Also, you can put two regulators in series. I have a moisture trap + regulator in the middle of my airline. So with that arrangement you can set the pressure on the compressor regulator down to say 30psi, which means that the second regulator should have less work to do in controlling to a bit less than 20psi.
That's good idea Simon. I hadn't though about that approach. In part because I didn't think about the regulator placement on Jon's rig.Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I also use two reg's but I have my second one (including inline water trap) just before the gun. I run the regulator that's on the compressor wide open and rely on the second one to set my nozzle pressure.
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I have the same setup. Next time I get the gun out, I'm going to experiment with setting the reg on the compressor. I don't even know how to yet!
This works well. I turned the reg on my compressor all the way down, so the pressure at the outlet is 35-40psi, and that made it much easier to have a consistent 20psi at the gun. Thanks.
I thought I had enough clear on the body, but when I did a first wet sand with 360 to get rid of the worst croutons, and then 1200, I found there were a few pits in the finish. I suspect that may be because I didn't wait long enough (1 week) after spraying to start sanding. Anyway, I got a few more coats on and I'm very happy with how it's looking.
Now the patience test.
In the meantime, I've ordered some parts from around the web. I have some pickup rings and a pick guard (in black) from Realparts, but unfortunately the rings don't fit the pickguard very well. The rings are smaller than the 'guard cutouts for them, so not a problem I can fix with a scraper.
Any suggestions as to where to get sets of rings and a pickguard that will fit together as well as the kit parts do?
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