airbrush overspray

How much air pressure are you using? Low pressure reduces overspray significantly, however you may need to thin your paint more to get it to flow at lower pressures. I usually spray at 15 psi or less and get very little overspray.

PS ... Glock: - Beretta

low pressure, thin (strained) paints obsessively clean brush and get close.

QUOTE: low pressure, thin (strained) paints obsessively clean brush and get close

I have no idea what my pressure is at... i have a cheapo plug in and run badger compressor theres not gague, and its a few years old, so even if the box said so.. i dont have the box.. Im getting ready to move and ill have a big enough space to buy a decent compressor with like a 1 gallon tank, but the money's tight any recomdations on that?

Oh music i just saw your PS...... I own 2 Glocks, a 23 and 19. I love them, however i have not fired a beretta so i cant comment back. All i know is that glock is a very very very reliable weapon, and has one of the faster firing rates out of the box.

Besides the good advice of lower air pressure, try and spray away from the area that is another color.
If you painted, for instance, a sand color overall and then were coming back with a jungle green color on the wingtip, then spray toward the wingtip in the area that will be green also, don't spray toward the fuselage where the sand color needs to stay sharp. Does that make sense?

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by glock232 I have no idea what my pressure is at... i have a cheapo plug in and run badger compressor theres not gague, and its a few years old, so even if the box said so.. i dont have the box.. Im getting ready to move and ill have a big enough space to buy a decent compressor with like a 1 gallon tank, but the money's tight any recomdations on that?

Most likely it is running in the 30 psi range. I think that most of the airbrush-type compressors are in that range. You can probably add a regulator (and also a water separator (highly recommended!)). Dixie Art lists a combo dryer / regulator for $55.95 but you can get them separately for less at Home Depot or Lowes.

There are tons of compressor posts on here. I'm not familiar with them, but there are guys who will chirp in that certainly are. I use a "General Purpose" compressor. 6-gallon tank but noisy. I usually let the tank fill, shut it off, and just paint from the tank.

QUOTE: Oh music i just saw your PS...... I own 2 Glocks, a 23 and 19. I love them, however i have not fired a beretta so i cant comment back. All i know is that glock is a very very very reliable weapon, and has one of the faster firing rates out of the box

VERY reliable. I've shot a lot of Glocks and they fantastic pistols. I just don't like the way they feel in my hand so I prefer my Berettas.

i like neither... xm1014 shotgun, spas 12 auto shotgun, barrett m82 .50, m60 mg, and that whatchacallit minigun

I think this is moving away from the subject hmm
I don' t have alot to add though, low air pressure + thin paint = less overspray
And by the way I have fired both the Glock 17 and the Berreta 92 and to me the Glock is the best

Firearms are illegal where i live (canada), but people keep offering to sell me "glock 17 automatics"). never a beretta 92sf

but less pressure = better