Munyundo

I might just scratch the tank idea altogether. I did my painting for a long time without a tank so may just get a regulator and be done with it for now. My compressor is a good 10 plus years old and who knows if it will last to make this worth it. Throwing over 40 dollars to add a tank is basically another kit or 2 plus paints I could buy and build. Practice is probably better than throwing money at gear. I doubt my first couple are going to come out too great.

to update my thread. I picked up a pasche talon ts complete set pre owned off of fleabay for 40 bucks. Pretty good deal on it. Haven't received it yet but happy I found a decent brush I had mentioned in a response I wanted to add a tank to my compressor. Even with shipping It doesn't seem possible to do it for less than 70 bucks unless I go with a PVC cobble job. I don't know how much I trust home made pvc tank when it comes to compressed air. At the 70 dollar price point I can just get a whole new compressor that includes a tank. Also it hadn't dawned on me that the regulator is gone from my compressor so I need to rebuy that. My other mad brained idea now to still add a tank is harbor freight has a whole 3 gallon hot dog or pancake compressor on sale for 39.99 with coupon. Since it already has the regulator I just have to add a moisture trap. If I go that route I will run a hose to the bathroom around the corner to cut down the noise. If it's still too loud I will just pull the motor off the compressor and run a line for my compressor and it works out to about 45 dollars. I'll try crawling the forums to see if anyone else had added a tank on the cheap but I'm open to other ways if anyone has any ideas.

a pistol grip style is what i really want. Can't find one at a good price. Tamiya makes a cheaper one but it's mostly plastic alibaba has the only decent price on a small tank. Considering cobbling together a small one out of pvc. Harbor Freight has a 5 gallon air tank but with my little 1/5 HP compressor, probably never fill it properly. Pulsing isn't too noticeable unless I'm painting a body. Or when I've used it on a larger piece I've painted. Good to know that with a single action a tank is a big help. I don't know if it is worth mentioning or not that I am going to switch to mostly if not all acrylic paints. I prefer enamel but I don't have much of a choice but to spray inside. Moving down south to Alabama the humidity is 100 percent just about year round. Humidity wasn't much of an issue when I still lived in Denver.

Cool. Thanks. I'm also crawling on ebay for something second hand but if by the end of the month I don't find something then I'll pick up one of the ones I mentioned. My stash of paints, glue, brushes etc didn't make follow me either so I have to buy everything all over again. This time around, I am going to add a tank to my compressor to get rid of the pulsing. Excited to get back into this

7 years or so since I last built anything. After digging through everything appears my airbrush didn't make the move which is disappointing. All I could find is my compressor. Harbor freight airbrush compressor. I had the highest end aztek which I loved. I don't do fine detail work or camo patterns. Just shooting the colors rather than brushing except for the super small parts. Or I do a lot of masking. I'm wondering if I can just get away with a badger 350 or a model h? Or if even the cheaper master airbrushes would suffice? The only real requirement would be the ability to use a cup or a jar preferably. I do understand the pros and cons of different types of airbrushes. The Aztec I had really was a bit overkill for what I used it for.