Paasche H series

QUOTE: Originally posted by zlee1 Greg, thanks for your reply. StevenQ, don't bother to take the VL out of the box. It's a pain to clean, and a pain to control. Maybe is good for T-shirts, but for modeling - the H is perfect. Sell the VL on Ebay.

I think the VL is pretty easy to clean actually.

Mike

Thanks for the tip, Z, I kinda figured that was the case. As for the H, why mess with a good thing. By the way, can anyone suggest a good online vendor to buy tips from. I bent my #1!

Greg, thanks for your reply.
StevenQ, don't bother to take the VL out of the box. It's a pain to clean, and a pain to control. Maybe is good for T-shirts, but for modeling - the H is perfect. Sell the VL on Ebay.

I use the H with #1 tip for all of my needs. A friend even gave me a brand new VL he didn't want and I haven't even used it yet. I'd recommend the H to anyone.

zlee1,

I usually use the #1 tip for Future; it produces finer atomization (droplets) on the model facilitating a slightly smoother finish. I have used the #3 as well for spraying Future with no real appreciable difference but it's what I've been used to. Also Future has excellent leveling qualities so it's really just a matter of preference.

I first purchased a VL, I did not know any better and fell victim to a hobby shop owner who wanted for get rid of old stock. Then I purchased a H set from Bearair.com. I love it. The Testors Set looked really nice in that wood box, so I bought one. I used it maybe once. It's a pain to clean and it's too lite.
BTW, I always use the # 3 tip, because I always paint with acrylics. I have never airbrushed Future before. Should I use the same # 3 tip with it, or will I need to switch? I plan to use the Future right out the bottle without diluting.

I've owned a Paache H since the early 80s. I've had excellent results all along. I had to replace the tip and needle for the first time recently, but the parts are cheap. Never felt the need to "upgrade".

DJ

I'm on my second one now .... bought the same model again.
I haven't had a reason to change to anything else.

I too own a Paasche -H and I have come to respect the fact that it can spray anything and I have recently been able to spray 1/32nd of an inch fine lines with Model Master paints! I compaired the resulting spray pattern or (atomization) against one sprayed with my Iwata HP-CS and they was no appreciable difference! Keep and use your Paasche-H, you've got a winner airbrush.

I've been happy with mine. To me, the finish it gives is excellent. However, not knowing what else is out there I wasn't sure. For that matter, I'm not sure why one would pay more than what I paid for this one. I can't imgine more expensive airbrushes giving better results.
Dana

I have one since the early 80's and never had a problem

I've had mine since 1975, and still use it regularly. I just had to replace the color cup because of stupidity on my part, but the 'brush still performs just like the day I bought it.
Gip Winecoff