compressed air filter and dryer recommendations - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**MikeB** · 11-04-2018, 11:32 AM

I'm getting ready to paint a glove box door, ash tray, and the inside of a tailgate. I have what I think is a moisture filter installed after the tank's regulator, but I haven't seen water in the bowl in many years.

That's the background info, here are my questions: If I start from scratch, what is the minimal filter/dryer setup I can use? Not looking for the cheapest, just most bang for the buck. And should the regulator be in-line before or after the filters?

I also plan to run the hose to a vertical section of pipe on the wall with the air hose connector (for the paint gun) at chest level and a drain a few feet below it. Any suggestions there?

Here's the current filter. What is it, and is it worth keeping?

11-04-2018, 11:32 AM	#1
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,430	compressed air filter and dryer recommendations I'm getting ready to paint a glove box door, ash tray, and the inside of a tailgate. I have what I think is a moisture filter installed after the tank's regulator, but I haven't seen water in the bowl in many years. That's the background info, here are my questions: If I start from scratch, what is the minimal filter/dryer setup I can use? Not looking for the cheapest, just most bang for the buck. And should the regulator be in-line before or after the filters? I also plan to run the hose to a vertical section of pipe on the wall with the air hose connector (for the paint gun) at chest level and a drain a few feet below it. Any suggestions there? Here's the current filter. What is it, and is it worth keeping? __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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