Problem with Olympos HP100B AB

It could be your paint.  When paint gets old the pigment particles can begin to stick together and make little clumps (flocculate).  And, the tiny .2mm nozzle makes this especially a problem.  If the airbrush sprays thinner OK, it's probably not the airbrush.  Also, your compressor is probably marginal for pressure and volume.  That doesn't help either.

You might want to buy some fresh paint and see how that works.

Don

Don Wheeler

It could be your paint.  When paint gets old the pigment particles can begin to stick together and make little clumps (flocculate).  And, the tiny .2mm nozzle makes this especially a problem.  If the airbrush sprays thinner OK, it's probably not the airbrush.  Also, your compressor is probably marginal for pressure and volume.  That doesn't help either.

You might want to buy some fresh paint and see how that works.

Don

 

Thanks for the recommendations Don!

I finally got time to check again. I realised that my air tube connecting the compressor and airbrush has a leak near one end. So that's why I'm not getting enough pressure. 

So can I just cut off the part which leaks and attach it to the metal tube? Or must I buy a new tube + hose?

Also, there's some slight spatters but I'm not sure if it's due to the leak. So I will 1st solve the leak problem.

Thanks!

It looks like you could cut the hose and re-attach it.  But, I'm not familiar with that hose.  Since it leaks, you've got nothing to lose by trying.  You have a nice airbrush.  Maybe it's time to upgrade to a better compressor.

Don