http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums Airbrush paint problems, questions post them here for help. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:07:08 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.airbrushtechnique.com/forums/images/airbrush/misc/rss.jpg http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/iwata-hp-c-plus-problems-18555.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:48:43 GMT Hey everyone so my Iwata HP-C plus is acting up on me. It is not shooting out paint when I pull back on the trigger until its almost fully open. Then when I shut off the air it shoots out paint. I have cleaned it many times and reduced my pressure and still the same. Any suggestions? Hey everyone so my Iwata HP-C plus is acting up on me. It is not shooting out paint when I pull back on the trigger until its almost fully open. Then when I shut off the air it shoots out paint. I have cleaned it many times and reduced my pressure and still the same. Any suggestions? ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP TheDoormouse http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/iwata-hp-c-plus-problems-18555.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/paint-helmets-18548.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:43:22 GMT Hi All, I am a manufacture of helmets for watersports.
we recently had some damage to alot of new product on the paint on the shells.
we manufacture off shore so sending them back to our paint house is not an option.
The blemishes in the paint are small and look like they just need touch up. So i thought airbrushing to touch up the areas would be really the best way to go.

I purchased and Iwata Eclipse siphon feed gun this morning and practices a bit to get the hang of using an airbrush ( I am experience with typical larger volume HVLP guns etc).

The Iwata came with some com art paint, not the paint. The paint is very thin and runs on vertical surfaces of the helmet.

I have several questions and requirements

1) can i run normal automotive paints through this gun?
2) suggestion on paints manufacture and also matching the paint to our helmets colors would be very helpful.
3) i need to the paint to flash pretty quickly as this "touching" up will be much like a assembly line....

Thanks in advance.
Tom
you can reach me at
tom at shred ready .com ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP SRHELMETS http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/paint-helmets-18548.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/golden-airbrush-white-gac900-18513.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:22:58 GMT Hi All

I decided to by some GAC to add to my Golden Airbrush paint to try my hand at the odd T-shirt. All fine and dandy mixing 1:1 as directed. The issue I found was with the white, same mix but sprays virtually transparent? wanted to use it for the odd highlight but couldn't it was too transparent. All the other colours were fine, any ideas or something else I could do to get around it.

Cheers
Mark ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP mrk25 http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/golden-airbrush-white-gac900-18513.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/advice-sought-sg100-18487.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:27:41 GMT Let me start by saying that I paint a lot on ABS plastic and have been doing so for years. I like it using it because it is stiff and when coated with white primer is a nice surface to work on- similar to illustration board.

I mostly use PPG lacquers and water based acrylic paints and Lacquer clear coats on the stuff I paint whether it is a prototype model or a piece of artwork. I have used HOK urethane's a little here and there but just cleared with a lacquer clear as a urethane clear would be overkill.

So my problem is a ABS panel I painted with HOK urethanes bent after I cleared it with SG100. I have never had this happen before clearing with a lacquer clear coat. The SG100 wasn't sprayed on heavy just enough to coat my artwork. I think as it dried it shrunk because the panel was flat when I cleared it and when I came back to the paint booth a few hrs later my panel had curled. Can anyone with experience using SG100 give me any insight to this problem?
John ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP vilner http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/advice-sought-sg100-18487.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/foam-rubber-painting-18475.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:09:15 GMT hi all i need some advice on how to paint foam rubber in a transmitter box for a rc helicopter radio regards raptor90se hi all
i need some advice on how to paint foam rubber in a transmitter box for a rc helicopter radio
regards
raptor90se ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP raptor90se http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/foam-rubber-painting-18475.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/createx-paint-18456.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:04:59 GMT what is the best thinner to use to thin createx paint,i heard you can use dishsoap to thin it a litlle what is the best thinner to use to thin createx paint,i heard you can use dishsoap to thin it a litlle ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP iceberg77 http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/createx-paint-18456.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/createx-paint-help-18453.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:03:58 GMT hi i recently just got into airbrushing,i have a dual action airbrush,a oiless airbrush compressor that pushes out 30 psi max,i have two 6 ft ropes connected together,my problem is i was using acrylic walmart paint but it kept clogging my brush and would only work if i watered it down,but then it would be to watery and it would mess up the paper,so i went and got createx and was told its made so you dont have to water it down,i tried with that and it also clogged my brush,i cleaned my brush out thoughrly and tried again but once again it clogged,i would highly appreciate some tips hi i recently just got into airbrushing,i have a dual action airbrush,a oiless airbrush compressor that pushes out 30 psi max,i have two 6 ft ropes connected together,my problem is i was using acrylic walmart paint but it kept clogging my brush and would only work if i watered it down,but then it would be to watery and it would mess up the paper,so i went and got createx and was told its made so you dont have to water it down,i tried with that and it also clogged my brush,i cleaned my brush out thoughrly and tried again but once again it clogged,i would highly appreciate some tips ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP iceberg77 http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/createx-paint-help-18453.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/help-dog-portrait-18420.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:13:05 GMT I'm attempting to paint a portrait of my brother-in-law's recently deceased chocolate lab. First problem is that he only has a lousy photo and secondly, I'm not sure how to airbrush such a short haired dog. I've painted a portrait of a long haired dog and that was so much easier. I experimented with some scratching techniques, but it just doesn't look right. Maybe I'm going about it the wrong way. Other than scratching the fur in, I can't think of any other way to realistically represent short haired fur. Also, I'm having trouble matching the brown colors. There seem to be so many different shades of brown here. Any help and guidance would be appreciated. Here is the photo given to me:

Here I zoomed in on the portion of the photo I plan on using:
]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP Trublu http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/help-dog-portrait-18420.html http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/what-paint-18418.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:26 GMT Hi.

I've just started this magnificent hobby and I could do with some help on what paint is best for me to attempt some work on my motorcycle tank ???? I live in Scotland so does anybody have some tips on what paint and perhaps where one could purchase this specific paint ?

Regards Stu from Aberdeen Scotland:) ]]> AIRBRUSH PAINT HELP stuart mckenzie http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/f499/what-paint-18418.html