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getting "globs" of paint, help please

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getting "globs" of paint, help please
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:43 AM
I just started with airbrushing and with all my paint I seem to have a problem...
The paint coats my model wel but I seem to get small "globs" of paint all over it.
I'll call them globs.
The surface isn't smooth like it's getting an even coating of paint.
It almost the texture of a painted bedroom wall.

I use a pretty cheap airbrush and compressor at the moment, a $50 "testors mighty mini" compressor.

My airbrush was purchased in a testors kit. It say it's an aztec dual action airbrush, but I don't see a model number or anything.
I got the kit at Meijer and it came with a can of air, a paint carousel, an airbrush and 12 different paint colors.

Upgrading is not an option atm.

I tried thinning some testors "flat black" paint and it took away the globs but it gave the paint a shiny finish. Not what I wanted form a "flat" paint color.

Wow this question is runnin way to long LOL!

Basically, how can I get rid of my globs?????

Thanks for any help!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:01 AM
You are supposed to thin paint before aibrushing. The globs are probably large chunks of pigment. You can always spray a gloss coat or flat coat over it.
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  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:26 AM
Regarding the "globs" of paint,:
(a) paint has not been thinned
(b) paint has not been thoroughly mixed
(c) insufficient air pressure

QUOTE:
I tried thinning some testors "flat black" paint and it took away the globs but it gave the paint a shiny finish.


Merely adding thinner to paint should not make it glossy - make sure the paint and thinner has been thoroughly mixed - preferably before pouring into the airbrush jar.

Hope this helps
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Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:58 AM
To expand a bit on what the others have mentioned,

What kind of "Testors Flat Black"? Acrylic or enamel? And what did you use to thin it with?
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:52 PM
I used acrylic testors flat black 1149 and testors airbrush thinner.
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  • From: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted by qtaylor on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:13 PM
Ah....check to make sure that's not Testors ENAMEL airbrush thinner. I ran into that my first week of bujilding models :/

QT
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Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:24 PM
QUOTE: ]I used acrylic testors flat black 1149 and testors airbrush thinner.

QUOTE: Ah....check to make sure that's not Testors ENAMEL airbrush thinner.

Yup. That's why I asked. Using enamel thinners with acrylics can frequently cause problems. Not always, but frequently. There are lots of things you can use to thin acrylics; alcohol, windshield washer fluid, even plain old water. There are dozens of posts on here about thinning acrylics.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:17 AM
Well that may be the problem! I just checked the thinner and it's for enamels.
I'll get some thinner for acrylics and try it out.
I'll be sure to let you all know if that was the problem.

Thanks again!!!
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