Hey guys, I’m new here. Am getting into airbrushing and have a few questions relating to the bottles.
I have an Iwata Eclipse BCS, btw.
Are the push on type bottles all compatible (eg, the Iwata type work with a Badger, etc). On ebay I’ve done searches, and the neck angles appear different on some. Is this significant? And is the diameter the same?
Do people here generally keep paint in the airbrush bottles and swap bottles or do you empty the bottles and clean each time you change color?
Where is a good place to get spare bottles? That ships internationally
Can you actually buy adapter lids to go on hobby paint bottles?
the simple thing i do, is get a suction bottle for your airbrush. Get a filter to place around it. I know badger has these things for sale somewhere. Then pour the paint in, pour your thinner, stir, attach to brush and pray it comes out good [bow]
I believe they will work but I could be wrong. I know that Paasche bottles fit Badgers and vice versa.
Actually I prefer to use the metal color cups when painting with a siphon-feed airbrush as they are much less work to clean. If you need a lot of paint then the jars are fine and I would use one and clean it between colors or use a couple and clean them all when done.
Not sure if Dixie Art and Bear Air or others ship internationally but I know Badger does.
Yes there are adapter lids for many sizes of hobby paint bottles but I see no reason for using them as you need to thin the paint somewhat from the bottle anyhow so you may as well use a metal color cup or a plastic/glass jar.
The differing neck angles is usually to accomodate different styles of airbrushes. The inlet on a Paasche H/Badger 350 type airbrush is a lot more angles than a siphon feed double action, so the bottles for a Paasche H/Badger 350 will usually have a sharper angle than the bottles for a siphon feed double action. Usually the neck angle is such that the bottle is more or less upright when the airbrush is horizontal. As for its significance, as long as the bottle is not too in too flat a position or alternatively sitching out ahead of the airbrush, it’s fine.
I’ll echo MikeV’s comment on using a metal color cup. For situations where I am using a bottle, I rarely would keep the thinned paint because I paint mostly with enamels, and thinned enamel paint does not usually store for more than a few days before it congeals into a useless lump in the bottom of the bottle. My exception to that rule, are clear coats. I usually have a bottle of flat and a bottle of gloss, and I’ll spray directly from the bottle and cap when I’m done.
What kind of paint bottles? Testor’s Model Master paints are smaller than a standard Badger/Paasche siphon cap. I don’t know if anyone makes lids for them, although I wouldn’t be surprised. Note that you cannot use an Aztek siphon cap, because its outlet tube is too small. On the other hand, Tamiya’s stubby bottles fit Badger/Paasche siphon caps perfectly, although you will have to cut down the siphon tube to fit.
Thanks for the information people. So the Tamiya 10ml bottles (and I guess the Gunze) will fit the badger caps.
I guess I’m just concerned about waste, and the effort of continually having to decant and decant when I’m done. The Tamiya and Gunze acrylics have plenty of room for thinning. 10ml of paint, and at least 10ml spare of room.
And I guess top make the airbrush more usable. If all I had to do was stir, attach to brush and paint I’d tend to use the airbrush more. As it is I keep tending to use the paintbrush for small jobs as I’m not going to decant and thin and decant to say paint the cushions on a pair of 1:48 ejection seat olive drab.
Regarding the angle - so there is some difference. That explains my query.
