Tried an airbrush for the first time. Had to use home made flow improver. C&C appreciated!
Posted May 21, 2019, 9:08 AM UTC
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What did you use as the flow improver? Looks great
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Thank you! 70% distilled water, 30% isopropyl (alcohol) and a few drops of glycerin. Luke Aps have a tutorial for this.
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I like using 50/50 water/windex.
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Thanks, I will try that too. Not sure if Windex is a thing in my area though. Guess could use a similar product.
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I’d say lighten it up. But other wise looks great
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I need to get an airbrush... It looks great. What airbrush setup did you purchase, and how do you like it so far?
Tbh one of my friends sold it to me. Its just a basic Jazz compressor + Iwata Neo airbrush. The pin is 0.35mm.
I actually have no idea if I like it or not, have to use it more to understand at least anything lol.
But the thing I do understand is that this comet was painted in 40 minutes, which is probably the fastest paintjob I've ever done in my life. So will be airbrushing everything from now on lol
Also, the set costed about 120 bucks, so quite affordable imo.
It's amazing how much of a workflow improvement an airbrush is. When I ran into a troublesome clog in mine that I couldnt clear for ages somehow, my painting slowed dramatically.
Seriously tho, keep that sucker clean. Really clean.
Got it, thank you for the tips! I've got all the cleaning stuff so hope it will be enough :)
Thanks for the response. It seems like this may be a purchase in the near future. Now I just have to find a spot to airbrush...
Actually it doesn't need a special place. It doesn't smell, don't make a lot of mess. I've just covered my hobby table with some newspapers and that's it :)
Don't you want a vent or a respirator or anything like that? I've literally never used one, so I absolutely don't know what I am talking about, but breathing in paint particulates sounds like it wouldn't be a good thing.