Help with choosing a compressor

Atebit · Post by **Atebit** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:23 am

I have been searching the forums and reading anything I can find on what type of compressors people use with their airbrushes and I admit I am getting confused.

I have (or will have) a Paasche VL-SET airbrush. I am trying to decide on the best compressor. I have read all kinds of comments about "pulsating" compressors and getting a compressor with a tank, and just going to a big box store and getting a "normal" compressor.

If you follow this link Paasche says that the D200,D200R and the DA400R are "Excellent" compressors for the VL. Do you guys agree?
http://www.paascheairbrush.com/selection_chart.html

Are there big box compressors that are relatively quiet that would work well in a room in your house? Every compressor I have used for nail guns, etc are always noisy as all get out. What big box compressor would you suggest?
Thanks for any help.

Scott

Atebit · Post by **Atebit** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:48 am

I finally decided on a compressor and I got the Paasche D3000R. I will let you know how it does when it get's delivered.

wilykylee2000 · Post by **wilykylee2000** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:56 am

I was hoping someone would reply. I am interested in getting a compressor for airbrushing and would certainly prefer to get a good one the first time.

Please let us know how the d3000R works out for you.

Atebit · Post by **Atebit** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:18 am

Night 1.

Got the airbrush and the compressor tonight.

The compressor seemed real quiet compared to a normal tool compressor. It was a constant thump, thump in the background but it did not cause me to have to speak louder or anything like that, and it wasn't annoying.

We did about an hour of spray testing, my wife ended up playing the most with stencils. The pressure was kept around 20psi no problem, when the brush was off the regulator would show it going to 30, so I adjusted it to cap at 25psi, BUT I was surprised that it hardly ever turned off, which I found surprising. I would have thought it would have filled the tank quickly, but I may have the setting wrong.

Scott