Day one in the airbrush house

Ahhh

Mixed it 2:1 and went 40psi and boom

Thank you mate

Quick question, this body is trash (like my own haha)

AND you can see loads of imperfections, is there a way of resolving that or is it a case of the body is no good so the finish is the same?

Thanks again

No problem man, that’s what we’re all here for. I’m not sure about the body issues. Using a primer, sanding that and then painting on top would be my guess. But generally paint it’s self doesn’t cover imperfections.


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Makes sense, thanks buddy.

Just 2 more questions if I may?

What should I use to clean the solvant paint from the airbrush?

AND is there a way of stripping the body to start again?

Cheers mate
 
Spraying thinners through and using a soft paint brush the same as with waterbased is the best way. Solvents will be melt with the thinners even if they’re a little dry. So fill the cup with thinner, swirl around with the paint brush, back flush a couple times and then spray it all through. Pull the needle a wipe that clean, re insert and send another cup of thinners through it. If it stays clean after a back flush, then you’re good. I bought some cheap standard thinners that I use for cleaning my airbrush and spray guns.
 
Lesson 1 for today

Never trust someone who says "don't worry, it's fine, I got ya"

Turns out, my iwata base model off a friend was actually a £14 China special, never really checked as I've been ill with my disability, kids, life and trying to learn the the art etc.

I needed a new part and his story fell apart.

I now have a harder and Steenbeck Infinity and by god, how the hell did I manage to get ANYTHING done?

Today's project

 
So I have a couple of tiny bits that need spraying (the wife says it's tiny anyway) , but the air blows them away

Are there any gadgets to hold stuff?

We are talking tiny wing mirrors and wipers


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Is there such a thing as a regulator that connects the airbrush end? The one I've for is too bulky and heavy to even try but sometime I'm forced to use a wheelchair and adjusting pressure can be tricky. Thanks
 
Is there such a thing as a regulator that connects the airbrush end? The one I've for is too bulky and heavy to even try but sometime I'm forced to use a wheelchair and adjusting pressure can be tricky. Thanks
There are MAC valves that come as part of a Female quick connect kit. They don’t have a visible dial, but they control the air pressure at the brush end. I have a couple airbrushes that have MAC valves fitted, but to be honest I don’t use them often. My setup allows me to reach the main regulator from a seated position. Maybe looking at a permanent installation might be an idea for you too.
 
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There’s a few different ways of doing it. I just have an airline coming from the compressor up to a regulator and water trap that’s fixed to the wall next to where I paint. That way I can change the pressure without moving.
 
So before the disaster with the compressor, I did a couple of projects for my son, one was his phone case and the second was spraying some paint over the weathering job I'd done on his bin truck, both totally new projects for me.



 
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There appears to be raised "bits" in the finish

What causes it?too heavy or wet layers?pretty disheartened now but once I know why, I'll learn

Thanks

 
It seems to me you are spraying too heavy and too far away with too much pressure. Take your time and put on more lighter coats.....
By the looks of the pics, you laid it on too thick and as you spray, your high psi is moving the paint around instead of letting it dry smooth...
 
Dropped the pressure to 10 psi

Am I too far away now or is this about right?

Looks good to me. But I am noob.
I did some spraying on plastic.

As soon I was to far away it made weard patterns cause of drying paint in the air before hitting the surface. I think someone mentioned that in this thread already.
I also was shooting at 30 psi. My paint was reduced 10% reducer 90%paint. It worked very nice, but when I tried the same with green color I had the issue of weird patterns. So I tried 20%reducer and 80%paint and it worked for green color. I was also very carefull not to get tip dry, cause I had few moments when paint was building on the tip and I blow it out with airbrush on to the plastic.
I was doing this with eclipse, if I am not mistaken you have h&s, but 10 psi sounds very small pressure to me. This would be pressure for details. And even for details seems low.

Like I told you, I'm noob with this, so take it with a grain of sol. Others will know more.

edit: just in case... As soon you press trigger your pressure drops. So when you are setting working pressure, hold trigger down , and while you are blowing air set the pressure. I didn't pay attention how experienced you are with airbrushing, so just in case.

edit2: just noticed few of the posts. Looks like 30 psi is to much. I trust Twoods judgment, cause he is the master at this. For me 30psi worked when I was doing what I did. I wonder if today would be different. I would trust Twoods advices :cool:
I am still looking a way how to steal that saw blade of his :ninja:
 
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The below body is a bit of a junker

So I've had a practise

It seems 10-15psi seems to be the sweet sport for up close work, using the pre thinned paint from splash and zero.

Re the ferrari, I assume that even if I manage to get smooth layers over the top, it's ruined now and needs to be stripped and primiered again?

Thanks again

Ps yeah I DIDN'T know that, I'm literally the biggest idot/newbie on the entire forum



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Dropped the pressure to 10 psi

Am I too far away now or is this about right?

Really hard to say yes or no. You need to judge by the paint results. Reductions, air pressure, equipment, weather, distance, all play a key role. What works with one paint, one day might work then not the next. I can only suggest trying different things, taking notes and seeing the result. Each color also requires the need to do it differently....I spray a lot of paint off the project to get what I an after before trying it for real....Wish I could give an answer, but it really is hard without being there....lol
 
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