Members veedub3 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Report Posted January 4, 2013 @TapTapTap, thanks for that info, I downloaded the ebooks of those two books you gave and will read through them today. @johnatl..To start I got a the regular airbrush kit. Not the deluxe one but the one under that one. If I get the hang of this then I will give this one to my son to use on his model planes and trains, and I will step up to a dual action gravity fed one. As for using a mask, I learned the hard way, I tested a few of the techniques given in this thread and I breathed in so much dye and glue fumes I had a headache all the following day and much into the night. My shop is 2100 square feet and I had the roof vents going so I surely thought I had enough ventilation but I pulled out my respirator and change out the cartridges and I am ready now. @JL Sleather I am hearing over and over how easy it is to do and for a person that has been doing this for a long time I am sure it is but for a complete newbie to leatherworking...not so much. My spray booth is scheduled to be here on the 5th so I will do some playing around on the weekend and post pictures of the results and hopefully I too will be saying how easy it is to do. Thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge, Karina Quote "The only man who makes no mistake, is the man who does nothing." Theodore Roosevelt
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 4, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted January 4, 2013 Oh, perhaps my last post wasn't helpful. My intent was to help you weed through some of the weeds that sometimes grow up around a thread Often enough, it's meant well but stated badly. That said, here's a couple clear thoughts... I will say this much about this "effect" and various airbrushes. If you can turn a screw and push a button, you can do this look. First time. I don't konw how old your son is, but I'd wager I can have him painting this 'effect' in less than a minute. Kids learn fast, mostly becuase they haven't been too long hearing some "pro" lying to them about how hard it is. My recommendation for an airbrush you're welcome to, but not included here. FOr now it's enough to say that a single-action, siphon feed airbrush will do this quite well. In fact, the first time I was actualy there and saw this done was in 1984 with a guy using a Paasche Model H airbrush. He did this to everything. It seemed after a while that was all he knew how to do with it (tho that may not be the case). This gun is still made, and you can get them - the entire set with hose, etc - for $50. This is not the gun I use, but I have seen some amazing art done with one of them. Interesting, that brush comes with a little booklet of lessons. The 'effect' here is like lesson #2 (the fist one is spraying a dot). So, here's what I do recommend. Do not 'take someones word for it", including mine. Maybe someone on here is from down yer way adn can show you this "technique" . Meanwhile, you could see a video of this kid painting a guitar with this "effect" ... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members glennaycock Posted January 4, 2013 Members Report Posted January 4, 2013 The HF deluxe airbrush kit is pretty nice. I did a review of it a couple years back: http://glennaycockwoodworking.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-harbor-freight-deluxe-airbrush.html You can pick it up on sale for anywhere between $10-20 pretty frequently. Quote
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