I've got a compressor for my airbrush, which has a moisture trap to attach my airhose to, however i still am getting splutter from the tip? should i get an in line moisture trap as well, or is there something else wrong. It is and has been quite humid recently

Any advice would be helpful

Cheers
Andy

clean your airbrush- check the tip and clean it again- typically you will get pulsing in the line if it is your compressor - do you have a tank - what psi are you shooting? what type of airbrush- did you remember to use teflon tape on your connection? If it's a model master / aztek air brushe try cleaning /replacing the tip/ then put it in a drawer and go buy a "real" airbrush lol! good luck!

Airbrush is perfectly clean - it just spits water - even when dry spraying :-(

What kind of airbrush is it- what psi?

It's a badger 150 at about 30 psi

Andy

Buy an Aztek, they always work. :-) :-) :-)

Check your seal and the needle - it sounds like you are gettint blow by air
http://www.badger-airbrush.com/150parts.htm
and try this
http://www.howtoairbrush.com/Lindex.htm
I have a badger 150 a Cesendo and an aztek - I love the 150 but it has to be REAL clean and the needle is important-

Damn straight they do...after you spend a bit of time fooling around with them. Easy to clean, exchange nozzles and a pretty good job afterwards. I think with Azteks, you either love 'em or hate 'em. Its kind of like Ford vs Holden debate here in Australia :-)

A.

Aztek can be fine - I don't dislike them however - I prefer the traditional air brush - they can be a little tricky but I feel they do a superior job over the aztek- that being said in all fairness I have to admit I have seen some beautiful work done with azteks!

Hi

Did u notice if there are water inside the trap? If yes, simply dismantle (i believe it will do that like a screw action) and air the trap overnight.

Cheers!

There is no water in the trap, however i do get water bubbling around the tip, splattering out with the paint

Andy

I'm no expert mate but it sounds like the trap may be blocked so it isn't catching the water.

Hi Andy ...Moisture traps are good but here too it is very humid these days and I have both a trap on my compressor and another on the line ...every 10 minutes I usually open up the trap on my hose and let out a bit of moisture ...another little trick I use to know when it is time to let out some moisture is to unscrew the hose from my airbrush just a bit ..I can hear the water building up before it shoots out and ruins my paint job... Just a few precautions and things should be fine ...

Rick

Rick.

Kinda new to the whole airbrush thing - guess i need to spend more time in the paint shopto get to know the sounds. Thnaks for the advice - i'm gonna get an inline trap next pay day, and will dismantle/check the outlet one tomorrow.

Andy

It's not your airbrush. Boyle's law aside, a water trap only traps water, not water vapor. In high humidity, you may still get splatter. Best solution is CO2. You'll never have that problem again.

And how do i get CO2 into my compressor?

In truth Andy whilst a co2 cylinder is a way that some people use it is something that you learn to work around, one way to lessen the effect is to by a compressor with a holding tank, where you can empty out collected water via a valve, but I even find that despite being scrupulous and doing that and using filters in times of high humidity it can happen. Aother point is with the ambient heat that we have had the compressor will also get hot, so either limit its use to short periods or do other things during our heatwaves.

John

John

Laying around doing nothing is about all i can manage during heatwaves, other than sitting in the cool of my garage/paintshop, so i think laying about it is. Cooler and less close today - will have a try tonight.

Thanks to all for the advice

Andy