Old shop guy told me to try a track pump instead of my compressor for bleeding brakes

I was fighting with a noisy compressor at the shop in Denver last week trying to bleed some Shimano brakes. This retired mechanic who hangs around told me to just grab a basic track pump with a hose adapter. He was right, no more air bubbles from the compressor tank and it took me 10 minutes instead of 45. Anyone else ditch their compressor for bleeding?

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grace9266h ago

My compressor works fine for me. Track pump is just slower and more effort for no real gain if your compressor has a good filter.