scott Report post Posted May 20, 2008 anyone tell me what type to get for a beginner or anything that would help. thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaverslayer Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Scott, this is going to be one of those questions where you will get many diferent answers and opinions. All will be worth checking into. I myself bought the Paasche VLS set, it was the most expensive that the hobby store had to offer. The reasoning behind buying the best they had in stock, was that I felt that if I bought the cheapest one, I wouldn't know if it was me, or the airbrush that was not good. By buying the best I could find at the time, if the airbrush work I did wasn't that good, I knew what was to blame....me... I use the big compressor out in the garage and just turn the regulator down to 15/20 PSI as needed, rather than buying a small Paasche compressor to go with the airbrush. This works real well, and I can jus re-adjust the regulator to use the air riveter when needed. Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted May 20, 2008 hi scott, there has been a few posts about airbrushes in the past.. which one to get depends on what you want to do. I have had a paasche in the past and it is a great airbrush but i needed to get a very fine line so i have upgraded to a Iwata HP c plus. This is a gravity feed, that means that there is a cup at the top, the draw back is that it holds only about 9ml. The paasche i also have is a siphon feed which means it has a bottle at the bottom that holds alot more. I still use the paasche for large projects but the Iwata has the option to remove the end piece so i can spray a very fine line. Paasche and Iwata have lots of models, gravity and siphon. The needle size is quite important too, .3mm is middle of the range. The finer the needle the thinner the paint needs to be. The paasche VL that i bought comes with three different size ends and needles so this is quite useful. There is also single action which means the air is always on, and dual action which means you press down for air and then back for paint and the way the air and paint is mixed is different for both actions. Dual action is superior but again it depends on what you want the airbrush to do. As for compressors that is another whole story and depends on what and where you are going to airbrush. I dont have a shed or garage so i work in the kitchen. I recently bought a silent compressor that is worth its weight in gold to me. It only comes on when i am airbrushing and is small and compact, but of course you pay for this feature. There is lots of info on the net so do some research, especially on the airbrush forums. Iwata and paasche also have very good websites. I found the best prices for airbrushes is on ebay. Good hunting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott Report post Posted May 20, 2008 thanks for the help roo and slayer the people on this site are the best Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
