I have been scale modelling for about a year now after a long hiatus of building a few models when I was a child. After my first starter kit it rekindled the joy and I knew it would be something I would enjoy doing again, so I invested in a Ultra 2024. In the first few months I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with my airbrush. When it worked I absolutely loved it but at times I thought I was spending more time cleaning it and declogging it etc. I watched lots and lots of videos on youtube and thought I was following the hints and tips.
The big turning point was when I accidently thinned my paint far too much (or so I thought) but decided to try it anyway. I was using Tamiya and thinning 50/50 but I would say this was more 70/30 and wow, what a difference, I dropped the psi to around 18 and I felt in so much control. The clean up was much easier as the paint cleaned a lot easier and there was no clogging etc.
The reason for the post is I know there are a lot of people who are in the same boat as me and pick up a airbrush and watch lots of videos but ultimately stop using it. It's the biggest tip around to thin your paints but for a beginner thin it as you think it should be thinned and then thin it again and you will thank me for it. I now have just a love relationship with my airbrush and added a new Infinity 2024 to the family. The quality of that airbrush deserves its own topic!
The big turning point was when I accidently thinned my paint far too much (or so I thought) but decided to try it anyway. I was using Tamiya and thinning 50/50 but I would say this was more 70/30 and wow, what a difference, I dropped the psi to around 18 and I felt in so much control. The clean up was much easier as the paint cleaned a lot easier and there was no clogging etc.
The reason for the post is I know there are a lot of people who are in the same boat as me and pick up a airbrush and watch lots of videos but ultimately stop using it. It's the biggest tip around to thin your paints but for a beginner thin it as you think it should be thinned and then thin it again and you will thank me for it. I now have just a love relationship with my airbrush and added a new Infinity 2024 to the family. The quality of that airbrush deserves its own topic!
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