I moved this out of my first post about the Badger 350 because I’ve actually tried a couple of my other airbrushes, other paints, other bottles and other air hoses and I keep getting the same thing: it’s going on “wet”, and beading and running. This is with both the Vallejo Game Colors (which I tried to thin way less than before, made no difference) and the Citadel Foundation paints which I thinned the way they instruct to. I don’t ever recall having this problem before. Used to get nice, smooth and nearly insta-dry layers.
Could this be a result of too much pressure? I’m wondering if my compressor is the culprit.
Simple answer is yes, but you may require adapters and fittings that aren’t available with the compressor. Most are easily found at any decent hardware store.
I picked up a small husky regulator “Air adjusting valve with gauge” but it seems to have two settings: 0 and full lol. I thought I’d be able to tune it down to less than full but it seems to drop to Zero and stay there when I try to do that.
The Husky Air Adjusting Valve is likely to be designed for use with shop compressor with 100+ psi pressure. It cannot work with the low pressure compressor like the AC300. Your Badger 350 problem could have one of the sources below:
Improperly assembled airbrush.
Leaky connection.
Low compressor pressure.
Or a combination of the above. If it does not work with a compressed air can, the chance is good that it is improper assembly or defective airbrush.
Take the badger 350 to the hobby shop where you bought it. They should be happy to check it for you.
You may also want to consider a better compressor than the Testors AC 300. The Bedger 350 can benefit from a more powerful compressor.