Corrose
Super Freak
Hey guys,
Ok so I took airbrushing classes some 15 years ago in college. I don't remember much of any of it because I haven't really used mine much at all. Since I'm getting into the custom scene a little more I broke it back out and am having a hellish nightmare with the whole experience.
I have a paasche dual action internal mix. The issue is that even with the whole thing cleaned paint either:
- bubbles in the glass jar and nothing comes out
- comes out in spurts, very splattered, stops spraying and splatters some more
Or
- no bubbling and no paint comes out
So I have tried to find some guides or videos but the core of the problem is the airbrush has 3 needle types, 3 different tip types and 3 different air caps. I have no clue which does what so I'm trying them all, same results. The other issue is I'm using some if the inexpensive apple barrel paints from hobby lobby, and no matter how much I leave the paint thick or how much I water it down, the results are basically the same, no paint and when it does it splatters and stops again.
Lastly I have a plug in compressor that is a 40psi, is that just not enough air, too much?
Also I notice when my air cap is screwed all the way down, zero air comes out of the tip, if I loosen it up annice flow if air comes out. Seems like itnshould be airtight to work, but that's not the case.
What I was wondering is how much of my issues are user error and how much are the airbrushes fault. Seems like anytime I read about airbrush artists they are using an itawa or something else, I never read about someone using a badger or paasche.
Am I using crap equipment or am I just missing a piece of the puzzle?
Again all I'm finding online are tutorials explaining technique, not the parts, their roles and troubleshooting.
Outside of trying to track down a weekend class I'm at a loss.
I remember doing this back in the day and the whole thing was super easy.
Any tips whatsoever would be appreciated.
Thanks
Edit: I found a forum talking about how to thin this cheap acrylics using windex. I thought maybe my paint was just too thick, that's why nothing was coming out. I thinned it with windex to a watery thin ness, and all that happened was the little hole they punch into the cap of those screw on glass bottles, well paint started spewing out of that hole.
So the core the issue is it seems like for whatever reason air is getting blown into the paint cup instead of oaintnbeing sucked out of the paint cup.
Ok so I took airbrushing classes some 15 years ago in college. I don't remember much of any of it because I haven't really used mine much at all. Since I'm getting into the custom scene a little more I broke it back out and am having a hellish nightmare with the whole experience.
I have a paasche dual action internal mix. The issue is that even with the whole thing cleaned paint either:
- bubbles in the glass jar and nothing comes out
- comes out in spurts, very splattered, stops spraying and splatters some more
Or
- no bubbling and no paint comes out
So I have tried to find some guides or videos but the core of the problem is the airbrush has 3 needle types, 3 different tip types and 3 different air caps. I have no clue which does what so I'm trying them all, same results. The other issue is I'm using some if the inexpensive apple barrel paints from hobby lobby, and no matter how much I leave the paint thick or how much I water it down, the results are basically the same, no paint and when it does it splatters and stops again.
Lastly I have a plug in compressor that is a 40psi, is that just not enough air, too much?
Also I notice when my air cap is screwed all the way down, zero air comes out of the tip, if I loosen it up annice flow if air comes out. Seems like itnshould be airtight to work, but that's not the case.
What I was wondering is how much of my issues are user error and how much are the airbrushes fault. Seems like anytime I read about airbrush artists they are using an itawa or something else, I never read about someone using a badger or paasche.
Am I using crap equipment or am I just missing a piece of the puzzle?
Again all I'm finding online are tutorials explaining technique, not the parts, their roles and troubleshooting.
Outside of trying to track down a weekend class I'm at a loss.
I remember doing this back in the day and the whole thing was super easy.
Any tips whatsoever would be appreciated.
Thanks
Edit: I found a forum talking about how to thin this cheap acrylics using windex. I thought maybe my paint was just too thick, that's why nothing was coming out. I thinned it with windex to a watery thin ness, and all that happened was the little hole they punch into the cap of those screw on glass bottles, well paint started spewing out of that hole.
So the core the issue is it seems like for whatever reason air is getting blown into the paint cup instead of oaintnbeing sucked out of the paint cup.
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