Reading a Spray Pattern

[DaveG]

I got roped in to participating in a new FB group (Airbrush for Beginners. Advice from Pros.) - as part of a post on learning to interpret what the spray pattern could teach you, I made this little cheat sheet. It doesn't cover 100% but hopefully enough to get someone pointed in the right direction. May help some (hope it does) -

 

[tatocorvette]

Excellent presentation worth thousands of words trying to explain.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Kingpin]

Nice little write up Dave, I am sure it will help us all not just beginners

 

[JuanRi]

Thank you for sharing Dave, very well explained

 

[tatocorvette]

My contribution:

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Sorry, couldn't resist...

 

[JB]

My contribution:
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[JackEb]

My contribution:
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Out of paint or compressor off

Sorry, couldn't resist...

Blocked nozzle !!!!

 

[JackEb]

I'm so glad you posted this here, I was going to ask you to after I saw it on FB. but you usually post here so I wasn't going to push you.

 

[DaveG]

I'm so glad you posted this here, I was going to ask you to after I saw it on FB. but you usually post here so I wasn't going to push you.

You can ALWAYS ask me anything! I'm working on more, that I think will be helpful (especially for beginners)...

 

[JackEb]

You can ALWAYS ask me anything! I'm working on more, that I think will be helpful (especially for beginners)...

I love that Facebook is out there helping beginners, my only problem with it is that nobody uses the search function and important info gets lost far too quickly.
That's where this place excels
the primary goal for this forum is for newbie help and guidance, the rest of us just hang out waiting for someone to ask a question and show off our AAD collections.

 

[DaveG]

yes, we were talking about how fast information gets buried, and how hard it is to try to organize it on FB... as you probably saw, I also have another piece full of info that goes with the above spray test cheat sheet - I'll try to get it all here, too.

 

[Nightwish]

Great Job there Dave it is not only helpful for beginners, but also for those that are going from just spraying through masks to freehand work and or starting to use a detail airbrush. I wish I had that kind of info when I started.

 

[SiRoxx]

This is so helpful Dave. Thanks for posting such a clear, concise chart.