Airbrush for touch-up

[Teak]

I am considering purchasing an air brush intended for paint touch-up on personal vehicles. What features should I look for in equipment such as the compressor, airbrush and accessories? Which brands manufacture better equipment, which is reliable and durable?

Eric

[the other pc]

If you’re planning on really using it definitely get a compressor (and skip the propellant cans). You can use a shop compressor as long as you have a regulator.

You’re spraying paint, just on a smaller scale, so the same sorts of things apply when using a shop compressor, no oilers in the lines, a filter, a moister separator, regular draining, etc. Little compressors dedicated for air brushing are oilless (usually diaphragm pumps).

There are two basic types of guns. With single action models you control air through the gun with the finger button and paint flow by twisting a needle valve. With double action models the finger button controls both air and paint flow (up/down for air, fore/aft for paint).

Artists usually use double action guns because it allows them great control of the spray pattern on the fly. Single action guns are easier for a novice to learn but are more limiting artistically. Since I’m no artist and mainly use them to paint masked areas or whole objects I prefer a single action gun. Single action guns are easier to clean too.

As with full size guns there are different bodies and tips for paints of different viscosities. Fine guns and tips are generally for inks, stains and dyes. The next size up is for lacquers and enamels.

The most common Brands you find in art and hobby stores are Badger, Binks and Paasche. Reliability wise, all three make fine products (but Badger does make some very inexpensive hobby models in addition to their pro models). I’ve been using the same Binks and Paashe guns since the Ford administration. The same Binks compressor too.

Paasche is the “name” brand one associates with famous airbrush artists.


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[Teak]

the other pc
Thank you. This is the type of information I am looking for,

Eric

[Wingsof66]

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Aztek also makes exellent airguns.
They have some that are switchable from both single and dual action modes.

[metalmassage]

airbrush

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