[NSRCA-discussion] Painting

[Mike Hester]

I have a few flavors of those. I use them for primer only. It sprays WAY too much paint. And if you try to get it down to as thin as I like, it spits. They are more suited for thick automotive paint than the thinned urethanes we usually use.

It works, but it's not my favorite for the job.

Whatever gets color on the plane and doesn't weigh 2 lbs =)

-Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Burton 
  To: 'General pattern discussion' 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting


  Another inexpensive way to go is to buy an automotive touch up gun from Harbor Freight for about $25.00. I use one that's a copy of a Binks and it sprays as well as the Binks Touch Up gun I also have. You will need more air than an airbrush (25-50 psi) but a compressor is pretty handy to have around anyway.

   

  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hester
  Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:32 PM
  To: General pattern discussion
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting

   

  it depends on the airbrush. They vary in a MASSIVE way. Some are designed for detail, some for coverage, and some split the difference. They can also be as expensive as a full size paint gun for the good ones. But for what we do, the Iwata revolution or eclipse series are as good as it gets.

   

  A good bottom feed Iwata will set you back about $70-$100, and is worth every penney. It;'s all about the way it atomizes the paint. Iwata is the Sata of airbrushes. Don't worry about the more expensive ones unless you are looking to do murals....you want a tip size of between ..35 and ..5.

   

  Propellant.....it works, but isn't recommended for the volume of area we do. best to get a compressor. just get one from harbor freight and call it a day.

   

  This is of course keeping with your guideline of "not too expensive". But this is one of the best all around set ups for painting.

   

  if you need to clear the whole plane though, you'll need a gun. That's a different thing altogether.

   

  -Mike

   

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Jay Marshall 

    To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 

    Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:15 PM

    Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting

     

    I'm toying with the idea of doing my own painting on an Impact. Is an airbrush adequate for this task? What about canned propellant? I don't want to buy an elaborate setup. Any tips would be appreciated.

     

    Jay Marshall 

     





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