We had a great and useful discussion in the thread I started on cleaning solvents for air brushes, and now I have a different issue I could use some input on.
For years I used a Paasche H series external air brush. In those days it was almost always lacquer based Floquil or Scalecoat. Loved it, but it began to spatter paint and I couldn't locate the reason. I bought a new one, but decided to try an internal mix Paasche SA2000. Nice and smooth, but much harder to clean than the old external mix H series. Harder to adjust also.
As I return to modeling after a 10 year hiatus, I discover I have developed a severe allergy to lacquer thinner. My days of spraying Scalecoat are over.
As I began using Modelflex and Polly Scale, I discover they dry up and clog the airbrush rather quickly, and are very hard to clean out of the internal mix Paasche. I may need to purchase an external mix, even though they don't seem quite as smooth in application as the internal mix.
What are your experiences? Is the difference in clogging and cleaning enough that I should invest in an external mix and put the internal mix aside? If so, which H# nozzle works best with acrylics?
And the tough question might be, is there a better brand to be used exclusively with water based paints than Paasche? That's all I've used for 40 years, so Paasche is all I know.
I look forward to your comments on this issue. There's nothing like the voices of experience.
For years I used a Paasche H series external air brush. In those days it was almost always lacquer based Floquil or Scalecoat. Loved it, but it began to spatter paint and I couldn't locate the reason. I bought a new one, but decided to try an internal mix Paasche SA2000. Nice and smooth, but much harder to clean than the old external mix H series. Harder to adjust also.
As I return to modeling after a 10 year hiatus, I discover I have developed a severe allergy to lacquer thinner. My days of spraying Scalecoat are over.
As I began using Modelflex and Polly Scale, I discover they dry up and clog the airbrush rather quickly, and are very hard to clean out of the internal mix Paasche. I may need to purchase an external mix, even though they don't seem quite as smooth in application as the internal mix.
What are your experiences? Is the difference in clogging and cleaning enough that I should invest in an external mix and put the internal mix aside? If so, which H# nozzle works best with acrylics?
And the tough question might be, is there a better brand to be used exclusively with water based paints than Paasche? That's all I've used for 40 years, so Paasche is all I know.
I look forward to your comments on this issue. There's nothing like the voices of experience.