My uncle gave me a compressor and I hadn’t gotten a chance to use it until last night. IT was the first time I had used a compressor since before i had used the cans of compressed air. After I was done I noticed that the output of the compressor was very warm. The air it was blowing was also warm. I was quite dissapointed with the end result of the paint job, but I might not have mixed the color with enought thineer.
I was wondering if the warm air would affect the airbrush as it spreading the paint.
Never really thought about that, but I guess warmer air would certainly evapourate the thinner from the paint a lot quicker (especially the alcohol component of acrylics). What was wrong with the paint job? was it rough and powdery looking on the surface? If so maybe the paint is drying too much out in mid air before it lands on the surface. The other thing is do you have a water trap on the compressor?, because moisture in your air will frustrate you endlessly in trying to get a good paint job.
Cheers…Snowy
how far were you using the airbrush from the surface?
Definatly use a moister trap. When air is compressed it get hot and as the air cools it releases moisture so putting a moister trap as close to the airbrush as possible is a good idea. And it is normal for the air to be warm if you don’t have a storage tank or a long air hose.
JOhn
Thanks for all your advice. I do have a moisture trap about six inches from the airbrush. I may have been too far spaying. How close should you be to the subject when spraying? I noticed that I can still see the green putty that I used at one seam. I had sanded it down pretty well. Maybe I jsut need to put another coat of paint? I really experimented alot with helicopter with adding doors that I made from sterene.
Thanks again!!!