Bottles for a bottle-fed Airbrush

[MikeWz]

What kind of bottles are you guys using for your bottom feed brushes? All I have is the one that came with my brush, and it's really annoying because all I have are the small bottles of Tamiya paints, and they don't come up to where the straw reaches. And, are there bottles where I can just keep the paint in there? I'm pretty sure I have to put the paint back in it's Tamiya bottle when I'm done.

[SteveK2003]

Who makes your airbrush? I have both a Paasche and Testors, and the 1 ounce Testors bottles will screw on to both (I believe the top is known as 28mm).

I test-fit once, and I believe the 28mm caps will fit on the Tamiya bottles.

You can buy bottles individually or in packs of 5, they come to roughly a dollar each. It's OK to just pour the paint into the other bottles and keep it there, but some bottles need an additional gasket to help seal them (The metal-capped Testors bottles have the same paper liner that their Model Master and Acryl paints have).

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by MikeWz

What kind of bottles are you guys using for your bottom feed brushes? All I have is the one that came with my brush, and it's really annoying because all I have are the small bottles of Tamiya paints, and they don't come up to where the straw reaches. And, are there bottles where I can just keep the paint in there? I'm pretty sure I have to put the paint back in it's Tamiya bottle when I'm done.

Know what you mean. I store Tamiya paint that has been mixed or thinned in my airbrush bottles, as it's just easier, and less hassle to clean up.

[MikeWz]

I have an Iwata revolution. It's just the bottle that came with the brush when I bought it. The caps are definitely way to big for the smaller bottles of Tamiya paints...maybe they'll fit on the bigger ones. Only problem is, the straw on my bottle doesnt' reach to the bottom, so fair amount of paint gets left over.

What do you guys use to thin the paints to make them "sprayable"?

[SteveK2003]

http://www.iwata-medea.com/products/...es/bottles.jsp
I have a friend who loves the Fast Blast style caps for his Badger, since it's just a straight piece of tubing for the paint to flow through.

The medium for thinning the paints depends on what type of paint you are using. For lacquers and enamels, there are specific thinners for each kind. For acrylics, you can use a number of products, but you'll have to experiment to see which works best.

Some products I have seen used for thinning acrylics are that brand's thinner, isopropyl alcohol (91% is basically Tamiya's thinner), and regular or distilled water.