Spray Setup

[Cyberthrasher]

The cheapo 9 buck harbor freight gun. I posted a pic earlier in the thread. It has no problem laying down light coats of dye or acrylic.

Chuck

Wow. I seriously didn't have any of those attachments show up on the first page when I looked through before. Yeah, I imagine a small one like that would be alright. I do think the compressor needs a better regulator though. That's the same one I have and the drop in operating pressure drives me nuts

[JLSleather]

There's always a thread about airbrushing somewehre around here. I personally use a siphon feed dual action airbrush. Can't rememebr exactly why at the moment Use what you are comfortable with.

Here's the thing... it does depend on what you want to do with it. I have several brushes, with different size tips. I 'paint' wallets with Fiebings with the wallet in one hand and the brush in the other, smallest tip and needle (see the bird in the avatar). When I go to do a portfolio or photo album, that little 1" (ish) spray will drive you NUTS, and you'll be there forever (ish). I set the small one aside and grab the next one, which is the same except for the tip size. Simple enough. I sometimes think about switching to a gravity fed brush, but likely will just end up usiing both.

If all you want to do is color a piece of leather and put that "halo" around the edges, an aerosol can from Walmart might be fine (plus, it gives the 7 year old something to do). But you'll find it's more about talent and tenacity than tooling. Don't think so? Check out this site full of art, all of it done with an inexpensive SINGLE action airbrush. Wow.

http://www.lizardco.com/murals62.1.html

Edited October 18, 2013 by JLSleather

[Hillbilly tim]

Harold and all, I look around for a gun I liked for spraying finishes only, Resolene. I finially ended up with a gravity fed touch-up gun from lowes home ctr. It was the cheaper of the two but, it has a smaller one pint capacity cup that is plastic and can see the fluid level without removing the lid. This helps keep out dirt and dust while helping to avoid spills. One main feature that help me decide to purchase was that they stock and sell replacement fluid cups. While it is in the 30-35 dollar range the quality is high and it is also a high volume low pressure gun as well. This allows the use of a wide range of compressors too. I've been VERY happy with its performance thus far and the cleaning is easy. One cavot, I have only sprayed clear finshes with it.

Bro. Timothy

[Red Cent]

The application of any finish by hand is a problem for me. I am going to buy another gun to do the same.

[Cyberthrasher]

The application of any finish by hand is a problem for me. I am going to buy another gun to do the same.

I use the cheap Harbor Freight "Blue" deluxe model for Resolene (STAY AWAY FROM THE RED ONE!!!)

Be extremely thorough on cleanup though since that stuff will ruin your day if there's any left in some weird spot.

[Red Cent]

Did you see the thumbnail of my red one on the first page?

Edited October 25, 2013 by Red Cent

[Cyberthrasher]

Did you see the thumbnail of my red one on the first page?

I see a kind of purple spray gun, but no red airbrush.

I was always recommending the Harbor Freight airbrush. Another friend on here ended up getting the kit they offer with airbrush and compressor. It comes with their "red" airbrush which sells separately for about $10. Well, she always had problems with it and ended up sending it to me to look at. I open the box and my jaw dropped at all of the stuff that was wrong with it. The WORST manufacturing you could imagine. I have the "Blue" model that's about $10 more, the Deluxe (although the red one says deluxe right on the airbrush and mine doesn't) and it actually works.