Tamiya's Spray-Work never any mention of water trap needed?

Hi,

I am a returning modeler from ancient times and was wondering why no one ever suggests that Tamiya compressors may need a water trap?

Usual story of having followed the art in magazines plus near every year having gone to Euromilitaire but thought building anything to standard I would enjoy impossible. With new techniques a martials time to have go.. hence a few questions..

Thanks,
All the best,
Kip.

I've got mine for ages and never had any trouble with water while using it.

Olivier

Olivier, hi,

Thanks.. that is the test that matters.. real world use.

Very grateful.
All the best,
Kip.

No experience with the Tamiya spray works but my compressor (Iwata) has a moisture trap and both my airbrushes (Iwata and H&S) have inline moisture traps with a quick release for easy change over from one to the other.

Saying all that I've never had moisture in the inline traps but have had a little bit in the compressor one from time to time.

Air will typically create moisture. Sometimes it is very noticeable, sometimes it may not be at all. You dont necessarily need a water trap, but i personally wouldnt not have one. Thats just my opinion. Perhaps that system has one built in to it?

I paint with flats, matts and glosses. I learned long ago that water condensation will ruin a paint job. I have had 3 separate occurrences where water spattered onto the surface and I had to refinish the work. There is not a warning bell that sounds when water is getting in the line. To resolve the problem I went to a CO2 cylinder. I could have put a moisture trap inline but by going with CO2 I also do not need power, it is silent and I can paint in any location. The people who have not had any water condensation problems probably live in places that the humidity and temperature are such that they don't have a problem. I would put one inline. Better safe than sorry.

or run a dehumidifier in the shop. I keep my area around 30 percent humidity year round and 70 degrees F.