[VintageRacer]

Second attempt yesterday.

I used a new blade and the mask had been drying since the first attempt so that cut much better, however, whatever I did when I fixed my compressor, didn't work properly. Previously pressure would rise to around 40psi and drop to around 25 whilst I was using the brush. Now it falls to 0 very rapidly and stays there until I stop trying to paint, making spraying almost impossible. Not sure what I've done.

I've indicated the part I broke with an arrow in the first picture. To fix it I've removed the handle which was a hollow pipe for the air to flow to the pressure gauge. I couldn't reuse this easily as it still has the broken piece in which I couldn't get out. Mine now looks like the second picture.

I am wondering if the small amount of pipe was acting as a small air tank and thought fitting an air tank might help? Or is there something else I might have done?