airbrushes

[rc10gt_bb]

I was wondering wich airbrush I should get to paint my truck body, an internal or external mix. The internal mix comes with attatchments but is more exspensive than the external mix. They are both testors. And they both have compresor atatchments, doese that mean that I can hook then up to my air conpresor?

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"Don't cuss out the turnmarshals, its your fault you crashed!" -rc10gt_bb

[SteveP]

I'm by no means the painting expert, but here's what little in know. The internal mix airbrushes are usually better. I don't have any experience with Testors, but I have used Passche and Badger, both internal mix. You can hook it up to your compressor, but you should have a pressure regulator that can accurately regulate pressure between 5 and 40 psi. If you run full pressure to an airbrush (90 to 140 psi) you'll blow out the airbrush in a second (or the hose). For the best possible results, you'll also want to have an oil and water separater to filter these elements out of the air before it gets to the airbrush and causes fisheyes in you paint. Most hobby shops that carry airbrushes also carry little cans of air to power the airbrush as cheaper short-term alternative.

[hpiguy]

Xtreme R/C mag has an excellent article about airbrush use and maintenece in this month's issue.

[BobHastings]

The Testors Aztec brushes are good workhorses. Get at least the model 320 (internal mix) so that you're able to use the same tips as the better Aztecs. The brushes do include the compressor fitting, and to echo what Steve said, invest in a water separator and regulator.

You can spend more for an airbrush, especially on some big ticket names like Iwata, etc- but for a first time setup vs. ease of use and maintenance, I wouldn't recommend it.

[rc10gt_bb]

I got the testors sigle action internal mix airbrush kit. Was that a good choice?

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"Don't cuss out the turnmarshals, its your fault you crashed!" -rc10gt_bb