Best airbrush for Duracoat under $100
I'm wanting to get a parts finishing station setup for less than $150 in equipment. I'll probably use the setup 6-8 times a year doing one or two guns at a time. I have a 20lb CO2 tank that I intend to use as the air source for the airbrush. I'm not looking for fine detail, though. The finest detailed job I can see myself doing is a digital camo design.
So my questions are simple. What's the best airbrush for this use? I know I'd like something that I can clean rather easily. I destroyed the one given to me for toy models and such when I was a kid. One use out of it and that is the extent of my knowledge of airbrushes to this day.
I plan on doing tan and gloss black with a gloss clear coat for the first few runs of this airbrush. I read enough to know that I'll need TruStrip to prepare the parts but I haven't found any good advice on when to use the other products offered, such as reducer, hardener, and retarder. I figure I'll learn the usefulness of these additives as I go, but do you guys think that it's useful enough that I should purchase some now?
THANKS GUYS!
-Seth
So my questions are simple. What's the best airbrush for this use? I know I'd like something that I can clean rather easily. I destroyed the one given to me for toy models and such when I was a kid. One use out of it and that is the extent of my knowledge of airbrushes to this day.
I plan on doing tan and gloss black with a gloss clear coat for the first few runs of this airbrush. I read enough to know that I'll need TruStrip to prepare the parts but I haven't found any good advice on when to use the other products offered, such as reducer, hardener, and retarder. I figure I'll learn the usefulness of these additives as I go, but do you guys think that it's useful enough that I should purchase some now?
THANKS GUYS!
-Seth
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I would try this one. It would allow to test out actually applying the Duracoat to see if it really is something you want to get into without breaking the bank.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=520411&t=110820050 -
Well, my use isn't for firearms. It's for paintball guns. I treat my equipment very gently so the wear and tear isn't a worry. I also have a high quantity of parts that I need to do to begin with and most of them aren't worth more than spray painting with an aerosol can; but that would quickly degrade. Another thing, I don't much care what my stuff looks like as long as it works. The metal that is there is plenty enough to withstand use. In fact, some of the parts I've been using for several years are still bare metal. This is just a case of 'I know I need the end result, but what tools are required to best do the job?'
Thanks for the reply! Keep them coming. [:)]
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...I had a double action Badger for years. If you are not familiar w/AB's...get a single action! A double will let you control the fan(width) of paint and the air pressure w/one button/trigger.
...Single action you control the paint fan by changing tips, not levering the button, MUCH easier in that respect. The tips are no biggie to change out at all. One tip=fine line, Another tip=wider line, etc.
...A double action is fine if you are going into a production run and dont have the 30 seconds to change tips, and you need to be able to juggle, walk on your hands and moon dance at the same time to operate a double action really well.
...Precision makes a very nice single action for $40-$50 bucks, and there well made. I bought two last year when I dumped the Badger and ike them really well. Flea-barf has them, I think...used to...[;)]
...I don't paint guns, I make and paint topwater bass baits.0
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