Airbrushes
Airbrushes are fragile precision instruments. Take them apart by hand only, and clean them fully after every use.
Several airbrushes: simple ones (including Biltema) and a finer Iwata Eclipse.
Storage | Airbrush box above the bench |
Air | Wall compressed air via the regulator, or the small airbrush compressor |
Access | Free use |
Using wall compressed air
The same setup also drives the small HVLP spray gun kept in the airbrush box.
Connect the pressure regulator to the compressed-air hose from the wall.
The regulator already has a small airbrush hose fitted. Connect it to the airbrush or the HVLP gun; both use the same coupling. Don't change the couplings.
Turn on the air at the wall and set the pressure on the regulator.
Paint.
Regulator
Airbrush on the regulator
HVLP gun on the regulator
Small airbrush compressor
A tankless airbrush compressor is also available.
Airbrushes and compressor
Compressor specifications
Airbrush storage box
Cleaning
Take the airbrush apart and clean each part after every use, or it clogs.
Don't use tools to take it apart or reassemble it. A nozzle stuck with dried paint may need a tool. Make sure to turn it the right way: turned the wrong way, it breaks with very little force.
Tips
Most paints need thinning with airbrush thinner, possibly with a little water.
About one drop of flow improver per few drops of paint stops paint drying on the needle tip.