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Hey you guys, anyone have experience or thoughts about either of these for an AB noob..?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SprayMaster-4-...item43a1999ea1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I will be painting shells mostly using water base acrylic... will these be suitable for needle/nozzle size and working pressure?

I know it ain't, but it has a look of the (too pricey..) Iwat* jet series..!
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You can airbrush with a spare tire and a pressure regulator attached to the valve stem, so really anything that supplies a consistent, clean PSI and doesn't wake the neighbors is a good compressor.

I use a 3 gal pancake compressor from Porter Cable that is used mostly by roofers for nail guns. A water trap and a pressure regulator and I can spray all day.



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6 months warranty? hmm...

as for the brush, it doesn't say but guessing by the model name it might be a .3 setup. I had a go with pactra when i first got my brush. That was a .5 and you needed to thin the paints a fair bit.
So if you do get that brush, buy alot of thinners to keep in stock.
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heres one the same spec as the one you listed but its got an extra brush and its cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AIRBRUSH-KIT-A...item45f4bbc306
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heres one the same spec as the one you listed but its got an extra brush and its cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AIRBRUSH-KIT-A...item45f4bbc306
Jon, you are a diamond... the compressor(s) I listed has, I thought, a reservoir thus providing a constant air supply as I thought that was important... is it?

I was jus surfin' your new site BTW... nice job!
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ALSO can someone explain what nozzle and needle sizes do please..?
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the nozzle and needle are matched, as in you have a set size needle for a set size nozzle, the bigger the nozzle the more paint, or thicker the paint will flow through without spluttering and all sorts.

For most paints I use 0.5mm is the minimum size, and with faskolor/createx most paints still need a little thinning down.
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