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Hello,
Does polishing really help and improve the performance of the airbrush, and if so can you explain all the steps involved?
Cheers,
Thom
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H3nav wrote:What cone? E
What cone?
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The "cone" is another word for the tip of an airbrush.
The number 1 cone and needle.
Several years ago there was an ariticle in FSM about fine tuning airbrushes (I can't remember the issue). I've followed that article when fine tuning my H and gravity feed needle brushes. I also keep the cones and needles polished using Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish followed by paste wax. This helps to reduce (or prolong) the inevitable build up on the cone/needle.
Although I own several airbrushes, I still do most of my work with a 30+ year old Paasche H.
Since most of my models are in 1/72 scale, I seldom need large quantities of paint. I found that by eliminating the color cups and bottles and adding the paint directly to the cone that I can get finer lines (using a polished #1 needle) and speed up cleaning. The cone will hold about 11 drops of thinned paint from an eye dropper. The finer lines are possible since the air supply can be reduced to about 10 PSI because there is no need to draw the paint from an external supply. The paint willl not flow out of the cone so long as it is not held vertically.
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