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I started working with Com-Art Colours paint last week while getting familiar with my new airbrushes. I figured out that I can use Badger Flow Improver, about 1 drop to 5 drops paint. It helps with tip dry and the paint flows well down to 7 psi at least. Some fine lines at 7 psi are possible. Tip dry does occur of course and the tip needs to be cleaned every couple minutes. Clean up is pretty easy. It appears all the paint is removed from the nozzle with just a flush using Badger airbrush cleaner ( I have a lot of Badger cleaner, so I'm using it until it's all gone).
I wanted to try some other paint and purchased the Wicked primary color set. It is definitely different. I tried one drop Createx 4012 reducer to 10 drops paint and the paint wouldn't flow well at all out the Iwata's .35 nozzle. I went from 7psi to 17 psi and it was a little better. I continued to add reducer until I got the Wicked black to flow well, even at 7 psi, which was about 6 drops reducer to 10 drops paint. I could get some pretty fine lines, but not like with the Com-Art paint.
I learned that turning up the psi to 17 psi lays down paint more quickly, is more tricky to do finer detail stuff, but sprays out tinier atomized droplets. When lightly painting larger areas, the better atomization of the paint is awesome. This to me is nicer looking than the larger droplets created using 7 psi.
For sure, the Wicked lays down thicker, faster, like there's more pigment, but maybe it's just not as reduced as the Com-Art. It doesn't puddle as easily as the Com-Art. I can build up the paint pretty heavily and it doesn't get that wet, overly built up "puddle" look like Com-Art.
The Wicked seemed to take more time to clean out of my airbrush. Com-Art is super easy in this respect.
I'm just beginning so all this is experimentation. I'm not painting anything yet, just practicing basic technique.
Any ideas on how best to reduce the Wicked and what pressures to use with a .35 nozzle? Is Wicked more tenacious generally during cleanup then Com-Art paints? What would be the advantage of Wicked over other paints? I know it's a multipurpose paint that can be used on metal and plastics and is used a lot for automotive painting. I stayed up too late tonight. I didn't want to end my airbrush session on a negative, so I kept working with the Wicked until I could actually get it to work, mostly. What fun!! Now I pay for it tomorrow
I wanted to try some other paint and purchased the Wicked primary color set. It is definitely different. I tried one drop Createx 4012 reducer to 10 drops paint and the paint wouldn't flow well at all out the Iwata's .35 nozzle. I went from 7psi to 17 psi and it was a little better. I continued to add reducer until I got the Wicked black to flow well, even at 7 psi, which was about 6 drops reducer to 10 drops paint. I could get some pretty fine lines, but not like with the Com-Art paint.
I learned that turning up the psi to 17 psi lays down paint more quickly, is more tricky to do finer detail stuff, but sprays out tinier atomized droplets. When lightly painting larger areas, the better atomization of the paint is awesome. This to me is nicer looking than the larger droplets created using 7 psi.
For sure, the Wicked lays down thicker, faster, like there's more pigment, but maybe it's just not as reduced as the Com-Art. It doesn't puddle as easily as the Com-Art. I can build up the paint pretty heavily and it doesn't get that wet, overly built up "puddle" look like Com-Art.
The Wicked seemed to take more time to clean out of my airbrush. Com-Art is super easy in this respect.
I'm just beginning so all this is experimentation. I'm not painting anything yet, just practicing basic technique.
Any ideas on how best to reduce the Wicked and what pressures to use with a .35 nozzle? Is Wicked more tenacious generally during cleanup then Com-Art paints? What would be the advantage of Wicked over other paints? I know it's a multipurpose paint that can be used on metal and plastics and is used a lot for automotive painting. I stayed up too late tonight. I didn't want to end my airbrush session on a negative, so I kept working with the Wicked until I could actually get it to work, mostly. What fun!! Now I pay for it tomorrow