What type filters did you use? I don't want to spend a ton of money just something that will do the job!

Thanks, Tony

 

Air line filters?
Paint gun filters?
Paint strainers?
Spray booth filters?

There are lots of filters involved in painting.

if you mean the filters used on the air line before the gun, they sell disposable ones wherever you get your paint.

 

I just want something to paint the truck with....without spending more than I have too.

 

Are you talking about FILLERS (Like Bondo) Or FILTERS?

 

Describing the"job" you want to get done, will help us understand what your up to.

THEN we might be able to help.

Otherwise, CHEAP paint jobs can be done with a paint brush…like my '80 W250 gasser plow truck, hand painted in "Richard Petty" blue.

 

FILTERS! i just want to take it back to stock. They way it looked new

 

A filter for what? I'm so lost.

 

I usually use paint to paint trucks.

I was really trying to help, but you're not giving us any info.

Go to youtube and there are a million DIY car painting videos.

 

Painting with FILTERS is more expensive then using paint brushes.
The filters wear out quickly, leave streaks and they don't hold much paint.

 

Ok I apologize.... I just re read my op. What are some adequate "air" filters....to filter out the water from the air compressor?

 

K, that's better, it will depend on where you live.

Many locations, especially in the colder months will do just fine with a disposable inline air filter at the gun.

For most areas, a 2 stage filter upstream is the minimum I would run, I built my own, but here are a couple of places I buy from.......

http://www.smartshoppersinc.com/Spra...cessories.html

http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=air%20filter

It really doesn't make sense to spend 400 bucks if you are only going to paint 1 vehicle, but say the $ 79.99 Eastwood single unit plus the disposable at the gun wouldn't hurt at all.

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-oil-coale...n-1-2-npt.html

 

I have a small 5 gal tank about 2 feet away from my big tank with the air plumbed into it with another water drain on the bottom of it, as a second gravity drain and I use a new one of those little plastic things in the link above when I paint.

If you keep them drained and your compressor is pulling warm air from the room it won't make as much water as pulling cold air from outside.

I only have water if I forget to drain the tanks for a long while.

 

same here.

 

I used about 10-11' of leftover ⅝" cooper line to make a cheap dryer/condenser.
I rolled the line around a 5gal bucket to create a coil, connected the upper ⅝" inlet of the coil directly to the pump head outlet then ran the lower ⅝" outlet of the coil through an air/water separator, then to the tank. It lowers the compressed air temp drastically and removes 90% of the water before it hits the tank. I also run an additional air/water separator between the regulator & the airline quick connect in addition to the manual tank drain just to be sure. So far its worked well and only cost involved was buying the fittings/adapters between the ⅜" & ⅝" line.

A lot of folks will use an old automotive evap or condenser core as well. I didn't have one though.