---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/16/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:36 AM - Re: Paint air water separator (Richard Dudley) 2. 10:48 AM - Invitation to connect on LinkedIn (John Cox) 3. 12:10 PM - Re: Paint air water separator (Michael Kraus) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:09 AM PST US From: Richard Dudley Subject: Re: RV-List: Paint air water separator For what it's worth, another data point. I painted my RV-6A in July and August of 2004 in Florida where and when the temperature and humidity, are always very high. Initially, I worried about water in the air line and read of many solutions that involved cooled coils in the air line. However, I avoided those complications by using a filter at the gun and had no water problems. I used conventional high pressure guns, a de Vilbiss touch-up gun for small parts and a gravity feed gun (forgot the brand name) for the large areas. My paint sequence was: wash primer followed by epoxy primer, then color followed by clear. At no time did I observe any water droplets. The painted result was excellent. If you look past the well used and messy spray gun, I've attached a couple of pictures of my touch-up gun with the in-line filter (the black thing below the pressure gauge). Best regardsto all those brave souls who do their own painting, Richard Dudley RV-6A On 8/15/2011 7:18 PM, Carl Froehlich wrote: > > For those of you doing your own painting, attached photo is a water > separator that I find to work well. When painting I add a few blocks > of ice to the water. In the photo the red hose is air in, the orange > hose is air out. The drain valve is connected at the bottom of the > vertical PVC pipe. The vertical pipe acts as a water collector. > > Carl > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:48:53 AM PST US From: John Cox Subject: RV-List: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn LinkedIn ------------ I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - John John Cox Avionics at Horizon Air Portland, Oregon Area Confirm that you know John Cox https://www.linkedin.com/e/5sybz6-grf5y6la-4l/isd/3878358871/rQqWuhgh/ -- (c) 2011, LinkedIn Corporation ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:10:28 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Paint air water separator From: Michael Kraus I used the same set up (black filter/ water trap) on my Devilbiss HVLP spray gun in 2002 when I painted my RV-4 with no water issues. Had some issues b efore I installed the trap, but not after. Now if they could develop a bug t rap....... Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Richard Dudley wrote : > For what it's worth, another data point. > > I painted my RV-6A in July and August of 2004 in Florida where and when th e temperature and humidity, are always very high. Initially, I worried about water in the air line and read of many solutions that involved cooled coils in the air line. However, I avoided those complications by using a filter a t the gun and had no water problems. I used conventional high pressure guns, a de Vilbiss touch-up gun for small parts and a gravity feed gun (forgot th e brand name) for the large areas. My paint sequence was: wash primer follow ed by epoxy primer, then color followed by clear. At no time did I observe a ny water droplets. The painted result was excellent. > > If you look past the well used and messy spray gun, I've attached a couple of pictures of my touch-up gun with the in-line filter (the black thing bel ow the pressure gauge). > > Best regards to all those brave souls who do their own painting, > > Richard Dudley > RV-6A > > On 8/15/2011 7:18 PM, Carl Froehlich wrote: >> >> For those of you doing your own painting, attached photo is a water separ ator that I find to work well. When painting I add a few blocks of ice to the water. In the photo the red hose is air in, the orange hose i s air out. The drain valve is connected at the bottom of the vertical PVC p ipe. The vertical pipe acts as a water collector. >> >> Carl > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.