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hmmm well its great you have moisture filters on the line but if the air is hot going into them then they arent doing anything. how far are the filters from your compressor? what is the plumbing you have going to them...rubber, pvc, iron? my first thought as i was reading, when you said it had dimples all over is that you have water in your system.
 
I do not have a pro set up. I just have a regulator with a dryer on it right off(2') the compressor then a devilbliss snake. Everything is rubber. So should I have a 50' hose then the snake then my 25' hose? Would that be better? I can't dive head first into this hobby, for me, I have to take my time, no cash flow. What are some things I should look out for when building a set up? Thank you to everybody for helping me out, I really appreciate y'all.
 
I had a lowes air filter for $20 followed with a harbor freight oil removal filter and desiccant system for $50 coming right off the compressor then i had 2 of the plastic paper filters going into my spray gun then lastly the gun regulator. Its not the best set up but I was on a budget too at the time. I painted my friends s10 in july high 90's and 90% humidity. I told him it was the worse possible weekend to do this and we should wait until a better time. After I gave him the disclaimer he insisted. I also had a window ac going in the garage for several hours prior to lower the inside humidity. And it came out great aside from all the bugs that seemed to be so attracted to clear coat but we were able to sand and buff that out. That was last year and the paint is holding up. The desiccant was blue when i started and white when I finished tho. But if you're on a budget and need something now that worked for me to do a complete primer, sealer, base and clear.
 
well im not saying water is your problem. i would think a snake would work since that is desiccant however is you have real moist air or water then the snake will get wiped out within minutes. the dryer right off the compressor does absolutely nothing. it might as well not even be there at all. that wont collect moisture out of hot air. it needs to be cooled. rubber doesnt cool well. 50-100ft is better than nothin though. iron or copper will cool well though. some iron pipe set up in the fashion of a radiator would work and just stick a simple fan in front of it. wont be perfect but its cheap. run the air through that then put the moisture collector on.
 
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Thinking about building something like this behind the compressor on the wall and have one of these at the end. http://www.harborfreight.com/38-desiccant-dryer-with-oil-removal-ufilter-69923.html

What could I do to improve that design on a budget? I'm in central Mississippi, hot and very humid and I'm painting outside in a paint booth. I take that back its more like a wind overspray guard. copper-water-traps.jpg
 
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