Hello,

I’ve just bought my compressor, and now I need to buy my (hopefully only one) nailer.

I want to install chair rail molding (no lip, just flat chair rail) along some of my interior walls. And I want to replace the door trim around my interior doors. Both the chair rail and the door trim will be pine.

Can I do all of this with an 18 gauge brad nailer? I’ve found a Porter-Cable 18 gauge brad nailer that will shoot up to 2 inch brads.

Or must I use a 16 gauge finish nailer? I don’t want to buy 2 nail guns, if I don’t have to.

Thanks,
Louis