Cordless Airbrush?


PMW

PMW

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Does anyone have any experience using a cordless airbrush for weathering? I found a review that suggests they may work alright for modeling. I'm mostly planning to use it to weather rolling stock for now.

Thanks!
 
PMW said:
I should try because it can't be any worse than what I've tried without an airbrush 😩
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The only thing that worries me about them is if they give up halfway through a job, now I have to wait for it to charge, that's ok, but what do I do with the paint in the cup, let it dry out, or throw it, clean it and then charge it ?
 
Smudge617 said:
The only thing that worries me about them is if they give up halfway through a job, now I have to wait for it to charge, that's ok, but what do I do with the paint in the cup, let it dry out, or throw it, clean it and then charge it ?
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If you're weathering with an airbrush you shouldn't have much paint in the cup anyway. A few drops at a time is all you really need. I'd be more worried about a big chunky battery type thing in my hand. I like to handle an airbrush like a pencil or a pen, or a brush. the more weight, the more cumbersome, but that's only my opinion.
 
Smudge617 said:
The only thing that worries me about them is if they give up halfway through a job, now I have to wait for it to charge, that's ok, but what do I do with the paint in the cup, let it dry out, or throw it, clean it and then charge it ?
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Good point. The one I saw had indicator lights to show charge and it just plugs in to a wall outlet or laptop and I'm guessing you can use it while plugged in but I don't know for sure
 
Espeefan said:
If you're weathering with an airbrush you shouldn't have much paint in the cup anyway. A few drops at a time is all you really need. I'd be more worried about a big chunky battery type thing in my hand. I like to handle an airbrush like a pencil or a pen, or a brush. the more weight, the more cumbersome, but that's only my opinion.
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Thanks, another good point. I did see a few online which have an option to connect the airbrush directly to the compressor or to use a hose. Not trying to sound like a cordless airbrush salesman, just pointing out what I've seen. I'm more concerned with whether they work well for this purpose.
 
PMW said:
Thanks, another good point. I did see a few online which have an option to connect the airbrush directly to the compressor or to use a hose. Not trying to sound like a cordless airbrush salesman, just pointing out what I've seen. I'm more concerned with whether they work well for this purpose.
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If it plugs into a compressor whats the point, you might as well just get a normal airbrush, I think these are mainly for cake decorating, not actual painting with paint.
 
Espeefan said:
If you're weathering with an airbrush you shouldn't have much paint in the cup anyway. A few drops at a time is all you really need. I'd be more worried about a big chunky battery type thing in my hand. I like to handle an airbrush like a pencil or a pen, or a brush. the more weight, the more cumbersome, but that's only my opinion.
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If your weathering one car at a time fine but, I do multiple cars at a time. Weathering track or other scenery takes more.
PMW said:
Good point. The one I saw had indicator lights to show charge and it just plugs in to a wall outlet or laptop and I'm guessing you can use it while plugged in but I don't know for sure
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Not cordless if you have to plug it in.
I would look into a regular airbrush with a compressor. Piston pump will last the longest and have a quick recovery. Just add a water/oil separator to keep the air dry.
 
CambriaArea51 said:
If your weathering one car at a time fine but, I do multiple cars at a time. Weathering track or other scenery takes more.

Not cordless if you have to plug it in.
I would look into a regular airbrush with a compressor. Piston pump will last the longest and have a quick recovery. Just add a water/oil separator to keep the air dry.

A cordless power tool is still cordless even though you have to plug in the battery every so often to re-charge it. Same with the cordless compressor for a cordless airbrush.
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The cordless compressor has to be charged to work without being plugged in. Just as the batteries for cordless tools have to be plugged in and charged from time to time. They are still considered cordless tools.
 
OK, does this just charge the cylinder with air while charging from the mains or does it have a bellow that tops up the compressed of air while your using it ?
 
Smudge617 said:
OK, does this just charge the cylinder with air while charging from the mains or does it have a bellow that tops up the compressed of air while your using it ?
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I have no idea, man. Remember I started this thread looking for information from people who have experience with one 😂
 
PMW said:
I have no idea, man. Remember I started this thread looking for information from people who have experience with one 😂
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Seems the compressor is separate, or at least it seems to be on this one as they list it as separate, Chinese translations can always be ambiguous

 
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I bought one of those rechargable ones of some rando site (temu i think). I comes with a moderately high quality gun, the compressor and a hose (you can either attach it to the compressor directly to airbrush or use the hose.) It took som fiddling to get it spraying nicely but i can reccomend. I get perhaps an hour or two-ish of spraying per charge, and with mine it works when plugged in too.

Edit: sorry i meant an hour or two-ish to fast-charge, it varies when in actual use, but if you were running it ALL the time i would say about 10 min, but of course you don't run the compressor when not spraying, ie, preping and mixing etc.. so is good for quite a while of painting..
This is the model I have anyway no brand on it (probably generic, but it says model no SZ05Mn:
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dgrafix said:
Yes i do
I bought one of those rechargable ones of some rando site (temu i think). I comes with a moderately high quality gun, the compressor and a hose (you can either attach it to the compressor directly to airbrush or use the hose.) It took som fiddling to get it spraying nicely but i can reccomend. I get perhaps an hour or two-ish of spraying per charge, and with mine it works when plugged in too.

Edit: sorry i meant an hour or two-ish to fast-charge, it varies when in actual use, but if you were running it ALL the time i would say about 10 min, but of course you don't run the compressor when not spraying, ie, preping and mixing etc.. so is good for quite a while of painting..
This is the model I have anyway no brand on it (probably generic, but it says model no SZ05Mn:
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Thanks. I'll do some more looking around online to see what model would be good for what I want to try.
 
I would have to agree that if you don't already own an airbrush I'd buy a conventional one first. You can get something like the Neo with the small compressor as shown here:
https://www.cheapjoes.com/iwata-neo-air-compressor.html

and here:
https://www.amazon.com/NEO-Gravity-...MI1dXJgumMhAMVptLCBB28Hg4BEAQYAiABEgJyPvD_BwE
They're most likely more expensive than the cheapie hand held, but will do considerably more and there is no battery to die when you need it most. I happen to own one of these rigs and have used it on the layout. It works well, and has lasted nicely.
 
Espeefan said:
I would have to agree that if you don't already own an airbrush I'd buy a conventional one first. You can get something like the Neo with the small compressor as shown here:
https://www.cheapjoes.com/iwata-neo-air-compressor.html

and here:
https://www.amazon.com/NEO-Gravity-...MI1dXJgumMhAMVptLCBB28Hg4BEAQYAiABEgJyPvD_BwE
They're most likely more expensive than the cheapie hand held, but will do considerably more and there is no battery to die when you need it most. I happen to own one of these rigs and have used it on the layout. It works well, and has lasted nicely.
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Thanks. Yes, more expensive but a good option!
 
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