Anybody Air brush?

[sffudapparel]

I've been wanting to pick up a little airbrush kit for a while. Try and do some small stuff (my laptop, paintball parts, etc) Anybody have any recommendation? I like ebay so if someone has something on there that looks good let me know. I don't really know if single or dual action would be best for me.

Thanks.
Ty

[Hexis]

Dual action. Single is worthless. I have an Iwata HPC (something like 15 years old now) that I really liked. I have not used it in years. Practice practice practice.

[sffudapparel]

gotcha. wanna sell it?? :D

[Hexis]

Not so much. I actually just dug it out of storage for the first time in over a decade. Wanna play with it again.

[sffudapparel]

how much did you spend on something like that? what other parts did you have to buy to use it? when do you purchase the paint from...

BTW. I have a small air compressor (3gal, 120psi max) would that work ok?

Thanks for all your help so far!
Ty

[Hexis]

Your compressor should work fine. You will need to regulate it down a bit, but that's not hard.

I'm not sure what the cost was. Like I said it was over a decade ago. I have two dual action brushes (the HPC and some Paasche model I don't like as much as the Iwata), a airbrush compressor and an air line with a moisture trap. You should be able to find good supplies at a local (wherever that is) art supply place or http://www.dickblick.com/ (hope that doesn't trip the filters, what an unfortunate name). Blick bought the place in Minneapolis where I got most of my stuff. The other place here is Art Materials Inc. (http://www.artmaterialsonline.com/) (cool they have a web page).

Really airbrushing is all about the art of masking. Without masking all you are doing is spray-painting with a small flow of paint.

[Altimas]

I made custom fishing lures for a while and airbrushed them. Just sold all my stuff though, night classes leave little time for anything else.

[Altimas]

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