Fight dampness & humidity - Moisture Trap Damp Control (2 x 500g refills)

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The words water trap, moisture trap and moister filter can be used interchangeably when talking about airbrushing compressors, and for the rest of the article I’ll use the term ‘water trap’. 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:

Ambient Air Moisture Trap x12 | Home Bargains

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. Paint Fisheyes or Paint Dimples: these are small dimples in the paintwork caused by too much moisture in the paint; If you’re savvy with this sort of thing it can certainly be done, with some brands making the process relatively simple.As discussed in the prior section, if you’re airbrushing in very high humidity air as you might find in tropical areas or on a very rainy day, the moisture in the air can affect the paintwork regardless of whether you’re using a water trap or not. 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

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On average a 4 person household releases 10 litres of water into the household atmosphere each day through cooking, washing, using tumble dryers and also breathing. This excess moisture can cause one or more of the issues listed above, however, our Damp Kontrol range of products are here to assist you in managing excess ambient moisture and mitigate unwanted issues. The solution here is to ensure your compressor and associated parts are sufficiently cooled, or to simply stop airbrushing for a little while and allow a hot compressor to cool. 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.Whether we realise it or not our living and work environments act as massive moisture traps. Older buildings and external facing walls act like sponges and absorb moisture from the outside atmosphere, while modern buildings and leisure vehicles are air tight to comply with modern building regulations and mechanical design and build specifications meaning that moisture is trapped inside.