Airbrush Compressor Help

[Spinner]

Hi Chris, I'm interested in getting a detail spray gun for dyeing large pieces of leather. Is there any particular one that you would recommend? Thanks.

Andrew

Hey Andrew, for just major area coverage you don't need an expensive gun. Go down to Harbor Freight or some similar store and look for an automotive "touch-up gun".

It will be between a spray gun and an airbrush in size and usually has a 4-6oz cup on it. Here's an pic of the one I have, simple thing, cost about $15 and will spray a massive amount of dye very quickly.

Be sure to have stuff covered up including your nose & mouth as there will be over spray.

[Iron Pounder]

Hey Andrew, for just major area coverage you don't need an expensive gun. Go down to Harbor Freight or some similar store and look for an automotive "touch-up gun".

It will be between a spray gun and an airbrush in size and usually has a 4-6oz cup on it. Here's an pic of the one I have, simple thing, cost about $15 and will spray a massive amount of dye very quickly.

Be sure to have stuff covered up including your nose & mouth as there will be over spray.

Two thumbs up on this cheap little gun!! We use them all the time to lay down a base to airbrush over. They are I think 7 bucks with my HF card this month. The only thing I will say neg about the gun is I do wish the handle was reverse but for the price you can't beat it.

[NewYorkerInSydney]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to thank you all greatly for your help. I ended up buying this airbrush compressor with a tank by the name of ArtLogic. I think it is an australian brand. I purchased the AC1418 with a tank. Next I will buy an airbrush. I notice that some of them have different nozzle sizes. I will get a siphon bottom feed dual airbrush, but now what nozzle size do I need? As I said before I will be dyeing small leather pieces like wallets, purses, bracelets. Can someone kindly tell me please what size nozzle I need? I appreciate it!

Best,

Nyis

[Spinner]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to thank you all greatly for your help. I ended up buying this airbrush compressor with a tank by the name of ArtLogic. I think it is an australian brand. I purchased the AC1418 with a tank. Next I will buy an airbrush. I notice that some of them have different nozzle sizes. I will get a siphon bottom feed dual airbrush, but now what nozzle size do I need? As I said before I will be dyeing small leather pieces like wallets, purses, bracelets. Can someone kindly tell me please what size nozzle I need? I appreciate it!

Best,

Nyis

medium nozzle will likely be the most common in the hobby store airbrushes and is the most versatile.

Most of the harbor freight & TCP global imitations will be variations of the Badger Anthem 155 or 200. They'll spray up to 3" wide down to a pencil line if you get the techniques down correctly.

Depending on the brand they'll range from $12 - $80 and usually include a couple of cups, the hose, etc. My Anthem 155 is my workhorse and been spraying all kind of stuff for 8 years now without a hiccup.

[Andrew Chee]

Two thumbs up on this cheap little gun!! We use them all the time to lay down a base to airbrush over. They are I think 7 bucks with my HF card this month. The only thing I will say neg about the gun is I do wish the handle was reverse but for the price you can't beat it.

Thanks for the advice. I bought a cheap $12 Harbor Freight "detail spayer". We'll see how it works.

Andrew