Possible Compressor

Greetings! I am new to airbrushing so I apologize if this is going to sound stupid.

But I have a Blue Hawk0.3-HP 2-Gallon 125-PSI Electric Air Compressor, sitting in my garage that is not doing anything. I want to know if I can use that with an Airbrush gun, to paint models.

Product Link
http://tinyurl.com/kz99dsp

and Models
http://tinyurl.com/nqpl88b

What all would I need? Or would it be better to just buy a compressor and airgun kit?

It would work, you would need to put a male quick connect adapter on your airbrush hose. Any workshop compressor will work, the only downside is that they are usually more noisy.

Hope it helps

Not worried about the noise . I live out in the country and have the garage to my self. Would I need a pressure regulator or oil trap, water trap etc?

Yes you need a regulator and moisture trap. Looks like it has a regulator (Green dial in between gauges). So you would only need a moisture trap.

All workshop compressors have regulators, they are sometimes not very precice, mine would go from zero to 20 psi with a mark at each 10 psi, and went up to 150 psi.

Now since I rarely go over 40 psi, I got myself an other regulator with a gauge that goes up to 100 psi and set it up with quick connects on each side so I can hook it up quickly when I want finer control of my air pressure.

Here is a picture:


And like haags said a moisture trap is good to have to eliminate any oil or moisture in the air coming out of the compressor and going to your airbrush.

Very good idea @WhiteKnight, no just get one of those airbrush stands that can hold regulators.

Thanks everyone.
I appreciate the insight and now for my second question.
I am looking at Lowes and they have a 7 gallon air tank for like 60 bucks. Now I know you mentioned quick connects, so my question is can I do a three connector to it?
Basically have a block coming off the tank with a 4 way connector on it.

One for the air from the tank and then three connectors at the end.Basically setting up a brush station so I can hotswap between brushes without needing to disconnect things and reconnect.

Thanks in advance.

http://tinyurl.com/qhldeuy

Is the tank I was talking about. I don't know alot about compressors and tanks and I dont want to burn out the compressor that I have. But I figure if I fill it slowly once its full I would give me all the pressure that I would need for some time.

Looking at the spec sheet it looks as if your pump is oil free. I figure it is set up to work at it's best capacity with the 2 gallon tank it has and that it would be prone to overheating if overworked. As you say you could fill the larger tank in bursts, letting the motor cool. But I would consider how much it would cost to replace the motor of your compressor plus the $60 you may spend on the tank, versus the cost of a bigger oil cooled compressor and then decide if it's worth while, especially as you could sell the one you have to recoup some of the money back.