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Old 01-12-2008, 03:53 PM   #1
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I have 3 Badger 360's......I like them! Gonna try a few other models though for finer detail! Compressor is a pancake compressor......more than I need but it works so why buy another? Water trap at the tank but I never get any! I spray Createx at about 30-35 psi.....15-20 for detail work.....I don't thin much but if I need to I just use water! Cleaning I use the water/simple green/windex mix! When I am spraying I keep a 5 gallon bucket handy and when I need to clean or color change I have 2 spray bottles...one with warm water and one with the cleaning mix! When I change colors I spray the water into the cup and spray it into the bucket! Depending on what color I am changing to (dark to light specifically) I will clean with the mixture and flush with the water before I change! End of painting I will disassemble and soak for an hour in the cleaning mixture and then clean the tip and needle quite well!

Best tip I can give is use the 5 gallon bucket and the 2 spray bottles.....its easy cleaning!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 01-12-2008, 04:58 PM   #2
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OK- Lets see if i can remember all those questions without looking.

I use an Iwata Eclipse and like it so much I got a 2nd.
I use Createx paints.
Compressor is a 10 gal unit I already had with a water trap & regulator. I spray around 25-30 psi.
Helpful note: If you hold your finger over the cap & spray just air the paint will flush out of the gun back into the bottle in theory. In actuality, you will have a very interesting color sampler on your ceiling!

I use airbrush cleaner after a painting session and just water in between colors. (neither of which will remove paint from the ceiling!)

I find that keeping the bottles in warm water as I'm painting eliminates the need for thinning most of the time.

I absolutley cant stand painting just one plug at a time due to changing colors so I made a stick that holds 12 plugs and each one can be individualy rotated. They all get white first to even out the primer color and then I make them whatever color I want.
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Old 01-12-2008, 05:41 PM   #3
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I have an Iwata
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Old 01-12-2008, 07:05 PM   #4
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I have an Iwata

Bill, I think the question was, "what do you USE"
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