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How to do fine lines with Paasche double action and Humbrol paint?

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    November 2005
How to do fine lines with Paasche double action and Humbrol paint?
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:35 PM
I am having a hard time to do higly detailed lines (imagine an italian Macchi camo) with my paasche. I mix my humbrol with 50% paint, 50% Testor airbush thinner and while this works great for larger needles (#3) at around 15PSI, I haven't been able to find the right combo for a #1 needle...I either get splashes or "dripping" (as if the paint was too thin)...any ideas are welcome!

Thx,
-s

Note: Hey, this is my first post so bear with me:-)
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:39 PM
It is hard to get paint to flow well with the #1 needle as it was designed for finer pigment mediums such as inks, etc.
I am not familiar with Humbrol paints but I would say that with a modeling enamel the #3 needle should be able to spray as fine of a line as the #1.

Mike

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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Lower Alabama
Posted by saltydog on Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:24 AM
i would drop the pressure as low as i could and still get the siphon to work and thin the paint ever further if needed. its a whole paint viscosity to psi to airbrush to user ratio thats gonna determine the outcome of the line. when i'm doing fine line work i'm below 10 psi, i have my paint thinned at somewhere in the nieghborhood of 60%thinner to 40%paint, sometimes i have the aircap off, sometimes i dont, and i'm spraying inside an inch from the surface with short quick strokes the majority of the time. but i have a gravity feed brush and i'm not familiar with the capabilities of the VL. good luck. later.
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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:04 AM
You SHoudl be ok on the humbrol mix...tae it to 60% thinner and give a try. Might wanna try like polly scale sol on it, its a little stronger and has an even break down.
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