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Old 10-24-2014, 11:51 AM
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Hi BEATv1,

I have no experience with the rig you are leaning towards but my gut feeling is that is not for you. If you were painting cars, you would want at least a 5hp two stage compressor but you are not painting cars, you are painting a bumper. If that is about the extent of your painting, I would get a good compressor that would do other things around the shop in the 2 to 3 hundred dollar range. Make sure you have a couple of oil/water traps and pick up a hvlp gun that feels good when you squeeze it. For a job like this, almost any will do. READ all the instructions for the paint. Go to your local automotive paint store and tell them what you are attempting, hear the advice they will give you. Let them know that this is a home job; we all know, home jobs make choices and it's not a perfect world. Cost and circumstances play an important role. But it's not a difficult job, more just taking your time and not getting in a rush. But as most home jobs - the satisfaction level is high.

Dave