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shrive81
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Is there a benefit to either one or are they very similar and is it alot better then the master brand?
Yep, it's ridiculous!! I use the spectratex black over the wicked. Smoother and has better coverage too!
Josh
Hey Ken. I have been doing some research on your products and they all look like solid brushes. I have only used Iwata and I love my Eclipse. I have never even held a Badger. I have been looking at purchasing a fine detail brush like the Kustom Micron, but that brush is between 5 to $600.00. The parts are almost as much as a new airbrush. I have been looking into the Krome. I like how it comes with two different nozzle/needle sizes and it is made right here in good ol' U.S.A. The only thing I have heard that was a flaw on the Krome was the paint cup lid doesn't fit tight and can fall off. Can you give me your personal opinion about the Krome against a brush like the Micron? Thanks.
Thanks Ken for your input. I have seen reviews where people did put those lids on from I believe their Patriots. Looks like I will have to order one of those lids with it. I forgot to ask if the Krome has the Teflon bearing for Urethane's or is it something you have to add in the order? Thanks again.
Inner seals are all urethane friendly - so no need to special order anything.
Hab,
They are both excellent finite detail airbrushes. The Micron has a slightly finer needle/nozzle aperture I believe - so it may atomize the slightest bit finer. That being said - the Krome is capable of producing 80 micron dots and hairlines. Both products are conscientiously crafted and manufactured, making them reliable and precise in their quality.
Personally, I hate the metal lids - they are either to tight, causing a 'jarring' of the airbrush when removing them, or too lose causing them to fall off if you move to drastically during your airbrushing. I love the vinyl cap lids because they fit securely and come off easily. The artists who designed the Krome wanted a metal lid because they thought it made it seem higher quality. In my opinion the caps function is paramount to its perception, so the vinyl is better.
Hope that helps. If anyone thinks this spam - I apologize, I just wanted to answer Habs question. In the future I will defer people to my email address with questions of this nature. Thought of that after I typed all of this - and knew I would forget what I said if I asked Hab to email at this stage of my reply.
Oh, and the Krome comes with an adpator to your Iwata hoses.
Thanks all for the nice introduction. 40+ replies to an introduction thread. I'm impressed. LOL
Michaels is the best storefront source for Badger products, including Spectratex paints.
Many times the paints are stored away due to theft concerns, which is understandable. Locate a store staff member and they'll help you access the paints. When we redesigned the department for 2012, we probably should have given more consideration to a better more secure paint display - so Michaels could safely present the product. I'm already discussing some of the issues you guys are having with the people at Michaels - in hopes of them having a better, even more consumer friendly, airbrush department in the reasonably near future.
Hey Ken. I have been doing some research on your products and they all look like solid brushes. I have only used Iwata and I love my Eclipse. I have never even held a Badger. I have been looking at purchasing a fine detail brush like the Kustom Micron, but that brush is between 5 to $600.00. The parts are almost as much as a new airbrush. I have been looking into the Krome. I like how it comes with two different nozzle/needle sizes and it is made right here in good ol' U.S.A. The only thing I have heard that was a flaw on the Krome was the paint cup lid doesn't fit tight and can fall off. Can you give me your personal opinion about the Krome against a brush like the Micron? Thanks.
In my local location it is not a problem of the paint are locked away , There is only black,tint white,opaque white,peach and airbrush cleaner, Oh and light brown, No primary colors than they carry about 4 or 5 of the fluorescent colors. When I ask the store staff and manager about why they carried such a limited supply of colors , He reply was Ï don't know that is what the shelf numbers call for."
On the Badger airbrushes they have a card hanging on the wall, I asked if they held the airbrushes in a secured area , The manager told me no, that you take the card to the front and the ring it up than I had the option of having it sent to the store for free and they call me when it comes in , Or pay shipping and have it sent to my house.
As a lot of us on here and many different sites , I try any makers airbrush paint. Why because I want to see what works best for me and the way I paint.
So my only request is could you talk to Michael's to at least include the primary colors in all their stores?
Thanks for your time.