Air Compressor advice

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Wully

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I was thinking about going for a compressor to run maybe the following:-

1) Impact Wrench
2) Nail Gun
3) Small Spray Gun
4) ??

Any advice on what i should be looking for?
 
I don't think a nailgun takes much air. My B-i-Law runs one from a small portable. An impact gun is the other extreme. I have something very similar to this Clarke 3Hp V Twin Compressor SED14A100 - Machine Mart hard piped through the garage and I made the mistake of using a too small bore pipe. The CFM required by an impact gun means the one I've got simply won't run at the end of the line.
 
I would say you need one that will produce at least 14 CFM, certainly if you're going to want to spray full body panels. Probably one with a v-twin pump.
 

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