xps800doo

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OK, so i am a very amateur painter(in fact its the worst part about this hobby) i have an aztek a430 airbrush with i'm pretty sure every tip! I paint F1 and 1/12 bodies and use faskolor flourescent paint(straight from the bottle not thinned) and even with the large (1.02 nozzle) and have been from 20-80 psi off a compressor and it takes forever(20 min?) to get one coat on the body!!! i have already called aztek and asked whats up, they said send them the air brush body and they will inspect it, they ended up sending me a bran new air brush body and the same thing is happening! what is wrong what am i doing wrong?

greener74

iTrader: (12)

I used an Aztec brush for about 10 minutes then threw it in the trash. I use an Iwata Eclipse with I believe a .5 (whatever it came with) nozzle at 40-50 psi and its wonderful. When I do smaller lines I'll thin the paint a little and shoot at 10-20psi. its easy to clean and fades and does lines with ease. I hate to say buy something different since you already have an Aztech. But I've had Badger, Testors, Aztech, Pasche, and Iwata. I wish I would have bought the Iwata first instead of last.

Jason Baliban

Try thinning the paint. Just use windex to start. Try 50/50 and see if you see a considerable improvement. If you do, then everyone can argue what is the best way to thin faskolor.

jB

xps800doo

iTrader: (7)

so what feed would be the best ,hp-cs gravity feed or hp-bcs bottom suction?

1967rs

iTrader: (56)

I prefer the gravity feed hp-cs, easier to clean and quicker to change colors

3D-Seth

iTrader: (36)

+1

Consistent paint flow...don't think I'd use anything but a gravity feed again.

xps800doo

iTrader: (7)

can you spray liquid mask through the eclipse?

Cosmo

iTrader: (5)

You can. But it's more trouble than it's worth. I ended up buying a cheap external mix Badger to spray liquid mask. I think I paid $20 for it new.

StewyB

I started with a cheap airbrush (Veda 180), and tbh I struggled but managed but then got a kustom cs which is basically an eclipse with a bigger cup.

Liquid mask I use a cheap no frills airgun, liquid mask is a nightmare to clean out of anything let alone a airbrush.

Best advise I can give is keep your old pop bottles cut them up and practice on them. Regarding ya airbrush does it spray water throughout the trigger range. If no then it's ya airbrush, if yes then it's the paint.

Most brushes should be able to do unthinned paint at around 40-50 psi as long as your using proper airbrush paint but thinning the paint will always flow better, difficult to explain what is the correct measure, experiment on some scrap material.

As always practice as much as possible, it's frustrating but you'll never be fantastic straight away.

Hope this helps

ridgewaybodies

iTrader: (42)

Check out the Iwata HP-CR Revolution. It's under $100 and is an excellent airbrush for someone starting out. I have one in my Iwata fleet and gets the most use.

Liquid mask, definitely go with a cheap Harbor Freight HVLP gravity feed gun for best results and minimal headaches.

DSK901

iTrader: (2)

I painted my most recent body through an iwata hp-ch and After the first color I instantly realized that I needed to thin the paint. I also used the Faskolor paints. I remember back in the day I had a siphon feed airbrush and had to thin the Faskolor like crazy. This time I only thinned it about 3:1 paint:water and had good results, well with the spraying the paint part not the final results lol.

NEOStrech

iTrader: (2)

In regards to thinning fastkolor; what thins enough to shoot through airbrush, but still remain good opacity?

Will the windex impart a color to light colored paints?

ridgewaybodies

iTrader: (42)

I never thin. Any shadows and fades, use transparents and fluorescents. All plaques, metallics, flake...they are used for base colors or fill. The thicker metallics, use a larger nozzle brush. Having a fleet of airbrushes allows you to match paint consistency to the airbrush.

jrmarquez.702

iTrader: (98)

I love thinning my paints. I normally thin all my colors by at least 25%. I only use wicked reducer. My main brush is an iwata eclipse(.35 needle/nozzle), and most of the time I'm at 30psi. For shadows, I'm at 18psi, and I'm reduced about 75%. This is what works for me, results may vary.