Rechargeable, Portable Airbrush?

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KB02

KB02

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I had just brushed the first bit of paint on the railings of my Shoving platform project when I realized how horrible it looked. I figured there had to be a better option out there somewhere. You know, some kind of cheap, refillable, reusable aerosol sprayer. Maybe something you could pump up or something like that. I got browsing the web and came across this:


I've always wanted an air brush, but to get a good one is expensive and quite the investment and since I would use it so rarely, didn't really seem the best choice.
This one was cheap enough at just over $20 that it seemed worth a shot. For two bucks extra I picked up the 2 year protection plan (seemed like a good call based off some of the reviews).

Anyone else have one of these?
 


KB02 said:
I had just brushed the first bit of paint on the railings of my Shoving platform project when I realized how horrible it looked. I figured there had to be a better option out there somewhere. You know, some kind of cheap, refillable, reusable aerosol sprayer. Maybe something you could pump up or something like that. I got browsing the web and came across this:


I've always wanted an air brush, but to get a good one is expensive and quite the investment and since I would use it so rarely, didn't really seem the best choice.
This one was cheap enough at just over $20 that it seemed worth a shot. For two bucks extra I picked up the 2 year protection plan (seemed like a good call based off some of the reviews).

Anyone else have one of these?
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I have heard good is about it, but a first hand review will be nice from a fellow modeler. Let us know how it goes!
 
You will find, I believe, you'll be running short on the air charge. The airbrush requires and uses much more air than you think.
The supply of that is actually more important than the airbrush type. Think about it; a constant 15 to 28psi for painting and cleaning, only an air compressor will give you that.

The cleaning between color changes and after painting uses more air than the painting. Save your money, buy an air compressor, used or new and go from there.

This contraption is total hype with no real value.

Pep
 
steelwheels said:
You will find, I believe, you'll be running short on the air charge. The airbrush requires and uses much more air than you think.
The supply of that is actually more important than the airbrush type. Think about it; a constant 15 to 28psi for painting and cleaning, only an air compressor will give you that.

The cleaning between color changes and after painting uses more air than the painting. Save your money, buy an air compressor, used or new and go from there.

This contraption is total hype with no real value.

Pep
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I think...we should wait and see.

Pep. ;)
 
I am a user, not a dreamer. I use the same compressor for the airbrush that runs my air tools. It has a 60gal tank 140 psi stored.

Replenishes around 110 psi. Airbrush a double-action, paint & clean up @28psi.

Pep
 
One of the first car modifications I ever did when I was a kid was adding a visor to one of my first cars. I had to paint it, of course, and being a poor college kid couldn't afford to have it professionally done, nor did I have a compressor or paint gun for automotive style work. I bought a cheap, aerosol powered paint sprayer (you can still get them, by the way) which did the job just nicely. And by nicely, I mean a professional painter should have refused any money from a customer for such a crap job, but for an amateur, it looked great from 5 feet away.

Could I spend a couple hundred dollars and pipe in an air supply from my 200 PSI compressor in the garage, complete with water separator (I have a feeling that's not the correct term) and set up full blown paint station? Yes. But I'm willing to see what $25 will get me for the few times a year I will actually use the thing.

We'll wait and see. I may come back and say this thing is as crappy as predicted, or I may find it a great little tool. I'll let everyone know.
 
KB02 said:
One of the first car doingications I ever did when I was a kid was adding a visor to one of my first cars. I had to eable cani of course, and being pa poor college kid couldn't afford to have it professionally done, nor did I have a compressor or paint gun for automotive sore work. I bought a cheap, aerosol powered paint sprayer (you can still get them, by the way) which did the job just nicely. And by nicely, I mean a professional painter should have refused any money from a customer for such a crap job, but for an amateur, it looked great from 5 feet away.

Could I spend a couple hundred dollars and pipe in an air supply from my 200 PSI compressor in the garage, complete with water separator (I have a feeling that's not the correct term) and set up full blown paint station? Yes. But I'm willing to see what $25 will get me for the few times a year I will actually use the thing.

We'll wait and see. I may come back and say this thing is as crappy as predicted, or I may find it a great little tool. I'll let everyone know.
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I am in NO way suggesting doing that. I am just giving some facts beyond the hype with regards to these portable, rechargeable canisters & bottled air supplies.

That airbrush is going to GROW on you, you seem to have the drive to go beyond a few times a year....

BTW, the compressor is outside,
The paint booth, a welding table covered
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Cheers,
Pep
 
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Based of your wall art and the tools I can see in that picture, it looks like you and I have similar interests. 😁
Been thinking of getting one of those cheap Fabrication tables from Harbor Freight for some upcoming (and some continuous) projects I have in the garage. Now you've got me thinking it could be duel purpose. ;)
 
Call me old school (you'd be correct) but I like the airbrush's capability for detail. If you just want to paint broad swatches or prime stuff fine. but I want an airbrush with as much capability as possible. I have seen these things but never tried one. I don't think I'd like having to hold that chunky compressor while painting. I think it would interfere with my control. Also at twenty bucks for the thing, I'd be nervous about quality. Pick any name brand and model airbrush. I could take twenty apart, put the parts in bins, mix them up, and reassemble them. I'd get twenty functional airbrushes. Not so for the cheap Chinese crap. There is little to no consistency in quality. You may get a good one, you may get a stinker. If it craps out, toss it and get another one. I've been airbrushing for something over 30 years. I've been a custom painter, an instructor, and a dealer. I always counsel people to buy a decent tool. You can get a decent airbrush from Badger, Paasche, or Iwata Neo and a few others for well under $100 that you can get parts and service for and will last pretty much forever if you take reasonable care of it. You won't have to worry about quality issues. That's my two dollars worth. :)
 
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