Recently I went to paint an AFV as I usually do, using my Expo AB602 compressor (and the brush that came with it) with my usual mix of Tamiya acrylics/thinner, at around 18 PSI. The paint came out of the brush watery and spitting globs of mini paint. It would then run and pool and was pretty much a mess. I spray my models in the garage, which isn't heated, however I've been painting my things out there all winter without a problem.
I decided to clean the brush - thoroughly, then try again. Same problem. Figuring that my brush was beat, I bought a new one. With a whistle-clean airbrush I attempted it again and got the same problem, spitting with a watery/running effect.
I figured I'd better let the moisture trap run by itself and after an hour only a few bubbles of water accumulated inside. To be doubly sure I wasn't having some kind of humidity problem I took the compressor inside and heated it for a few hours near a heater.
After this I tried again (in the garage), same problem. Right now I am at a loss?
What comes out of the nozzle is barely paint, almost like a filter/mist. Only when you take it point blank towards a surface does it show a little colour.