Siphon Vs. Gravity Feed

[Kartracerx55]

I saw in the other thread the Idea was touched on, but I don't think it was enough. I too am looking into a brush, what else am I gonna do with some Xmas money? :rolleyes: So Pros, novices or anybody else what do you think gravity feed or siphon? :cool:

[Piggy89373]

Much of it really comes down to the painter and what you want to do with your brush. If you plan on spraying from a bottle, then obviously, you'll want to go with the siphon feed. If you're looking at doing small areas with some detail, you'll want gravity feed.

Typically, I've had much more success with gravity feed because the paint seems to flow better. However, I've also had some luck with siphon feed. I'll rarely try to cover a large area with gravity feed, simply because of a lack of paint volume.

Either one can serve your purposes, it depends a lot on what you want to do. At some point, you'll want to get greedy and have one of each. If you're just starting out, personally, I'd look into the siphon feed for versatility. Either way, it's still the painter not the brush that causes people to do the "ooooohh" sound.

[ApriliaRacer]

Gravity feed requires less air pressure than a siphon feed. I have a couple of Iwata HP-Cs that are gravity feed. I find that I don't need those for the RC bodys. They are great for fine details like when I paint static models.

For all my RC body painting needs I use a Paasche VL which is siphon fed. Very good, reliable, and inexpensive....

[Paintguy]

Its all personal preference... I use my HP-c for everything...have not touched the smaller HP-b for a year. Use it for large areas also...if the cup goes empty...just takes a sec to refil. Have used siphon in the past on different projects....thought the cleaning time was annoying in comparision. One thing I really like is the quick disconnect on the hose that I added...in a minute I can take it to the sink...rinse out the last (water based) color an be ready to go.