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Help! Paint splattering.
Posted by TANGO 1 on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 2:33 PM
Sad [:(]Please tell me where I'm going wrong, I have a gravity fed, double action airbrush which I have had for about a year now and I have learnt to use it to improve my painting. However, I have a big problem:

Now I know from good advice here that if my enamel paint is too thick, then this can cause a splattering effect, however I have found that every paint that I have put through my A/B today has splattered no matter how much I thin the paint. I have stripped down my A/B and given it a good clean, and it is still leaving small "bubbles" on every surface that I paint. I sprayed clear gloss enamel on a near perfect NMF model and now it looks ruined. I figured if I could fix my A/B then another clear coat on my model may save it from the sandpaper.

Any help on this one would be appreciatedClown [:o)]

Darren.
Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 7:18 PM
Check the tip of your needle and see if it's bent. Drag it over a fingernail and you can feel it hook if it's bent. Pull that spot several times and sometimes it will straighten them out.

Check your nozzle to see if it's split or rough on the edges. If it is replace it.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
  • Member since
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  • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
Posted by TANGO 1 on Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:13 AM
Thanks MusicCity, I took your advice and the needle does seem bent I dragged it over my fingernail a few times, but when I used it to spray, the airflow from the nozzle went to one side instead of straight ahead. I think maybe I need to buy a new needle/nozzle.

Thanks for your help,
Darren.
Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
Posted by TANGO 1 on Thursday, September 8, 2005 12:48 PM
Good news!
I stripped the brushn down again to look at the needle and found some burrs on the end, after removing it and testing my airbrush again it worked!
I've been painting all afternoon!

Darren.
Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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