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                        Daytripper
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Cambridge. United Kingdom.
                        paint finish
                        Posted by Daytripper on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:35 PM

                        Hi,

                        Just a quickie, I have been airbrushing my latest kit and the finish is everso slightly rough, like a fine sandpaper but not ..... if u see what i mean! i have been using vallejo model air thinned with a few drops of water and a compressor pressure of around 20 psi... not sure whats going wrong, mixture ,pressure or both. Any pointers

                        p.s  Its a matte finish at the moment.

                         

                        Thx for any help

                        Regs DT

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                        Fly-n-hi
                        • Member since
                          December 2006
                        • From: Phoenix, AZ
                        Posted by Fly-n-hi on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:43 PM
                        I think you may be holding the airbrush a bit to far from the model.  You might also be stroking the airbrush too quickly across the model.  Get a scrap piece of plastic and try holding the airbrush at different distances and sweep the airbrush at different speeds to see what works.

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                        Daytripper
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Cambridge. United Kingdom.
                        Posted by Daytripper on Friday, June 5, 2009 4:10 AM

                        Thx Fly

                        Adjusting the speed of of the sweep and altering the distance seems to have done the trick. Just need to keep practicing so i dont forget.

                        Thx for the tip

                        regs DT

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