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Saduhem
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Hello everyone!
I previously had an issue with a brand new Badger Krome in which the hold down ring would not even screw half the way down. I bought it on Amazon and had it replaced promptly although I got the second one from the same vendor.
When the next one arrived I was shocked at how amazing detail I can get on my miniatures now compared to my Iwata eclipse (I use that one mainly for priming and basecoating.)
I immediately noticed that there was some air escaping from the threaded areas at the base of the the hold down ring and the spray regulator (Very obvious when a drop of water gets on there and it bubbles). I thought maybe that was to be expected since there is no seal between the nozzle and the tube in the shell.
Well, after a week or so, whenever I start spraying (this is especially true at low PSI but can happen at higher too), the paint flows for a little bit, then I have to move the trigger back. At that point it will spray for a little more and I'll have to pull the trigger further and so on. This is leading me to cleaning waaay more than usual, as I get to only spray for a few seconds before the trigger is too wide for my uses (I'm using the Krome as my detail brush.)
I also noticed that compared to my Eclipse, the needle has a LOT of friction going through.
I really want to keep my Krome, as the level of detail I can achieve with it is incredible. Does anyone know what these problems could be caused by? I am thinking of returning this one too and make sure that I never deal again with that specific vendor on Amazon. Seriously, if you could have seen the first airbrush that got here you would be terrified. I know it is not the manufacturer's fault, but this krome is the only experience I have with Badger products and it's making me want to look elsewhere as I never had an issue with my Iwata Eclipse.
Any help would be highly appreciated!
I previously had an issue with a brand new Badger Krome in which the hold down ring would not even screw half the way down. I bought it on Amazon and had it replaced promptly although I got the second one from the same vendor.
When the next one arrived I was shocked at how amazing detail I can get on my miniatures now compared to my Iwata eclipse (I use that one mainly for priming and basecoating.)
I immediately noticed that there was some air escaping from the threaded areas at the base of the the hold down ring and the spray regulator (Very obvious when a drop of water gets on there and it bubbles). I thought maybe that was to be expected since there is no seal between the nozzle and the tube in the shell.
Well, after a week or so, whenever I start spraying (this is especially true at low PSI but can happen at higher too), the paint flows for a little bit, then I have to move the trigger back. At that point it will spray for a little more and I'll have to pull the trigger further and so on. This is leading me to cleaning waaay more than usual, as I get to only spray for a few seconds before the trigger is too wide for my uses (I'm using the Krome as my detail brush.)
I also noticed that compared to my Eclipse, the needle has a LOT of friction going through.
I really want to keep my Krome, as the level of detail I can achieve with it is incredible. Does anyone know what these problems could be caused by? I am thinking of returning this one too and make sure that I never deal again with that specific vendor on Amazon. Seriously, if you could have seen the first airbrush that got here you would be terrified. I know it is not the manufacturer's fault, but this krome is the only experience I have with Badger products and it's making me want to look elsewhere as I never had an issue with my Iwata Eclipse.
Any help would be highly appreciated!