Quick Airbrush Video

[venator]

I was airbrushing dye on to some lifting straps the other day and took a video.  Check it out, this is the first coat.

 

[Wedgetail]

Oooh that's a nice red! Wot dat?

My airbrush gets a "workout" too (pun intended), good for nice even coats on just about any projects, or for making a nice patina finish.

Edited August 28, 2017 by Wedgetail
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[Sanch]

Look up DIY for silent air compressors!!! Min runs as quiet as a refrigerator.  

[venator]

10 hours ago, Wedgetail said:

Oooh that's a nice red! Wot dat?

My airbrush gets a "workout" too (pun intended), good for nice even coats on just about any projects, or for making a nice patina finish.

It's the Tandy Crimson waterstain, it's a great red and I prefer using the waterstains through the airbrush when I can.  Air brushing is definitely the easiest way to get a nice consistent even coat of dye I find.

5 hours ago, Sanch said:

Look up DIY for silent air compressors!!! Min runs as quiet as a refrigerator.  

I'll take a look, it's not really a big deal though since it's in the garage and it's not like I'm trying to airbrush at 2am.

[Wedgetail]

Nice thanks mate, I'll give those a go.

I'm with you there, water based stuff is both less toxic and thinner... both good qualities for a liquid you intend to atomize.

[venator]

32 minutes ago, Wedgetail said:

Nice thanks mate, I'll give those a go.

I'm with you there, water based stuff is both less toxic and thinner... both good qualities for a liquid you intend to atomize.

Yup, I find with the alcohol dyes too much of it ends up in the air and not enough on the leathers.  Plus the waterstains seem to even themselves out a bit whereas alcohol dyes don't.

[nrk]

6 hours ago, venator said:

 Air brushing is definitely the easiest way to get a nice consistent even coat of dye I find.

hmm..
airbrushing imho gives a very thin top dye coat.
deep penetration is possible , for example, when you take a sponge and a dye, and work it into the leather (besides of sinking a piece of leather in a jar of dye ) :).
specially 2-3 times. this allows pigments get as much deep as possible into leather.

airbrushing is good for decorations, patinas, gradients etc.

[venator]

Well you can soak it with the airbrush too,  but like with working it in with a sponge it just gets darker and darker too.  I don't find the penetration any worse with the air brush and I do 2-3 coats on each item.

[Instinctive]

I use the EcoFlo stain as well with good results. Are you thinning the stain for the airbrush?

[venator]

14 hours ago, WRLC said:

I use the EcoFlo stain as well with good results. Are you thinning the stain for the airbrush?

No, I find the eco-flow goes on well enough if I use a fairly large diameter.  If I try to push it through the tiny airbrush it helps to thin it a bit.

 

I do thin my resoline 50/50 with water to push it through.