Why MOISTURE TRAPS are a MUST in any airbrush setup

Not only do moisture traps help filter out water in the airline, they also remove dirt and dust keeping your airbrush clean. In this video I'll show you which moisture filters I use and why they are so important to use with a compressor and airbrush setup.

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[willhaslem]

Living in Florida this is very necessary.

[sebastianbarz]

This is my eigth comment on youtube ever and I have to thank you!
Not only for all your other videos, but especially for this tip.

I was fighting with airbrushing literally for years, even though the actual painting was a lot of fun, IF it worked properly.
Bought three different airbrushes, different colors, etc. but never got it to work consistently.

Well that ended when installing a sparmax silver bullet and it solved my problems with inconsistency completely.
I always thought I was just too stupid to thin the paint correctly because the tip dry and intermittend spray pattern drove me crazy.

Thank you so much!

[atlmacman]

Excellent instructional style. Succinct. No time wasted trying to be an entertainer. High-value instruction.

[aerobrash]

Вовремя про этот фильтр, вчера его менял на шланге к аэрографу, выяснил что он разборный, из старого выдернул фракции очистки, сунул туда кусочек ветоши, начинил подачу шлангом для притоки веществ красителя, сунул этот фильтр в бачёк аэрографа и закрепил изолентой. Теперь я могу повешать на гвоздь банку с краской и рисовать в сласть не отрываясь.) Вторая жизнь фильтра в практическом назначении подача и фильтрация;) желаю успеха всем

[ericfrank]

Awesome video, I just got my airbrush set and since I am new to this hobby, I had no idea what these accessories were used for. Now I know thanks to you!

[Salaundre]

This was very helpful and clear. Living in Texas I get a host of different Climates going back and forth from DFW to Houston so this will help a lot. Thanks.

[CONEHEADDK]

I have made an air tank out of a 1.5 liter plastic Coke bottle. It is a very easy and cheap way to remove the pulse, and to be able to paint for a while, even if your compressor is a bit under the flow, you need for the job. I got the idea, once I had a bottle in the freezer, and it became hard as a rock, without any leaks. The cap is easy to modify for tubes, and you can make mistakes for free, because you can get caps everywhere, if you don't get it right the first time. And you can easily hook up more than one, if you really want to have air for long time flow.

[TimothyChong-xfrj]

Did not know this and I live in florida with lots of moisture

[jdow]

Awesome video just bought my first dual action gravity fed Air brush from harbor freight for less then$20, I was struggling to get the paint flowing. After learning I was pushing paint into trigger and brush by mixing and paint by blocking the tip and pulling trigger to mix my,
I was just telling myself it's a cheep HOBO FREIGHT brush. Your video helped me allot of was very quick and to the point

[krausersama]

How would you deal with multiple pressure valves in series?
Could you set the first valve at the compressor to your desired max pressure and then use a second valve on the moisture trap to regulate the final output?

For example: Compressor (set to 30 psi) > hose > Moisture trap and Valve combo (set to 15-25 psi) > hose > Airbrush 🤔

[TheSquirrely]

Thabk you for sharing your knowledge! I live in East Tennessee, the humidity is real. I've been having excess moisture coming through even witu a trap on the tank. I hope the pistol grip will fix it.

[Elemental_Entity]

My air trap on the Avanti I have stopped catching water, and I feel like water is in the line but the brush is not pushing out paint the way in normally does, it come out slow and minimal.
Is it a bad air trap on the Avanti or can I fix it in the brush itself?

[gary]

Does a regulator improve air sputtering???

[reashellbrightman]

Can you help me find a moisture trap for my California air compressor 4610AC

[markwakeley]

Great video. Thanks for the useful information.

[yakkyuu]

Do you need a moisture trap for the smaller, portable compressors( the ones that use batteries)
What size compressor do you start to need a moisture trap? There are now very small compressors that put out 30 to 40 psi, but, they have no tanks, they are just a more powerful PSI version of the portable compressors and slightly bigger!
I do not live in an place that has high or not even moderate to high humidity, all year round.
Any information or advice you can give is greatly appreciated! Your videos are really helpful!! Thanks!

[nightheron]

I wonder if moisture is more of a problem with small compressors than large ones? I have one with an 80 gallon tank. I have a moisture trap near the airbrush, but I've never seen a drop of water in it, even in humid summer weather. With the large tank, the compressor never has to run when I'm airbrushing, which might also help.

[petermot]

Great video, it’s helps so much to fight off the moisture !

[jeffsimon]

Thanks for another great and informative video. Please take a look at the Fish Eye filter. It's the best water filter I've ever used. It will shut down your air flow if it fills up with water and the filter elements are replaceable. There's a full size filter for use with a spray gun or in line or there's the Minnow filter, which attaches right under the airbrush similar to the Iwata filter.

[joginator]

Hi! Im from Germany and still running my Airbrush Beginners-Set (the stuff u can get from ebay for less than 100 bugs). Even though my Compressor has a Moisturetrap, i still have the Proplem that my Airbrush spits out Water after the Compressor got to Temp. And yes, i use the little Button to flush the Trap. I wonder if there is a way to dehumidify the Air before entering the Compressor or a better Way to seperate the Water.