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DickJones
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Hello, I'm Dick Jones and I am from Belfast. I did not know whether to put this in introductions or not.
I am having a problem with my airbrush/compressor setup. I am using an Expo AB602 to paint models and have been for about 2 months. I have been using the dual-action gravity feed brush that comes with it. I mix Tamiya paints with Tamiya thinner and routinely clean the brush. Everything has gone fine until my latest attempt to use it using the usual settings.
The paint would barely come out at all, even though air was blasting through. I had to hold it very close to the surface to even realise the paint was getting through. When I did it would spit and run/pool up. I thought I did not clean the brush properly so I cleaned it thoroughly... same problem.
So then I bought a new gravity-fed dual action brush. This was obviously whistle-clean but again the same problem. I spray in the garage, which is cold, but the temperature hasn't changed in 2 months.
I brought the compressor inside and heated it, I thought condensation might have to dry out. Then I fitted the in-line moisture trap, but just one or two tiny bubbles show up in it.
Anyway, I'm at a loss as to what the problem is here. I also tried different paints.
I am having a problem with my airbrush/compressor setup. I am using an Expo AB602 to paint models and have been for about 2 months. I have been using the dual-action gravity feed brush that comes with it. I mix Tamiya paints with Tamiya thinner and routinely clean the brush. Everything has gone fine until my latest attempt to use it using the usual settings.
The paint would barely come out at all, even though air was blasting through. I had to hold it very close to the surface to even realise the paint was getting through. When I did it would spit and run/pool up. I thought I did not clean the brush properly so I cleaned it thoroughly... same problem.
So then I bought a new gravity-fed dual action brush. This was obviously whistle-clean but again the same problem. I spray in the garage, which is cold, but the temperature hasn't changed in 2 months.
I brought the compressor inside and heated it, I thought condensation might have to dry out. Then I fitted the in-line moisture trap, but just one or two tiny bubbles show up in it.
Anyway, I'm at a loss as to what the problem is here. I also tried different paints.