At last , think I've cracked the airbrush

[jawaka]

I thought to pass on how I have had some fantastic results on my 1/43 cars. I've had so much help from this site . Maybe even too good with a mirror surface on 1/43, but I'll take that. It's a badger 200 mh. Maybe we use different techniques and what works for some may not work for others

 

This is what works for me

 

Like the quoted 99% of airbrush problems are due to not being fully clean. My model shop looked at it for me and despite not much use it had a lot of paint residues. So now  I use it about twice a month and strip it for a clean each time

 

I can't post photos as not on any sites, but tamiya do some small conical tips on a cotton- bud style stick which work well. I use these followed by some Wisdom interdental brushes: no wire , all soft plastic and white with soft blue plastic ridges along a shallow cone. These clean out the airbrush cone.

 

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Having done the rattle cans for years I was using the same technique which worked for me: a couple of passes and then a third thicker pass. So I was withdrawing the needle for a similar heavier spray and although I was following videos, the coats just got too heavy to quickly. 

 

This time I forgot to withdraw the needle so had a fine spray but just continued and the coat built up to a superb finish and a thicker stronger coat 

 

I prefer enamels and for cleaning I was just squirting thinners through followed by water thinking that was cleaning as enamels are slower drying; obviously this was not doing a proper clean.

 

I hope this does help at least person not to tear out chunks of hair!