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72HuggerK20 · 10-29-2017, 11:44 PM

No, your CFM rating does not go up, but if the pressure in your tank is say 135 psi, and the pressure at your gun that you are using is only 29 psi, you'll be able to paint for a longer amount of time with more air storage before the tank pressure falls below the pressure needed to spray. If you had 100 gallons of air stored at 135 psi, you could even spray for a couple minutes with no compressor to fill it back up.

So basically it's a band-aid to your small compressor. Your compressor should be able to fill the tanks back up while you wait during flash times, and then you go back in and deplete that supply when you spray.

10-29-2017, 11:44 PM	#19
72HuggerK20 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Titonka, IA Posts: 112	Re: Paint gun for my compressor size No, your CFM rating does not go up, but if the pressure in your tank is say 135 psi, and the pressure at your gun that you are using is only 29 psi, you'll be able to paint for a longer amount of time with more air storage before the tank pressure falls below the pressure needed to spray. If you had 100 gallons of air stored at 135 psi, you could even spray for a couple minutes with no compressor to fill it back up. So basically it's a band-aid to your small compressor. Your compressor should be able to fill the tanks back up while you wait during flash times, and then you go back in and deplete that supply when you spray.