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Originally Posted by jhonson
I'm having a problem with water in my air line. It's causing drops of water to get sprayed on the object I'm painting, which then get covered with paint. So I get bubbles of water encased in paint. I have to sand them off and down through the base coat to eliminate them, and then repaint. I've done this three times, and have to do it again now.
Thanks,
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Corky back again with an update. It now appears that the bubbles I was experiencing were not water in the air line. They were surface contamination which reacted to the paint (primer or base coat), and which I missinterpreted as water. After installing a water vapor seperator and a dessicant filter to my air compressor, and still seeing the bubbles, I realised that I must be seeing something other than water.
I resolved to buff down the surface with clean rags and this made all the difference.
I am satisfied with the results, which have some specs of dust and the occasional bug imbedded in the final coat, but it's all I could ask for given the lack of a "white room".
Thanks to all who responded.
Corky Scott