Having a water trap to stop moisture mixing with your paint will always be more beneficial over not having one, but if you only do a little casual airbrushing in an environment that’s not overly humid then you should be fine without one. Condensation can occur when. the humidity inside the caravan exceeds 60% and ventilation is insufficient- To By trying to remove the humidity from the environment in your caravan, you will start making it less humid than outside.

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So if you’ve ever seen the question asked, “ how do you stop water from getting into the airbrush while spraying”, the answer is a water trap. Is there a promotion on Ambient air moisture trap (case of 12) in next week’s Home Bargains leaflet?Your paintwork will become much more susceptible to problems with humidity in the air resulting in water being atomised with your paint when it is being airbrushed. If you’re savvy with this sort of thing it can certainly be done, with some brands making the process relatively simple.

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You will typically need to spend more money to get an airbrushing compressor that has a water trap already installed on the tank, as these types of compressors generally come with many more features overall. As stated before, it is not a sealed box. Any humidity catching is much like turning on the aircon in a car with the windows open, or leaving your freezer door open. You will soon find a puddle of water under your car from the condensed air or the same from your freezer.Because of this movement in air, it brings fresh air which contains moisture which replaces that which you have tried to remove with the traps.

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Just the same way in that if your caravan environment is more humid than outside, it will start to balance with the drier environment. Our dehumidifiers can absorb and trap water up to twice its weight, and our range of refill products allow you to reuse traps again and again. While this result occurred due to high ambient air humidity, you may find that you are much more susceptible to this with lower air humidity if you don’t use a water trap on your compressor. I found a huge amount of ventilation holes everywhere in the caravan. In the roof lights, under the seating, everywhere.Be mindful of this when you’re deciding on what compressor to buy and consider what the humidity is like in your own area – the higher the humidity, the greater the need for a water trap on your airbrush compressor. 👍

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Having water in your paint in this manner can lead to what’s called fisheyes or humidity spotting, however while these are the same things they can be caused by slightly different things: Use our hanging wardrobe dehumidifiers, Our mini moisture traps in draws or cupboards, wherever you need a control dam.The New Aqua Trap and top selling. Streamline Moisture trap in the kitchen or living room and for extra capacity the Mega moisture trap The final example here is the Badger 50-054 Air Regulator, Filter and Gauge, for mounting directly to the compressor outlet port. It’s another combination unit like the Paasche above, providing full control of the air pressure but rated to 135psi. N. B You cannot expect to eliminate condensation completely but following the hints above will help towards a more comfortable environment. Polyplastic UK Sales Office: Russell Sales Limited, Eastern Avenue, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire,Below is the Paasche R-75 Regulator and Moisture Trap which combines a water trap with an air pressure regulator and gauge for controlling pressures up to 100psi, which should be suitable for most airbrush compressor pressure ranges. Nature will take it's course of seeking homeostasis, and your caravan environment will then draw moisture inside. The only way to ensure you don’t experience fisheyes and associated paint problems is to spray when the ambient air isn’t as humid. For a trap to be of any benefit in removing moisture it would require that the air in the caravan be static, due to the natural ventilation from around the windows and the holes in the floor, the air in the caravan changes on a regular basis.