Do I need a new airbrush, or am I HORRIBLE at thinning paint?

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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[#ditto] Simple as this: It all works better when it’s clean…

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Thanks, Mike, it was looking a little nekkid over there. And I don’t care what airbrush Ian is using, his painting is looking pretty dang good!

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I purchased an Aztec 470 this year but could never get it to spray correclty. I use Tamiya acrylics. I tried different air pressures, new tips and mixing ratios but could never get it to spray reliably. I finally gave up on it and purchased a gravity feed Omni 4000 which was much cheaper than the Aztec. This brush is great! It sprayed perfect from day one. I struggled for 10 months with the Aztec, maybe I was doing something wrong but the Omni is much more forgiving. I had to use 30-40 PSI just to get the paint to come out of the Aztec but had issues with splattering. With the same paint and thinning ratios, the Omni works great. I will never use the Aztec again.

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[#ditto]

Some people love them, some hate them. I fall into the latter category…