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One more 155 q for the fire

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 AM
Cryptic - nothing to it! load up that little color cup, push the trigger all the way down and slowly pull back until the right amount of paint is coming out! Practice like that till you get a feel for it... then you can play around with pressures/needle pull to try to get thin lines for detail... all the rest pretty much comes with experience... and practice!!

Good luck! you got a good airbrush, it's rather forgiving to a beginner! (I had only used an AB a little when I got my 155 and it was like a magic wand for me! Wink [;)])

If you can try to get an extra color cup... it's nice for cleanup... pull the one with paint in it off, wipe it out (or pour it back in the bottle if there is enough), put some cleaner in it. Take the clean one and put it on the brush add cleaner and clean the airbrush.. then you can wipe out the other one, I use a qtip and rub around all the sides then a paper towel rolled into a point stuck down into the cup and twisted until the paint is out does the trick!... seems to make cleanup a bit faster!
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:01 PM
Hey Cryptic, congrats on getting your airbrush. Since you've never used an AB there isn't alot of good info I can share other than load er up and start spraying. Once you do that you'll learn quick. Maybe you should answer a few questions first then people can give you better advice. What kind of paints do you plan on using?? Enamels, Acrylics, Lacquers ... Do you have a good respirator? Do you have a place to work with your airbrush?

Using the color cup is a good idea. One of the first things you need to learn is how to clean your AB. Also learn how to take the needle out and clean it and put it back in without messing it up. Good luck and after you have used it some you'll probably have some more specific questions.
  • Member since
    November 2005
One more 155 q for the fire
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 13, 2005 8:50 PM
Okay, so I own a 155, and have not used it yet, as a matter of fact I have never airbrushed before. I realize from reading other threads that a double action airbrush like this is great for beginners. What should I be aware of with this particular model in terms of how the paint is going to come out, or should I just keep practicing how much pressure I add to the trigger. Now, I do not really plan on using the glass bottles that it comes with, rather I will use the little metal cup, I will just add whatever pre-thinned paint into it. I come up with a few more qs, I am sure. Thanks, Ian
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