Thread: need help

I have a iwata smart jet I have a iwata eclipse and a infinity harder a steenbeck I run them the way the compressor was about 40 psi to 45 psi is more exact is this to much should it be dif rent for each brush I use createx golden and some dr m.textile some of the createx is from 9 years ago when I first tried this medium I have been reading a lot of articles and some sat 30 psi some say 20 psi it seams the paint madders to well the ? is were do I regulate the psi how do you control that I tried the nob on the water trap but then air leaked out and it keeps run I assume this is not right if you can help I would be grateful

A cvompressor usually has a guage on it so you can read what your PSI is set at, next to that regulator gauge there should be a nob to turn to regulate the pressure.

thank you can I put a regulator on it I a thing you put on the airbrush H@S has but the 40psi should be all right or is it to much most stuff I am doing is paper and canvas I would like to do T-shirts some day It weird I have used spray paint all my life and I rock but I find the airbrush very challenging well thank you

I would put a regulator and water trap on the compressor, run a 25-50' hose, then put a second regulator/watertrap at your work area so you can regulate the pressure from there. The regulators let you have better control on your compressor's output, and can help you avoid unnecessary wear and tear on your hoses, your compressor, and you. The long hose acts like a radiator, and lets the compressed air cool down, letting the water vapor go back into it's liquid state to be trapped by the second watertrap at your work area. That long hose also lets you keep the compressor far away from where you are working/spraying, this lets it take in clean air rather than the overspray from your work, it also means that you will have less noise and heat to deal with in your work area.

As far as the paints and pressures goes, it's always a balance between airpressure, paint viscosity, the airbrush type, and the nozzle opening size. The thicker the paint, the more pressure it takes to atomize it. The smaller the nozzle size, the more vacuum pressure it takes to wick or pull the paint through it. Siphon feed brushes take more pressure to operate than a gravity feed brush with the same paint and nozzle setup.

You are working with a fairly wide variety of paints and airbrushes, the Createx may or may not be good, but as Don said, I would give it a good, thorough mixing and straining before it got anywhere near an airbrush. The Golden Airbrush Colors should be ready to go right from the bottle, the same probably holds true for the Dr. PH. Martins, but it doesn't hurt to make sure all your paints are well mixed and strained BEFORE you put them in your brush(es).

thanks I real appreciate the info it helps I tossed the old paint and got some new