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doublecam88

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I own a cheep airbrush,works ok but i want a buy a new one.I'm kind of new to this stuff. Been painting bikes for years but not airbrushing.If I'm going to buy a new one , i want a get the best, or at least close to the best,only want a do this once.What would you guys recommend? I have a small compressor,Porter Cable 15 gal tank oil free,8.5 cfms @40 psi and 5.8 cfms at 90 psi,w/ a regulator and water trap, will this work?Also what kind of cheap paint can I buy to practice with?Thanks fellows,Chris...:ears:
 
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Perk

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I have 2 Iwatas one of there Microns and there new Custom with trigger that will shoot a round or fan pattern, I had a bunch of cheaper ones and when I bought the first Iwata I could not believe the difference in quality and performance of the Iwata, I use them only for my tape Graphics and other small jobs as I am no artist with a airbrush but sure wish I would of took some courses when I was younger !!
 
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flamepain

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just baught a new iwata revolution with trigger.cant believe how good it works compared to the old el cheapo i had.cyas
 
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motor03

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Your compressor is several times bigger than you need--You'll be fine with it.

I too have 2 Iwatas. One is a gravity feed eclipse and the other is a bottle feed. Both have worked flawlessly but I have only used the Iwatas and an older Paasche so I'm not exactly a wealth of knowledge on the other brands.

As far as paint to practice with I recommend that you practice with what you will be using. If you're going to do mostly t-shirts with water based stuff than practice with the water based stuff like Auto Air. If you are going to use solvent based than practice with solvent based.

I started using water based because I could spray it inside without smelling up the house and causing cancer in the family pets. I soon found out, however, that the water based stuff sprays different than the solvent based and I had to re-learn how to use it when I started with graphics and stencil work on helmets and gas tanks.

I prefer the solvent based stuff because it dries extremely fast and the needle doesn't gum up as much.

I like to use HOK.
 
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Ultra Al

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I have a bunch of Iwatas, Richpens and latest a Harder Steenbeck with 0.15 nozzle, sweeet. But in my opinion the best bang for the buck is the Iwata Eclipse. It will handle almost anything you want to do for automotive works except the most intricate of mural work and it wont bankrupt you. If you get the plus or autographics model it comes with teflon packing so urathane wont eat the seals. Dixie Art sells the Eclipse autographics and gives free shipping. You can also pick one up at Coast Airbrush. AL
 
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Yoda

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In Response.

I have been airbrushing now for several years and you can't go wrong purchasing an Iwata. An exceptional beginners gun would be the Iwata HP-CS
but if you can move up then go with the HP-CH because you can adjust the air at the nozzle
If you are on a budget and want a good A/B the Peak C-5 will set you on the right path.
For fine work the Iwata Micron series are expensive but worth the investment but take more time to adjust to if you are a beginner. The nozzle is so fine you spend some time learning how to mix your paint properly to push it thru the nozzle.
I have gone thru many A/B's. I loved both my CS and my Ch but gave them to beginning friends who I wanted to see get off on the right foot and they couldn't afford them at the time.
I currently have a Richpen Mojo for my fine work. A Peak C-5 that I traded the HP=Ch for and use that quite a bit for small areas that I color wash and a HP=B that was my favorite fine work brush before the mojo and I just can't bear to part with it and still break it out on projects. I also have a Paasche VL series for large color wash projects. I have gone thru a gauntlet of guns and I have always loved the Iwata line
 
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