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[Jukeboxnut]

If you can still find them a company called Bambi (unlikely name I know) make several sizes of compressor that are identical to but approximately half the price of Machine Mart versions.

I bought one of their smaller ones for paint spraying etc. and it has worked perfectly for over 6 years, once you have one you wonder how you ever did without it (excellent for making felt piano hammers look like new again).

Problem is now cellulose paint becoming virtuallly impossible to buy and I may have to stop my hobby as 2 pack is lethal and water based paints are cr*p.

Also I was told years ago that the oil is specially formulated for the high pressures that occur in compressors and standard mineral engine oil can explode under these conditions, if that is correct better not risk using it!

[JasonH]

I've ordered the Sealey compressor and will use compressor oil based on the advice here.

The air tools will get Vx 5W30 synth 'cause that's what's in my oil can.

Just need to reorganise my garage now......

[Andy B]

...... as 2 pack is lethal and  ......

Only if you breathe the fumes ....   I know someone who does 2 pack in his garage & just uses a full face mask with a filter, so far he's still with us.  

[Jukeboxnut]

I must admit I have used 2 pack myself with a carbon filter face mask and it smells great and goes on nice and shiny!  Trouble is it gives off cyanide which is not good so should really use a face mask fed with a positive pressure air supply from outside the fume area really cumbersome and expensive.  Mind you if the weather is good you can spray it outside and turn the lawn an interesting colour (and the neighbours washing if you are not careful).

Other proplem with the 2 pack is it's so wasteful on small jobs as once mixed it goes off quickly so you have to throw the excess away each time unlike the good old celly which you can using for ages.  Real pain if you are spraying lots of intricate small parts using both ordinary spray gun and air brush in combination.

Rant over, got that off my chest so to speak!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Cant say I have had any problems getting hold of cellulose.

[Jukeboxnut]

Can you get metallic colours?  My local paint factors in Chichester can now only get a limited range of solid colours.

I must admit that I haven't tried spreading my net yet but it looks like I may have to start.