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Post by brianp on Feb 15, 2018 12:43:32 GMT -5
Ok, I’ve taken the plunge and bought a compressor so I can take another shot at airbrushing. Back then, I was using the propellant cans, and that was ridiculous for trying to learn with.
Anyway, does anyone have any tips, tricks, suggestions for paints or clear coats? I know paints colors are now infinitely possible and I’ve been told the two part clears are awesome. I’d love any advice.
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Post by jhedir6 on Feb 20, 2018 0:29:42 GMT -5
To start stick with the same brand of primer/paint/clear. Yes you can mix and match but until you get a handle on what works and what doesnt you'll have better results and less chance of bad reactions if you dont mix product. Once you do, mix and match and find out what works for you. Prethinned primers/paints/clears are a good starting point too. Gravity Colors, Scale Finishes, MCW etc and again, once you have a handle on those you can branch out to getting custom colours mixed or decanting cans and spraying those.
Your compressor, does it have a moisture trap on it? If not, get one. Does your airbrush have a moisture trap on it? If not get one. I know it might seem redundant to have two, but moisture will get by both, so have two and clear them out every few mins, you'll notice a difference when you dont.
Stripping paint, you're gonna mess up, get something to strip paint with. I have two tupperware (just cheap Dollar store ones) containers for stripping. One filled with Super Clean (Castrol Super Clean..purple jug from Walmart) and one with 91%+ isopropyl alcohol, less wont touch paint very well. Some paints are resistant to one so I have both and can swap if needed. Also, if you work with resin, DO NOT put it in the IPA to strip, it'll turn it too goo. CSC is ok on resin.
Have a booth with ventilation and get a decent respirator too. I built my paint booth for under $100 bucks, probably in the $60-70 range.
Airbrush, get a quality one as soon as you can afford it. I bought an Ebay compressor with a moisture trap and it had 3 airbrushes with it...they were crap....had crap results right out the box. I upgraded to a basic Iwata one and got better results quickly, but still not great. I now use a Harder and Steenbeck Evolution 2n1 and am very happy....yes there are a lot of good brush out there, get a decent one, its worth the investment. The compresso, more than fine with a "cheap" one, just make sure its got the moisture trap.
Practice.
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Post by brianp on Feb 23, 2018 5:22:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips! I looked at some ready to airbrush paints last weekend, but wasn’t sure which brands were better than others, so I waited. I’ll check into the in-line water trap, as the compressor does have a water trap. I have some practice kits to play around with, so I’ll practice on them first!
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