Rwa66 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hi, I Can't get a continuous flow from the airbrush, it is intermittent even with 50% laquer thinner. Thinner and water will spray fine as will Tamiya paints , which leads me to suspect the paint is at fault. I have used this primer many times before without trouble. I have been shooting at psi ranges of 15-30 with thinned and unthinned primer through a .4 nozzle. Would appreciate any thoughts regarding this problem, the paint was brand new. Regards. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 interesting - I've used Alclad primer for years and recently have had similar problems. It has been my 'go to'primer because it is so good! I thought it was my airbrush but I'm not so sure... chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hi Chris, Thanks for your reply, I initially thought exactly the the same as yourself, suspected the airbrush( H&S infinity .4 nozzle). Playing about with other paints has lead me to consider the alclad may be the problem. On inspection the paint that went on nice and wet was quite granular in appearance. Is it worth giving Alclad an email ?. Cheers Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I would have thought it should spray nicely through 0.4 nozzle at the pressures stated. Might be a problem with the batch so best to contact Alclad and see what they say. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thanks for the reply Duncan B, will get in contact with them tomorrow. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I've had similar problems with my last bottle of Alcad grey primer, I now filter/strain the paint before I use it which seems to have solved the problem. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Hi Gazza Thanks for the reply, Both black and grey have been problematic for me this week, the grey being the newest bottle and both purchased within a week of each other. I could try to strain it and see what happens but will still contact Alclad. Richard P.S. What did you use to strain/filter the paint? Edited December 4, 2017 by Rwa66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 19 hours ago, Rwa66 said: Hi Gazza Thanks for the reply, Both black and grey have been problematic for me this week, the grey being the newest bottle and both purchased within a week of each other. I could try to strain it and see what happens but will still contact Alclad. Richard P.S. What did you use to strain/filter the paint? Hi Richard I use filter paper, borrowed from work , which we use on a surface grinding machine. It will be interesting to see what Alclad say about the problem, I bought my bottle about six months ago and it was problematic as soon as I opened it... never had a problem with the black which I purchased at the same time. Cheers, gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thanks again gazza, will update the thread when I have spoken to Alclad, did not have time today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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