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Jun 18, 2021 21:12:37 GMT
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Think of your carbon footprint.
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