Airbrushes

[alkcnw]

Thanks Guys, I kind of figured the canned air was not the way to go, The initial kit is only about thirty bucks but you have to keep buying air. I have a regular industial air compresor with a 30 gallon holding tank. It is also located in my workshop with enough hose to go out into the train room. I have a very good set of regulators equiped with a moisture trap and fine partical trap. So I think I'm going to make the plunge and get a decent airbrush!! ps.--- I am proud of all of you we got through this post without even one black eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cidchase]

Vic thanx for the info.
It's really helpful having this forum to get a little warm fuzzy before jumping off in an unfamiliar direction. I love the lighter fluid tip.
Thanks again

 

[R.B. Turner]

While lighter fluid is a great tip, if you're a tightwad like me...use naptha to thin with. A gallon is around $8.00 and you do a lot of painting.

Randy

 

[Vic]

Andy ---- Compressor

That's gonna work!!!! Just keep your pressure down to about 22-25 PSI!!!

 

[Vic]

WARNING!!!!

Hey Guys!!! Earlier in this thread I made a refference to using "hot" lacquer thinner to clean an airbrush. I was reffering to the chemical reactance of the the thinner. For God's Sake! don't try to heat it up on the stove!!!!

As they say on TV...."Kids don't try this at home!"

 

[alkcnw]

To late Vic, I tried it, has anyone ever airbrushed on eyebrows before???????(ha ha ha)

 

[Vic]

Andy....Sorry!!

Sorry to hear about the mishap!!!!

But....I'm writing my regrets from a small island off the coast of Brazil that does not have an extradition treaty with the USA!!!! HAHAHA

 

[sumpter250]

I'm getting into this late in the game, but here's my two cents worth.
I use a "buffalo" air brush that I got at a hardware store bargain table. It's similar to the basic Badger, and works well.
I use a diaphram type compressor with an expansion tank( reduces the "pulsing"), and a regulator and water separator.
The brush is easy to disassemble and clean( about twenty minutes total), and is cleaned after each use. It came with a bottle, for paint, but the Badger paint cup works, and I use it most of the time.
On the subject of canned air; If you have no other choice,,,,, it helps to immerse the air can in hot water, to keep the pressure up. There's a professional model builder here who uses CO2 from a large tank which he can get refilled. With a regulator, the pressure isn't a problem, and there is NO water problem, ever.
It takes a bit to get used to airbrushing, but I prefer it to brush painting. The "bug in the ointment" of airbrushing, is that you have to mask everything, all the time. The finish is worth the effort , my hands are not steady enough to paint that straight a line with a brush.
Pete

 

[Woodie]

$$$$$$$$$$$$

How expensive are these things??? Just saw a Paasche aribrush in my local hobby shop window. (not trains, more artist/sculpture/pot/paper making hobby shop) for...... wait for it..... $270 AUS!! ($130 US) And the box said "ready for connection to an air source"...... and how much are the compressors????
At this point, i'm happy with my $1.99 brush and pot of floquil, thank you.
Rather put that sorta money aside for DCC, I think.

 

[rockislandmike]

WHOA that does seem pricey. Seems to me my hobby store (may it rest in peace) had a Paasche for $80CDN (about $50US). Don't know if that's top of the line or bottom of the line, but $130US does seem out of control. Course, you're talking a lot more shipping costs to get it to the another hemisphere.