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I can answer most questions on auto refinishing materials. Especially PPG products. I have knowledge in the latest repair materials and techniques. When it comes to automotive paint I have a solid understanding of how things work.

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I have worked in a PPG paint retail/wholesale business for the last 15 years. I have dealt with many issues regarding paint and repair materials on a daily basis over the years. I don't know that I have all the answers but I would be willing to try. If you feel like I have given you a good answer to your question and you want to give me a Thank You! Please feel free to leave me a tip using PayPal. My PayPal account is garkin01@gmail.com

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PPG Trained and Certified. Training with 3M products and Meguair's products.

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Auto body repair & detailing - painting my car

Expert: Gary - 11/5/2009

Question
i would like to paint my own car and own a small compressor that can be used around the house and to touch over my car i have my eyes on a 2 gall 1hp compressor twinstack campbell hausfeild could you give me some advice on this i will be using a hvlp gun from picasso

Answer
Hi Camal,

From experience I can tell you that a small compressor like that is only good for airing up small tires, brad nailers, or air staple guns. They really won't work for painting at all unless you are using an airbrush. Even though your HVLP gun says something about low pressure the gun will still require a large amount of air volume to actually work correctly. My general recommendation for using an HVLP Spraygun is a 5 hp with a 60 gallon tank. In my opinion, that's the bare minimum. Here is a link to some airbrushes that would let you do small touch-ups on your vehicle: http://www.repaintsupply.com/cat_air_brushes1.cfm

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