Reciprocity75
Young Tutorling
Hi all,
New forum member and asking my first question, so I thought I should place this in the beginners section. I have been using my Iwata Eclipse with mostly good success for the past year or so. I paint RC car bodies, both lexan and hard bodies. For the lexan bodies, I have been using createx wicked paints, which work fairly well but do tend to flake off a bit easier than the dedicated tamiya PS paints, but I still like the control and color mixing possibilities. For the hard bodies, I have been using both the createx and tamiya acrylics (not mixing them) with good success.
Recently I have noticed that my 0.35mm setup (I have both the 0.35mm and 0.50mm setups for it) I have been getting some poor results or improper paint flow. My tamiya acrylics started to create a lot of whispy type overspray (almost like small fibers of paint) and then last night the paint would not spray and the air just bubbled into the paint cup. Pretty sure the nozzle is the culprit. Not sure if it is just not seating properly or is cracked. The nozzle is tight so I left that alone. I looked through a magnifying glass and I did see a small scratch across the seating area, but I am not sure if that is cause of the failure. When I switched to my 0.50mm setup, everything worked as it should. I will be ordering a new nozzle to start trying to fix the issue with the 0.35mm setup.
Now to my actual question. I am contemplating adding a second airbrush to my setup so that I can leave one with a larger needle setup for large coverage (some of the bodies are 15 inches in length and require a large volume of paint to cover) and have a second brush dedicated for the more fine details, small areas, interior painting, etc. I was thinking of adding another Eclipse with the 0.35mm setup to have both and be done with it. But then I started investigating other options from Iwata, H&S, etc and have confounded my plan and am looking for some advise from the group.
As I stated, I was looking at a second Eclipse but then I started wondering if a smaller needle would be a better compliment to the 0.50mm eclipse? The paints that I use should still work with the smaller needle size, but I am not sure if it is necessary. Sometimes I did wish for a bit more control from the eclipse, but that is mostly likely my inexperience rather than the needle size.
I was looking at a second Eclipse, a HP-C plus, a hi-line, and a H&S evolution or Infinity. Not sure about the H&S as I have never held one much less used one. I am pretty comfortable with the Iwata. Are there other brushes that I should consider?
Thanks in advance.
Tim
New forum member and asking my first question, so I thought I should place this in the beginners section. I have been using my Iwata Eclipse with mostly good success for the past year or so. I paint RC car bodies, both lexan and hard bodies. For the lexan bodies, I have been using createx wicked paints, which work fairly well but do tend to flake off a bit easier than the dedicated tamiya PS paints, but I still like the control and color mixing possibilities. For the hard bodies, I have been using both the createx and tamiya acrylics (not mixing them) with good success.
Recently I have noticed that my 0.35mm setup (I have both the 0.35mm and 0.50mm setups for it) I have been getting some poor results or improper paint flow. My tamiya acrylics started to create a lot of whispy type overspray (almost like small fibers of paint) and then last night the paint would not spray and the air just bubbled into the paint cup. Pretty sure the nozzle is the culprit. Not sure if it is just not seating properly or is cracked. The nozzle is tight so I left that alone. I looked through a magnifying glass and I did see a small scratch across the seating area, but I am not sure if that is cause of the failure. When I switched to my 0.50mm setup, everything worked as it should. I will be ordering a new nozzle to start trying to fix the issue with the 0.35mm setup.
Now to my actual question. I am contemplating adding a second airbrush to my setup so that I can leave one with a larger needle setup for large coverage (some of the bodies are 15 inches in length and require a large volume of paint to cover) and have a second brush dedicated for the more fine details, small areas, interior painting, etc. I was thinking of adding another Eclipse with the 0.35mm setup to have both and be done with it. But then I started investigating other options from Iwata, H&S, etc and have confounded my plan and am looking for some advise from the group.
As I stated, I was looking at a second Eclipse but then I started wondering if a smaller needle would be a better compliment to the 0.50mm eclipse? The paints that I use should still work with the smaller needle size, but I am not sure if it is necessary. Sometimes I did wish for a bit more control from the eclipse, but that is mostly likely my inexperience rather than the needle size.
I was looking at a second Eclipse, a HP-C plus, a hi-line, and a H&S evolution or Infinity. Not sure about the H&S as I have never held one much less used one. I am pretty comfortable with the Iwata. Are there other brushes that I should consider?
Thanks in advance.
Tim
. That way learning a different brush won't take away from your production abilities. With that in mind, I will mention perhaps taking a look at the Procon Creos brushes, such as the PS270, PS289, and the likes. High quality Japanese brushes (made in the same factory as the Eclipse) at a lot lower price. Spraygunner.com carries a good bit of the line.
