You guys that air brush...
You guys that air brush... I think it would be something I'd like to try out. What do you suggest as far as equipment wise and paint for true fire for a beginner to pick up? Any places that have good prices? I'd appreciate any thing you have to input, thanks!
As far as equipment go with an iwata eclipse hp-cs its the best for the buck. As for paint i would use House of kolor its never let me down. you can buy an intructional dvd from the guy that invented it at www.killerpaint.com. its not hard though ill post pics when i am done with my car im tru firing the whole front of it.
Thanks for the links and the info! Do you guys go with the stencils or use free hand? I think that DVD might be worth picking up, and I'm going to check out the air brush now.
Also check out this forum http://www.airbrush.com/forums/. The forum has some great info on there and alot of tutorials on true fire too. And take a look at this site http://www.tcpglobal.com
Tcp has a knock off micron iwata I bought that was recommended by alot of people on that forum. It works pretty darn good and I actually like it better then my Iwata Eclipse I had. I would recommend you picking up a few extra needles to have on hand as they can get bent easily. I use Auto Air colors for my stuff. A good place to order those paints cheaper is Dixieartsupplies. They're pretty quick on shipping too.
Tcp has a knock off micron iwata I bought that was recommended by alot of people on that forum. It works pretty darn good and I actually like it better then my Iwata Eclipse I had. I would recommend you picking up a few extra needles to have on hand as they can get bent easily. I use Auto Air colors for my stuff. A good place to order those paints cheaper is Dixieartsupplies. They're pretty quick on shipping too.
Thanks guys/girls, I really appreciate it. Definitely something I'll be trying out, I am pretty good at drawing etc., so we'll see how I do at this. I assume it comes with a manual, but what kind of PSI is ideal?
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Yeah you are going to have a lot of fun with it. Being able to draw is number 1!
I guess the biggest hassle is clogging and changing colors, or water/oil blasting out of the line onto your art. (I have hurled several airbrushes over the years in temporary moments of insanity as a result!)
Just make sure you have a good moisture trap and have a kitchen size trashcan at your side to blow out the airbrush into with airbrush cleaner and a small paintbrush to clean the bowl out. If you are changing colors a lot.
They made something called the Chameleon with 8 lines but that was better for T-shirt artists for all day long color changing.
An invention I never got around to...to keep you from breathing all the overspray when cleaning out your airbrush, you know the Dyson vacuum cleaner? I had envisioned a passibe spin chamber that uses natural swirl resulting in centrifugal force to seperate the moisture out. Or you can just spray down a pipe or something. Good ventilation is a must.
Sorry for rattling on, but I sprayed surfboards in Florida for a year and a half, and even with a mask, I used to blow my nose or cough up colors, (Cadnium! not good!)
Oh, by the way, in addition to the Iwata, you might want to get a cheap Pasche H3-H5 just for filling in larger areas. Just get a double Airbrush stand and a Y fitting off your airfilter.
Best of luck!
I guess the biggest hassle is clogging and changing colors, or water/oil blasting out of the line onto your art. (I have hurled several airbrushes over the years in temporary moments of insanity as a result!)
Just make sure you have a good moisture trap and have a kitchen size trashcan at your side to blow out the airbrush into with airbrush cleaner and a small paintbrush to clean the bowl out. If you are changing colors a lot.
They made something called the Chameleon with 8 lines but that was better for T-shirt artists for all day long color changing.
An invention I never got around to...to keep you from breathing all the overspray when cleaning out your airbrush, you know the Dyson vacuum cleaner? I had envisioned a passibe spin chamber that uses natural swirl resulting in centrifugal force to seperate the moisture out. Or you can just spray down a pipe or something. Good ventilation is a must.
Sorry for rattling on, but I sprayed surfboards in Florida for a year and a half, and even with a mask, I used to blow my nose or cough up colors, (Cadnium! not good!)
Oh, by the way, in addition to the Iwata, you might want to get a cheap Pasche H3-H5 just for filling in larger areas. Just get a double Airbrush stand and a Y fitting off your airfilter.
Best of luck!
Last edited by rambo benson; Apr 22, 2007 at 01:02 AM.
