[ZeGas]

Not sure if this is the right section but it's as close as I can find.
I'm sure I am not alone but I have just had an OMG moment.

I've been slot car-ing since 2011 and have put up with rattle cans and brushes the whole time, getting frustrated by the results, thinking, "one day I must get an airbrush".
Always been hesitant as I always thought .... must be hard to use, they are a bit expensive, what if I get a cheap one and its shite and it puts me off, what if I get an expensive one and I can't use it to its potential and it puts me off, what about paint .... and so on.

In fact I had never even seen one used in real life.

I have a car I'm building that I really want to look super and so I watched a few vids and read up on airbrushing, some of the info sounded like, you really need to do this or it'll be stuffed or you really need to be careful or it'll be stuffed or you really need to ... or it'll be stuffed ... so on.
It all sounded like it would take me weeks possibly months to practice and master.

BOY WAS I WRONG.

Picked up a Neoeco off Aliexpress for $82AU, it sat on my workbench for a few days, I didn't even open the box.

Tonight though I plucked up enough courage (yes wimpy in this respect) to have a crack.

WHY, OH WHY, DID I NOT DO THIS 10 YEARS AGO.

It is amazing and so easy to use, I will not say master as it is my first try and it was a flood fill job, after a bit of practice on a piece of paper.
But I painted a trial body black and it came out smooth as a babies bottom using Tamiya paint and thinning with water, the thinners/retardant are on order.

OMF'nG MOMENT COMPLETE.

Onwards to master this thing.

[KensRedZed]

Congrats ZeGas!

Do whatever it takes to make you happy to paint.   

   

[Kevan]

Just one tip, thoroughly clean it out after each use, take the needle out and make sure it's spotless then each time you use it will perform the same. 

If you get lazy like me and think it's clean enough you'll be cursing it one day as you'll be adjusting all sorts and think there's something wrong with it.

[ZeGas]

Congrats ZeGas!

Do whatever it takes to make you happy to paint.   

I'm not quite that keen just yet.

Just one tip, thoroughly clean it out after each use, take the needle out and make sure it's spotless then each time you use it will perform the same. 

If you get lazy like me and think it's clean enough you'll be cursing it one day as you'll be adjusting all sorts and think there's something wrong with it.

I actually did that on my first use, more out of curiosity than anything else, I love pulling things apart to see how they work and saw the amount of paint still on there after a full water flush, will be doing that from now on too. As well as reaming the nozzle.

[Fluff]

This gives me a bit of hope as I've just taken the plunge . Mine should turn up in the post today ??

[ZeGas]

First attempts on donor bodies, low res prints and ones that have an issue.
First one is black that was diluted with water only while I wait for some proper stuff.

Second is a bit of masking just to see what bleeding might occur
White and black diluted with IPA (No ... I drank that lot, the other lot)
The wash you see is my bad, I also was in a rush so the masking took some of the white off, this was then coated with floor polish.


Then third attempt was a bit more masking and contrast, need to work on my masking & I think I was a tad heavy on the red.


No clear coat yet on this one.

There was no body prep with these, sanding cleaning etc. just wanted to try out the new toy.

[ZeGas]

This gives me a bit of hope as I've just taken the plunge . Mine should turn up in the post today ??

Think you are going to love it, took me 13 years to get one, but as the title say OMG!!!
Wondering, why did I wait.

[Fluff]

Well it all arrived ,although a day late ,all unpacked and laid out on the bench .
Now to read the instructions ( strange for a male I know ) and watch a few videos on the subject and then I can bugger things up twice as fast ??

[DPJ]

Good job and welcome to the club! If you're afraid to spray color, or are starting out and don't know what the knobs do, etc., spray primer on a body that needs it. Learn with primer and you can't go wrong because you can sand it away if it's too much or get drips, spatter, etc. Also, get an airbrush specific for primer, and another for color. Primers are .5 and colors are .2, .3, and .5

Another tip I can provide is use paint that is pre-thinned for airbrushing and stick with that brand. I use MrColor and Alclad primer, Alclad chromes and metals, and 3 types of colors - Number5, Street Blisters, and ProScale Paints. They're all exceptionally well for their task.

Have fun!

[ZeGas]

Well it all arrived ,although a day late ,all unpacked and laid out on the bench .
Now to read the instructions ( strange for a male I know ) and watch a few videos on the subject and then I can bugger things up twice as fast ??

Great a fellow effera uppera, its so nice to have some company.