I own my own car bodyshop and the investment is ALOT more than many would think, ill be honest £200 for everything is very optimistic if you want to spray whole cars sooner or later but it is a good start
Dont buy the big expensive all in one kits for £150-£200 etc, there crap and dont last, the air lines are shiit and youll soon get sick of them kinking when moving round a car and causing air leaks, go Aldi this week and buy the following
Power Craft 2.5 hp compressor and accessories kit at £82 its reasonable spec and cheaper than buying the compressor on its own, should last you a year, maybe 2 if you dont do much with it, Mine lasted me 7 months before i blew the oil seals
nedless to say mines 4 times the size now and runs everything i need in my unit without effort :devil:
Now throw away the cheapshiit air line and the two quick release fittings on the compressor, blank one off with a sealed bolt (seat belt ones usually about right size) and on the other go Aldi again and buy the 15M air hose reel kit at £41, bolt it on a frame above the compressor and go Machine mart and buy some sealed screw on connections for going to the compressor and an industrial quality 1/2" quick release female adaptor for the other end and at least 3 quick release male ends for the air tools youl be using
Now go a paint factors near you, (BS supplies is my main supplier if your ever near stoke) or Autocolour centre if you have one and get some prices on gravity fed guns, ignore the devil bliss GTi stuff its way out your league and way over priced for a start, DO NOT buy the cheap aldi/netto ones as its the main tool you be using
Buy a cheap starter gravity gun for about £20-25, my cheap primers gun is a GAZ pro costing £38 and i have had that for 3 years and its perfect for that purpose that will do for your primers and dark undercoats, then budget about £80-£100 for a decent starter Grav gun for your light top coats and laquers
I have spent a bit more there but that WILL start you off well and with time and patience you will have no excuse for not getting a good finnish upto standard of many cheap bodyshops
ALso you WILL need an in line air reg as ones on cheap compressors are rubbish and un accurate, buy one thats an in line filter as well for draining oil and water out your air line, drain it at least once a week and bleed the bottom of the compressor at least every fortnight, DO NOT fit an in line oiler for air tools just top the air tools up with oil when needed not the whole air line which will then contaminate your spray gun :bang:
any more questions just ask
wayne
