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Fine Detail work with Airbrush
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 30, 2003 8:19 PM
Hey guys, okay...so i'm getting used to my airbrush and really enjoy workign with it. I'd like to start learning how to use it to weather, but it seems like you'd need really fine control.

So, i bought a fine head assembly for my badger 350 and i have a badger whirlwind compressor. Then i bought badger's mini airflow regulator thinking i could use that to turn down the air pressure. Thing is, when that thing is on my compressor, even with it wide open, not enough air gets through to atomize any paint. So rather than thin the paint, i decided to work backward and just spray water then thicken from there. Nope. It wont even spray plain water.

Now, i dont have a gauge on my compressor cuz the standard air pressure seems to work perfect for most of needs.

So, it all comes down to this. What do you need to do to be able to do fine detail work (exhaust, oil stains etc. )with your airbrush?
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  • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Posted by maddafinga on Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:39 PM
Is it gravity feed, or siphon. When I used my Aztek, I wasn't able to do anything like this because the air pressure required to get a really fine spray wouldn't lift the paint from the bottle. My Iwata is gravity feed and I find that I can spray a super thin line with very little air pressure at all. If your brush is siphon feed, see if there is a gravity feed cup attachment, that might help. Outside of that, I don't really have any suggestions. Sorry I couldn't help any more than that.

madda
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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  • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Posted by maddafinga on Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:40 PM
Also, check to see if the regulator is blocked or something, it should spray water with the thing wide open.

madda
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 31, 2003 11:13 AM
Mer - I have a Badger 150 brush & their 50-054 regulator. There is a moisture trap on the bottom. Make sure it is closed. If you don't have the same regulator, disconnect your airbrush & turn on the compressor. If you have pressure at the end of the hose, the problem may be in the brush. I've been able to paint fine lines at 5 psi, w/ the paint thinned about 65:35 (paint/ thinner). You can see the results on my LaGGing behind post. Hope this helps !
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 1, 2003 12:44 AM
hey madda...it's a siphon feed so that might be the issue...but i'll check to see if the airflow regulator is blocked...cuz when the airhose and brush are hooked directly to the compressor, not through the regulator, it sprays like a champ...perfectly.

pixel i've got pressure from the compressor and through the airbrush, so it seems like the problem is in the regulator, but it's only a little jimmy jam, nothing fancy...(my moisture trap is inline)...here's the regulator: Badger mini air flow regulator
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  • From: USA
Posted by cnstrwkr on Monday, September 1, 2003 10:38 AM
Meredith,
It might be helpful to have a pressure gauge and a filter(w/water trap) inline with your air flow regulator. I was able to buy a fliter/regulator combo years ago from C.A.Norgren(thats what it says on the unit). I added the gauge and its very easy to adjust the pressure. Try taking your regulator and blowing air through it in reverse flow in case its clogged.
Tommy difficult things take time...the impossible, a little longer!
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