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    November 2005
Need advice
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 8, 2005 10:25 PM
My wife is planning on buying me an airbrush for our anniversary. What should I suggest to her? Basically a beginner, but I have some artistic talent, so something for a more experienced user maybe? I have a double action ab that someone gave me. It says "NAPA" on it, but the NAPA stores here have no idea about it. What would be a good one to ask for. And nothing too expensive. And I have a compressor already. So maybe in the $100 range or lower.

Thanks in advance
Zappa1
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Monday, May 9, 2005 1:52 AM
Out of curiosity, does your "NAPA" double action air-brush work at all? If it does work, you might consider sticking with it in the near term. Since you're still really learning to use the airbrush, you might as well learn on the one you have. Once you've more or less mastered it, if you want to change, you would have the experience to better evaluate the pros and cons of the various airbrush alternatives that will be suggested.

On the other hand, if it does not work well, or just simply want to be treated on your anniversary (I wish you a happy one at that), I would recommend against Aztek. I had one, followed all the cleaning and general care instructions that came with it, and it died after a short service life. I've heard from a number of other people who shared the same experience. The Badger 100 usually is well recommended. Although I own a Badger 200, which is single action, it is a very well made device, and would infer from it, that the good things that I've heard about the Badger 100 are to be believed.
  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 9, 2005 9:56 AM
Zappa -- the 100LG that ABARNE mentioned is used by quite a few people and they love it. Some of the more commonly mentioned airbrushes in that price range include:

Badger 155
Badger 360
Omni 4000
Iwata HP-CR
Paasche H and Paasche VL

MusicCity on here did a fine article on what the different airbrushes out there are and what the stroing and weak points of the general types are. Check it out and come back if you have any questions! We'd be happy to answer them!

The link:
http://www.craigcentral.com/models/ab.asp
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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