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                        This is strange

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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        This is strange
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:18 AM
                        It's been raining here the last 2 days (kinda wierd for July), so there is a bit of moisture in the air. I was spraying last night with my Iwata BCS when I noticed moisture coming out of the tip - I spray enamels so it was not much of a problem.

                        Now my compressor has a moisture trap on it and I am perplexed as to why moisture was building up in the AB head.

                        I switched back to my paasche VL and no moisture appeared to come out the nozzle

                        I am truly perplexed.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:17 PM
                        Ideally you want the moister trap as close to the airbrush as possible for it to work best. Try to get one that you can put in your hose.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:50 PM
                        did you thin the enamals with water Tongue [:P]
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                        Jim Barton
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                          February 2003
                        Posted by Jim Barton on Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:51 PM
                        I don't even have an airbrush but I myself have had weird things happen to enamel paint when I tried to use it on a rainy day. With the dampness in the air, I think just enough moisture would get in the paint to make it act funny. It doesn't always happen, but I've had it happen enough to where I usually won't paint on a rainy day. Since I live in a normally dry climate, I rarely have to wait more than a day or two before I can paint.

                        "Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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                        MusicCity
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:39 PM
                        Just out of curiosity .... do you guys shake up your paint or stir it? If you shake it, only the air in the bottle (a negligible amount) will get mixed in the paint, but if you stir it you are mixing outside air and on a rainy day that would contain a lot of moisture. I'm not sure how much, if any, moisture would get mixed in, and I just wonder if that would make any difference.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 16, 2004 5:48 AM
                        wibhi2,
                        sometimes the moisture comes from the length of your airhose. My 2 cents [2c]
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Friday, July 16, 2004 9:59 AM
                        Thanks all.
                        I prefer my paint shaken and not stirred - LOL. I am going to try again today to see if happens.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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