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.

 

[Sanch]

19 hours ago, nrk said:

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.

Depends on the dye. Alch based Fiebings is fine airbrushed.  Waterbase imho is a no go as though I've had good results along with heat setting it.