@DC871F

I have a 50 gallon Ingersol rand outside my shop. So cold air in the winter, not so much in the summer.

It comes through the wall and goes into about three loops of 3/4" copper line. Then it hits a pressure regulator and a water separator. The water trap has a drain plumbed through the wall that I can blow down

Then it travels across the shop about 30' and hits my three stage filter dryer. It's a nice unit with desiccant beads but it has gotten kind of pricey in the last few years. I only use this air source for painting and it stays shut off otherwise. When the beads turn pink, I bake them in the oven on about 200F until they're dark blue again

At some point I might rework the loop to be up near the ceiling and horizontal so the loops don't hold water that way. I could also do like you did and use a condenser as a cooler. Maybe, in my spare time 😉

Hope this helps

9 hours ago, DC871F said:

Can you share a pic or two of your paint setup? Shop air, dryers, etc? 

I rigged up a transmission cooler on the fan of my compressor, it brings 300* air down to about 70* before entering tank. I want to believe that it reduces the amount of condensation in the tank, although I still drain some out of it.

Here's a good read on cooling the air with a 90s Honda condenser. Post #5.

 

2 hours ago, Patcon said:

@DC871F

I have a 50 gallon Ingersol rand outside my shop. So cold air in the winter, not so much in the summer.

It comes through the wall and goes into about three loops of 3/4" copper line. Then it hits a pressure regulator and a water separator. The water trap has a drain plumbed through the wall that I can blow down

Then it travels across the shop about 30' and hits my three stage filter dryer. It's a nice unit with desiccant beads but it has gotten kind of pricey in the last few years. I only use this air source for painting and it stays shut off otherwise. When the beads turn pink, I bake them in the oven on about 200F until they're dark blue again

At some point I might rework the loop to be up near the ceiling and horizontal so the loops don't hold water that way. I could also do like you did and use a condenser as a cooler. Maybe, in my spare time 😉

Hope this helps

Thanks. Your setup is what I have been eye balling. 

Do you ever get any moisture at all out of the dryer? They seem to work really well from all I have read and seen on youtube. I think the way you did it is better or at least the same from a refrigerated dryer, but I'm no expert.

1 hour ago, siteunseen said:

Here's a good read on cooling the air with a 90s Honda condenser. Post #5.

 

I like the fan setup, thats probably 3 or 4 times the airflow I'm getting from the stock compressor fan. I do get water in the tank, but it never makes it to my air tools. When I start painting I'll probably redo my system to incorporate a higher volume fan.

In the time I've had it, I've never had spitting or moisture when I'm painting. Even in our really humid summers

Got my crew working this morning, then sort of took a half day off

I shot some epoxy over the bare metal areas and then stacked some high build until the gun started acting up

22 hours ago, Patcon said:

I shot some epoxy over the bare metal areas and then stacked some high build until the gun started acting up

haha, and thus the thread on a new gun acquisition 😋

2 hours ago, grannyknot said:

haha, and thus the thread on a new gun acquisition 😋

Yes, basically 😉

The gun I'm using has been used for all sorts of stuff. Its older and can be difficult to clean.

I thought I might get some better atomization and less overspray with a better gun. Since overspray is really just money floating down wind. I spent about $800 on paint last week. That was some basecoat, clear, some catalyst for a primer and a quart of epoxy primer. I'm using Nason paints, so a budget line of paints. Not top shelf. I already had sealer and high build primer. Things are drastically more expensive this year!

So Ive roughed out the rear end of the car

I hope to spray some high build on it tomorrow

I got 4 coats of high build layed down.

It's always amazing how bad it looks after you shoot a mono color shiny coat on it. All of a sudden there's flaws everywhere! I will use a little spot glaze on the bigger flaws, and then I will start guide coating. It will probably need another round of high build after blocking it down.

But at least you're at the point of shooting primer.

Congrats.

Edited November 21, 20213 yr by DC871F

So I am about to double check the tail light panel fitment but I keep breaking the retaining clips. So I had to buy some.

They look really good but they're not cheap!

You can see where the old one is cracked on top

I had one fail the other day and half of it went zinging across the shop.

I also started filling in the flaws on the rear the other day. It's gonna need some more high build...

 

Edited November 26, 20213 yr by Patcon