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Breaking in the new airbrush.
- Thread starter The Zod
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Nice, looks like you got the ratio right getting a good thin line. The second picture looks like a lot of overspray, maybe too much paint? Hard for me to ever say what causes what.
That's the Badger Chrome?
That's the Badger Chrome?
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
I believe the Renegade is an earlier version that the Krome is based on. Looking good Chad! I fell in love with gravity feed airbrushes 30 years ago. If you only need to paint a small spot only a couple drops of paint need be placed in the cup.
Looks good from here! 
In your second picture there was a grainy effect on the edges where you sprayed the green paint, that means either your paint was too thick or your PSI was too low for that paint mixture.
Nobody believes me but I have found its better to slightly over thin your paint and if the object you painted looks like it needs more paint, paint it again. Paint that is really thin has the advantage of laying down a paint job with little pebbling or none at all, plus if you are painting a multi-color camouflage scheme you can free hand it and not have the grainy effect on the edges of the different colors.
Matrixone
In your second picture there was a grainy effect on the edges where you sprayed the green paint, that means either your paint was too thick or your PSI was too low for that paint mixture.
Nobody believes me but I have found its better to slightly over thin your paint and if the object you painted looks like it needs more paint, paint it again. Paint that is really thin has the advantage of laying down a paint job with little pebbling or none at all, plus if you are painting a multi-color camouflage scheme you can free hand it and not have the grainy effect on the edges of the different colors.
Matrixone
The Zod
Active member
Thanks Bob. Yeah,it's the Badger Chrome. In that second pic,I had it around 20 PSI. I think that is what causes overspray.
The Zod
Active member
Looks good from here!
In your second picture there was a grainy effect on the edges where you sprayed the green paint, that means either your paint was too thick or your PSI was too low for that paint mixture.
Nobody believes me but I have found its better to slightly over thin your paint and if the object you painted looks like it needs more paint, paint it again. Paint that is really thin has the advantage of laying down a paint job with little pebbling or none at all, plus if you are painting a multi-color camouflage scheme you can free hand it and not have the grainy effect on the edges of the different colors.
Matrixone
I believe you! Seen it myself.
Chad that pooling you see is letting the paint build up too much. Looks good.
The Zod
Active member
Thanks Bob. Like I said,I needs lottsa practice. :javaLooks good from here!
In your second picture there was a grainy effect on the edges where you sprayed the green paint, that means either your paint was too thick or your PSI was too low for that paint mixture.
Nobody believes me but I have found its better to slightly over thin your paint and if the object you painted looks like it needs more paint, paint it again. Paint that is really thin has the advantage of laying down a paint job with little pebbling or none at all, plus if you are painting a multi-color camouflage scheme you can free hand it and not have the grainy effect on the edges of the different colors.
Matrixone
I believe you! Seen it myself.
Chad that pooling you see is letting the paint build up too much. Looks good.
