Decent Cerakote media blaster/air compressor for hobby?

[Loud8362]

Anyone got any recs on a media blaster/air compressor that won't break the bank with those $5,000 setups?

There's gotta be a media blasting cabinet out there that doesn't leak and run multiple thousands of dollars. Really just looking to get into it as a hobby and have the flexibility to paint things as things wear.

 

[p.ham]

Check out Empire or Skatblast for a cabinet, you'll want at least 36" width. You can go Harbor Freight/Eastwood but it's going to take a lot of work to make usable.

For an air compressor, no smaller than 60 gallon. There are several good compressors to choose from. 80 gallon is better.

Don't forget you'll also need an oven unless you're only spraying C series. You can build one quite a bit cheaper than buying.

You're also going to need an air/water separator, line dryers, regulators, spray gun, respirator, gloves, degreaser, mixing flask, paint scale, high temp tape, silicone plugs, hanging hooks, etc..

There's nothing cheap about getting into Cerakote.