 Mobe1969 wrote: |
| 1. Are the push on type bottles all compatible (eg, the Iwata type work with a Badger, etc). On ebay I've done searches, and the neck angles appear different on some. Is this significant? And is the diameter the same? |
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The differing neck angles is usually to accomodate different styles of airbrushes. The inlet on a Paasche H/Badger 350 type airbrush is a lot more angles than a siphon feed double action, so the bottles for a Paasche H/Badger 350 will usually have a sharper angle than the bottles for a siphon feed double action. Usually the neck angle is such that the bottle is more or less upright when the airbrush is horizontal. As for its significance, as long as the bottle is not too in too flat a position or alternatively sitching out ahead of the airbrush, it's fine.
| Mobe1969 wrote: |
| 2. Do people here generally keep paint in the airbrush bottles and swap bottles or do you empty the bottles and clean each time you change color? |
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I'll echo MikeV's comment on using a metal color cup. For situations where I am using a bottle, I rarely would keep the thinned paint because I paint mostly with enamels, and thinned enamel paint does not usually store for more than a few days before it congeals into a useless lump in the bottom of the bottle. My exception to that rule, are clear coats. I usually have a bottle of flat and a bottle of gloss, and I'll spray directly from the bottle and cap when I'm done.
| Mobe1969 wrote: |
| 4. Can you actually buy adapter lids to go on hobby paint bottles? |
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What kind of paint bottles? Testor's Model Master paints are smaller than a standard Badger/Paasche siphon cap. I don't know if anyone makes lids for them, although I wouldn't be surprised. Note that you cannot use an Aztek siphon cap, because its outlet tube is too small. On the other hand, Tamiya's stubby bottles fit Badger/Paasche siphon caps perfectly, although you will have to cut down the siphon tube to fit.