Will this effect performance

need to pull the trigger back half way to get paint and when your moving the trigger to shut paint off I get a burst of paint.

It means there was no perfect fit between the nozzle and the body.
I'm glad you've made a decision to send it back. Now you're motivated to buy new AB:) In case of buying new Iwata you'll have what you've paid for. Always!
 
trouble is when the part that holds the nozzle is damaged like you said it will cause problems later on when you want or need to replace the nozzle , I had it with a richpen same brush as the HP SB and by the time the nozzle was worn out and I replaced it with a new one the damaged part got more damaged by removing the old nozzle and the brush was ready for the trash , no I was lucky the Richpen was a gift and the nozzle I bought fitted my Iwata so no harm done to my wallet . my advice get your money back end buy a new one
 
Yea I'm either buying a new hp-sb+ or cm-sb, I really liked the feel of the side feed, and how you can spray 1 drop of paint at a time.
 
ouch, harsh lesson :( it sounds like he just threw paint in it, never cleaned it properly then got rid of it when it started playing up, and possibly overtighted things when he tried to pull it apart to fix it.
 
yep, I think you will be better served returning it, and chalking it up to an experience you may not want to repeat. Hard to argue with the feeling a brand spanking new one will bring!

You did mention that you enjoyed being able to use just a drop or two of paint - so, to that point I may suggest something that could put a wrench in your plan. You may want to consider a "A" sized cup - I have several, and have always enjoyed using them when it comes time for the little, itty bitty details to come around -

A few I have - Grafo T1, Olympos HP100A, and a Grex, (which now wears an Iwata front end)-
grafo-in-box2.jpg olympos-hp100a-1.jpg grex-xd-airbrush1.jpg

I also have a "rim" which screws onto my Infinity CR+ in place of one of the color cups, so it too can be used as an "A" cup...
 
I do like the thought of no paint cup but currently I have a grex xgi that the cup unscrew but is not as good for super fine detail. On the other hand I do not like that if you need to paint something a little bigger you have to constantly fill up the brush. I feel like the side feeds are sort of the best of both worlds.
I am keeping an eye on ebay and other sites for a hp-a or olympos equivalent or grex xd, but would rather have the iwata/olympos.

How do you like the XD?
Is the trigger as "precious" as your olympos or iwata brushes?
Does it spray better with the iwata front pieces, if so is it iwata nozzle,nozzle cap and needle?
 
I do like the thought of no paint cup but currently I have a grex xgi that the cup unscrew but is not as good for super fine detail. On the other hand I do not like that if you need to paint something a little bigger you have to constantly fill up the brush. I feel like the side feeds are sort of the best of both worlds.
I am keeping an eye on ebay and other sites for a hp-a or olympos equivalent or grex xd, but would rather have the iwata/olympos.

How do you like the XD?
Is the trigger as "precious" as your olympos or iwata brushes?
Does it spray better with the iwata front pieces, if so is it iwata nozzle,nozzle cap and needle?

The XD is not a favorite of mine. With the factory parts, I was able to get the trigger acceptable, but would find it fatiguing to use compared to many other brushes. The biggest issue I had with the brush was that paint flow initiation was ambiguous, at best. Sometimes the trigger would be half back, sometimes quarter back, etc. In order to get consistency I had to up my air pressure, which then kind of negates the ability to pull fine detail, which is what you would want an "A" cup for to begin with. I was fooling around one day while doing a post write up re-test session. I was comparing the brush with an HP-B, and found so many similarities that made me curious. The nozzle threads are different, so that is out, but the air cap and needle cap can be switched. I added the Iwata parts to the Grex, and it will now work at much lower pressures, and will pull a nice fine line - predictably. I did not see enough of a difference changing needles to warrant it. The air cap fits the nozzle better, and allows for a touch more nozzle protrusion, allowing for a better venturi off the tip... I have a write up on it somewhere, and will try to find a link.

Edit: Here is a link to a FB write up I did on the XD. If you click on each of the pictures in the album, they will come up with additional comments
- https://www.facebook.com/pg/anybrandairbrush/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1085001394938781

I don't really ever run into having the problem that I am working on something, and constantly need to refill the brush. I simply use QC fitting, and generally have a "A", "B", and larger nozzle "C" ready to go... I use the brush that is appropriate for where I am at in an illustration.
 
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That's sort of how my grex xgi is, I love it except when it comes to detail and the trigger, I feel like the trigger is not as precious as an iwata. I'm going to be using this brush how you would use a C cup since it has a few different size cups and I have a .2,.3 and .5 needle setup for it.
I bought a hp-b and really enjoy it now it's either a hp or cm either way it will be a side feed. Then in the future maybe an A cup if I can get a pretty good deal on one.

Thank you for the review of the xd
 
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