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    Air Compressor PSI?

    What Psi is should I use?

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    Re: Air Compressor PSI?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wiserphil View Post
    What Psi is should I use?

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    What are you going to be using an air compressor for?
    Will it be used in a "continuous operation"?

    Sizing an air compressor:
    Usually what I do is to take the tool(s) that's uses the most CFM's,
    and then multiply that number of CFM's by 1.5.

    EX:
    CFM's of an air operated drill-motor = 12;
    I size the compressor to 18 CFM's.

    Sure I may be over-sizing an air compressor's capacity by doing so, but under-sizing
    the compressor a person purchases may bring greater downtime in the long term.


    JMO.



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    Re: Air Compressor PSI?

    just to blow out the interior and the outside after I have washed a car.

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    Re: Air Compressor PSI?

    You may as well get one that'll handle more than that.
    Cleaning pads on the fly; running an impact wrench for
    tire/wheel assemblies' removal/remounting; etc.

    You won't be sorry.

    Then again...
    There are a lot of wet/dry vacuums that have a "blow mode",
    (that lists for a lot less money than many compressor's price-points),
    that can easily handle the two tasks you have listed.



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    Re: Air Compressor PSI?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wiserphil View Post
    just to blow out the interior and the outside after I have washed a car.
    50 to 60 psi is a safe number for that.

    EDIT:

    Wait, are you asking about buying an air compressor or do you already have one and you're just looking for a nice number to set it at for blowing out interiors?

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    30 gallon 200 psi is what I have and it's good but for drying off cars I'd buy a blower/vac from sears for around $120

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