new to the hobby - looking for best airbrush. compressor kit

[mog]

I use an H&S ultra , good brush, good company, however I'm also going back to Badger to have a single action brush for better control on smaller items.

[Gern]

Got to agree with Barry. I have that set up (AS 186 and H&S Ultra) and find it simple to use, but it has taken me a while to develop a routine for cleaning it afterwards.

The ultrasonic cleaner I bought from John fairly recently has proved a Godsend by eliminating all the problems I had with my cleaning routine. I used to use wipes, cotton buds, a nozzle reamer, a small brush and a range of cleaners depending on the paint I used, and clean each bit separately - a lot of faffing around.

Now it takes me 30 seconds to strip my brush down (taking the needle out from the front to stop dragging paint back into the main body which used to cause me endless problems!!) and put everything into the cleaner, add water and a squirt of hand soap, two 3-minute cycles and 30 seconds to reassemble my A/B and I'm done - ready for the next job.

[mog]

Dave , Ya know my main draw back on the Ultra was the cleaning, way too much clogging even with thinned or Vallejo air paint. I have an ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning 3D parts, but never thought to use it on the AB , will defiantly give it a try