model airbrush kit help?

[Hahadumball]

a fair while ago i purchased a model airbrush kit and compressor..

today i decided to go grab some paint and thinners and have a practice on shit

mixed acrylic and thinners at 2:1 put into the pot and had a go but it was sporadic and hardly anything came out had major issues..

changed pot to a gravity fed pot and still the same if not worse..

went 3:1 thinning and no change
tried a different needle as it had an extra in the box but no change still.

eventually thinned it mega loads to get the same as before.

tried loads of air and tried hardly any air but still not a consistent spray thats usable, it doesnt work more often that it does.

any help on how to start?


https://i.imgur.com/pLlH3Y5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JXIcoru.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LRrqJoV.jpg

tried with these

https://www.theatermakeup.de/item/images/1002034/1200x1200/Airbrush-Glas-Farb-Becher-34141-1002034.jpg

and the metal pot like in this pic

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F5TptE88wi8/TdtVileXOTI/AAAAAAAAB1M/0iCcHxYw4qA/s320/gravitylrg.gif
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[Beehive Bedlam]

Today I went to work you should try it sometime.

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[Hahadumball]

keep up that talk of working please ashley, more you work the more benefits i receive jokes on you son
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360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Wonko The Sane]

Is the airbrush dual action or single?

Single action is where you press down and the air and paint both flow at once,

Dual action is where you press down to start airflow and pull back (while pushing down) to get paint to flow.

Setting up the air pressure is a big part of getting things right, or so I recall. I was using ink last time I was airbrushing so can't comment on paint thinning.
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[Hahadumball]

its a dual action sorry should have mentioned that
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[Shaft]

[linuxyeti]

You want to get the mix to roughly the same consistency as milk
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[Hetzer]

Do you get air coming out the tip when you run it without paint?
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[AngelGrinder]

It's all trial and error really, there's Alot of variables to work out, but once you get there it will click eventually.

Make sure your needle is always clean.

Make sure your paint is good enough for airbrushes, there are some specific airbrush paints like the Vallejo line. Use thinners rather than water, as it doesn't dry so quickly and clog the nozzle and needle.
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[Hahadumball]

i shall have another go not holding out much hope
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[ZRX61]

Did you disassemble & inspect it before you started to make sure it was all as it should be?
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[Stephenniall]

Put some water in it & check your spray pattern on a piece of paper, I usually use about 15-20 psi with my Iwata airbrush.

If it sprays nicely with water you need thinner paint/higher pressure.

[duhawkz]

[Kickstart]

Hiya

What thinners are you using? Just checking you are not using one intended for enamels.

Which acrylic paints are you using? I find the Tamiya ones work best (for me) in the airbrush (although I find them useless with a paint brush). Acrylics do tend to dry quickly and clog up the airbrush rapidly. It is worth stripping the very thoroughly cleaning the airbrush on a regular basis.

Al the best

Katy
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