iwata airbrushes

[thejuice87311]

i've been looking at getting into airbrushing but i can't decide what gun would be the best for rc. i want to go with the eclipse series but should i go with the bottom feed, side feed, or gravity feed.

[StevePond]

I'm no painting expert, but I've used all the different types of airbrushes and prefer the gravity-feed type with a 1-ounce cup. The Iwata airbrushes are the best - it's a very good choice.

[designt1]

^^^yep

[hijacker]

I've used Paasche and Iwata, Iwata is better.

[Piggy89373]

Steve Pond in the paint forum?!?! Wow, not a place I expected to see you post, but glad to see you on here nonetheless.

Juice, unless you're painting large areas constantly, you're better off with getting a gravity fed. Some like the bottom feed so they can aim their brush better. Some like the side feed because they feel it doesn't get in the way as often as gravity or bottom feed. Some like gravity feed because they tend to spray much smoother than the other types of brushes.

I, like many others, prefer the gravity fed brushes because they do spray very smoothly. I don't have problems running out of paint because I keep my coats extremely light. Either model you go with, Iwatas are about the best out there. You're certainly going to get more than your money's worth from an Iwata.

[MaxxThrasher]

I'm no painting expert,
Yeah, but if you were to frequent www.cfxpaintworks.com you could become a painting expert. :p

[thejuice87311]

how hard is it to switch paints on the gravity feed though? what do you do with all of the remaining paint if its in a fixed cup?

[MaxxThrasher]

1st of all, most painters never fill the cup completely up. You learn how much paint you need for each spray job. Usually, very little is left and it just gets washed out. Changing paints doesn't take much more time with a gravity then it does with a siphon. A bit more time is taken rinsing and wiping out the cup, that's all. It depends on what paint your spraying too. Some paints need more time cleaning then others.

[sasonrally]

I use gravity feeds for details, and one siphon feed for larger areas. It all depends on your style but start with Gravity. I love Iwatas, I own three of them.

The bottom feed takes longer to clean and you end up losing paint if you are not sure how much to use. So there you go!!!

[extremetmaxxer]

iwata eclipse hp-cs

its all you need to know! lol

i have two and they are my best freinds that help me get the work done!! the micron is like my hot girlfreind, works when she wants too but damn does she make it look good when shes workin it!! my hp-c is like my wife.... always reliable and great performance every night....

lol

[elgordox1]

I am waiting on an iwata HP-CR I bought from ebay as my first airbrush. But I hear a lot of people recommending other slightly more expensive iwatas. So was my airbrush choice a bad one? I figured I could learn to use a dual-action and improve with it and the price tag wasn't to high. A friend told me shooting Faskolor with a .5 needle would be a good place to start

[MaxxThrasher]

Buying a Iwata of any kind is never a bad choice, and your friend was right. It is a great place to start. The Revolution does everything you'll want it to do for someone starting out. The other brush you hear so much about has a slightly smaller tip and is a step up. You'll find, if you stick with airbrushing, that you'll end up with both brushes eventually.
For now though, you made a great choice.