Thread: Not sure about a compressor...

Hi all,
I'm looking to start airbrushing some of my small clay sculptures (about 5-15 inches tall) I'm planning on getting an Iwata gravity feed micron airbrush, but I'm at a loss on the compressor. I need something as quiet as possible (i'm on the top floor of an apartment complex) it doesn't need to be ultra powerful (I think 35psi max should be fine) it just needs to be quiet!

Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!

-Christine

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Hi Christine, welcome to the new addiction in your life.

As Don stated, almost any of those listed would take care of your pressure needs, you might also look at Jun-Air, Silent Air, and Grex. They all make nice small compressors that are pretty darn quiet.
You might also consider using tanks of CO2, absolutely no noise there. But it would mean that you have to haul tanks up to your apartment when it is time to get them refilled.

The Microns are nice brushes, but I think you will find that the kinds of paints and finishes you would use for your ceramics will be difficult at best for those small size openings in those brushes. I would strongly suggest that you figure out what kind of paints or finishes you need to use, and then what kind of detail and broad coverage you want or need, then you can find the right brush for you.

If your paint or finish is thick/high viscosity, it will either need to be thinned down quite a bit, or you will have to have a higher pressure to atomize (spray) it, providing it can go through the nozzle size opening in your chosen brush.