Moiture filter

[closair]

I have an ABD compressor with tank. I has an air regulator/ moisture filter. The moisture filter seems to be collecting moisture for the most part.
The problem is I'm still getting more moisture than I would like from my brush.

Can some one point me in the direction of an "economic", efficient moisture filter set-up.

[Cowboy]

First off Welcome. secondly I would get an extra length of hose & put one of those tennis ball size ( Usually available at Most Auto parts stores & disposable ) filters on it . Before You hook Yer airbrush line on it. There Perty Cheap & last Quite awhile, Depending on the amount of usage. & Will normally catch What Yer big one dont. Also Keep Yer tank drained daily, & if possible move Yer Main watertrap futher away from Yer Pressor . Just what has allways worked for Me, & good luck. & I,m sure there will be other suggestions.

[Frog]

As CB said move that water trap further away from the compresser. The air is cooling in your line and then blowing through. If you can get another trap and 20feet of hose, stick the new trap at the end then run your brush from there.

[ABD]

Yupper, what they said:)..If'in that trick don't work, Buy a bigger Trap:partyalone:...Most auto stores that sell paint have them..Most reputable Airbrush type stores on the internet will have em.

Try a search on here...Been lots of talk on them:)

[fontgeek]

I'll throw my 2 cents in here. I would add a 50' length of hose, it doesn't mean your compressor has to be 50' away from your work, but the length of hose does let the air have a chance to cool down, and that means that the moisture that is in a vapor state has a chance to condense back to a liquid state, and that is what water traps are primarily designed for. Adding a second pressure regulator, filter, and water trap next to where you are working will help you keep much better control on the air pressure and quality of the air that is going through your brush. Keep in mind that anything that comes through that hose is going to try to go through your brush, and mix with your paint. So those little specs of rust, dirt and hose lining, along with any water that has condensed in the hose, are all going to be mixed with your paint, and your brush is going to try to force all that gunk through the air valve and that little tiny nozzle on your brush.

There's no such thing as having your air too clean, or too dry.

[JimmyG]

"Coalescing" type airline filters will help even more, especially the Dual stage built into 1 unit type.....Those babies get expensive tho.....

[Shiva]

question.. your area of the country-whats the outside air humidity? normal or high?
IF it was high.. then might I suggest some hard plumbing?
go from your filter mounted on the tank, to a wall piece of pipe.
this is an inverted U shape, galvanized pipe.. you hook your air tank into the bottom of 1 leg of the u, which goes up the wall say 6 feet, a right angle over to a right angle back down.. 6" from the bottom hook in your hose fitting on a T, with the hose connected at right angle to the long pipe.. at the bottom of the T, hook another 6" long piece of pipe plus a tank drain fitting..
take the hose and go over to your bench-then hook up another air filter or a combination filter/regulator.. plug your AB/'s in at this outlet..

keep the pipe on the wall as COOL as possible..
this provides a long condensing tube for the water to collect in, and then gives 6" or so at the bottom as the storage collector..

I believe harbor Freight has tank drains, and any good hardware has the pipe stuff.
USED PIPE would be perfectly fine AS LONG AS its NOT rusty on the inside..

another possibility is a SECOND tank, under your bench, with a tank drain-this assuming you havent the room for the wall mounted pipe condenser..
then the second filter at your bench.

[redanner]

I have an ABD compressor with tank. I has an air regulator/ moisture filter. The moisture filter seems to be collecting moisture for the most part.
The problem is I'm still getting more moisture than I would like from my brush.

Can some one point me in the direction of an "economic", efficient moisture filter set-up.

This is going to make everybody throw hate messages at me! I have never had a moisture problem when airbrushing! I use to have a moisture problem when I was in the autobody collision & repaint business! I do have cheap Wal-Mart water trap but I don't drain it much or the compressor tank! To your question change the environment that you work in or spend more money for a better moisture trap!

[fontgeek]

Probably the most efficient and most cost effective way for you to help your situation is to get the 50' length of hose, and on of those watertrap and regulator setups from homedepot, lowes, etc. The hoses can be gotten at almost any autoparts store, or at homedepot, walmart, lowes, etc., for pretty low costs, the water trap and regulator will probably run you around $20 or so. Cooling the hose would be great, and it would help, but it probably isn't a realistic expectation.
Once you have your setup going, get in the habit of emptying the water from the regulator and water traps before start painting, and at the end of the day. I know that may sound redundant, but as the air cools in the compressor and the tank on your compressor, it will let the H2O go back to it's liquid state. Emptying it at the end of the day doesn't hurt either, the more you can get out of your system, the better. There are lots of great ways to dry and clean your air more or better, but the prices go up pretty fast when you go to the more exotic traps and filters.
So, try the hose and the water trap & regulator setup first, see how that goes, if it does the trick, then great, if it doesn't, you haven't spent a ton of money, and the addition of any new traps or filters will be aided by the hose and filter setup.
Make sure you put the water trap and regulator at the opposite end of the big hose from the compressor. Having the regulator right at your work area will help you keep an eye on the water situation, and let you know what kind of pressure you are actually spraying with.
Good luck.

[closair]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I think I'm going to add some more hose and an inline moisture filter, see how that works. The moisture I get from my brush isn't too drastic, but it tends to blow through when I'm doing small details.