Giving a Rolls a re-spray...

I used to have one very similar; it was very loud but worked great for 40+ years until the bearings gave out.      That black nob controls the PSI; I rarely needed to max it out.    This would be MORE than adequate should you decide to fire-up your air brush, but I'll bet you a $1 you'll want to wear earplugs.    🙄 😯 

Good luck on your RR and post pics!  👍 👍 

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Despite being rather heavy, these have a tendency to "hop around"  when in use....try to keep it on the floor or on a SOLID table to ensure it doesn't fall off.    🤓 

@chris   Thanks for the advice and I have 'earmuffs' I wear when using power tools, and I planned on putting it on the floor of the shop, when in use.

I had one years ago, drove me mad cleaning it out at the end, compressor not mannequin that is! Good luck with it and please keep us posted.

@geoff-jowett   Were you using oil-based paints, or water-based paints?

@gdh both, oil based of course were the greater problem. Also it was used to paint picture frames. I'm sure I'd still have it around somewhere, it would be small enough to use for model cars. I'm OK with the commercially available spray cans these days.

@geoff-jowett   Yes, oil-based paints are a pain to clean up after.  I stopped using them thirty years ago, or longer, and for the small jobs I do spray cans aren't cost-effective.

@chris @geoff-jowett   First coat, this afternoon, and we shall see how it turns out.  I am combining the Titanium Gold X31 with the Bronze Gloss X33.  I may add a bit more of the X31, after it dries. 

I used the compressor, which comes with a great handbook, but the tools only come with the briefest of explanations regarding processes, such as cleaning.  There is no reference to cleaning the smaller cup, which I used for painting, and I did use the glass bowl to flush water through the 'gun,' until it ran clear, and even after that.  For the small cup I brought that into the kitchen and ran hot water through it for several minutes, until it, too, ran clear.  Will that do that trick?  Like most tasks undertaken in the workshop, the actual painting took three minutes and the clean-up took twenty.  No complaints, though.  I am just concerned about the lack of detailed cleaning instructions, as you will see on the one-page 'manual' that came with each 'gun' set.

@gdh bringing back memories! Using the compressor means you can combine colors, a huge advantage. I used pipe cleaners to help clean out mine. Soaked in mineral turpentine for oil and water for acrylic paints.

I have this kit ready to build. A truly significant vehicle. I have not been able to find a correct model spray can body color. But I have seen small bottled paints in the correct color.

thanks for the update.

@geoff-jowett  To use the pipe cleaners you must have removed the needle and other components, yes? 

I have seen that model for sale on this side of the pond.  It looks interesting.  Are  you going to re-employ your airbrush for this one?

@chris   Surprisingly, the compressor was not loud, and it didn't bounce, or even shift its position at all.  I'll attribute its staying in place to the rubber feet.

@gdh   All great news!    

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My new compressor (larger tank ) is extremely loud.     😬 😬 😬 

@chris  Ah, yes, bigger isn't always better.  When I was restoring a Mercedes 280SE 4.5 and others, I had a small shop with a large compressor and it came with its own 'closet' because of the noise.  Not that the enclosure did much good.

@gdh well, well, I found it! I recall it was last used in 1988 half my lifetime ago! It's still in great order and I reckon it would work fine as a model car spray. Size seems fine, its shown next to a 1/24 Citroen. I can see where I would have used pipe cleaners as they are, particularly on the connection between the bowl and the spray unit. However they would not work on the very fine spray nozzle, that needs more thought. There are plenty of air compressors available here in the $50-$100 range that look suitable. My only real issue is where the hell will I put the models that I spray and assemble!

PS I'd say yes, to paint the Chrysler Turbine the correct body color the only way I can see is to mix paints.

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"....paint the Chrysler Turbine the correct body color the only way I can see is to mix paint." 

Yep!    ...and good luck!