I had a feeling it was a badger! Well maybe some of the Badger owners can help on getting yours to work right. If you take Ithump's suggestion, I'll recommend what I use. The Tamiya Spray Work Compressor and Airbrush.

It costs about $100 and uses the same battery stick packs that power our tanks. It's not loud and easy to use and clean. There's no regulation of air pressure, kept simple for people like me! There was a learning curve but I've painted all of my tanks with it and you can judge for yourself if it does the job with an amatuer pulling the trigger.