Re: Paint stripping

[moxie-man]

Not sure if this should be a separate thread but what about the equipment you all are using along with equipment specifics(40 psi cfm, 90 psi cfm), oil less or oil, and minimum pressure required for the different medium. The reason I ask is that harbor freight has an oil type compressor(10 gallon tank, 2 or 2.5 HP, 5.5 CFM @ 90 PSI, 6.2 CFM @ 40 CFM) for sub $200 without coupons. HF also carries 10 and 40 lb media tanks plus the 100 lbs. The question is. Can or does anybody use this size equipment to media blast outboards successfully? I figure that with coupons that I might be able to set up the compressor,10 or 40lb tank (what do you recommend for best pressure control), and a cabinet. Plus there is a soda valve that can be put on the sand,etc tank for an all in one media tank. Cost estimate is $400 versus $1000 for high CFM (8 and above ) compressors. As a side note, I also plan on learning the spray painting after I perfect paint stripping. Thank you for your feed back on this.