decal bonder/air brush tips question

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by kans0002

got any advice on using those aztek airbrushes? ... teach me oh great one

Well since you ask so nicely.....

The best advice I can give is....don't buy one. But it's too late for that

I think that these Aztek airbrushes are basically over-priced pieces of crap and a classic example of clever marketing hype. On paper they sound like a brilliant idea! Easy cleaning, changable tips, life-time guarantee...but reality is somewhat different.

After 6 months of use during which I felt that I was most of the time fighting to get it to work, I put it back in its wooden box, bought my first Iwata and discovered that airbrushing can be a painless experience after all.

I found that the key thing with the Aztek was air pressure. IIRC the Aztek needed a higher pressure than the Iwata for paints with identical thinning ratios.

I found that the tips tend to clog up inside and needed to be broken down for a thorough cleaning. Simple soaking was not enough. IIRC I used the Tan tip for just about everything.

Using the red tip key to clean out the inside of the body was also quite important.

Not being able to back flush was a major pain in the a$$. Of course I did it anyway and the lever mechanism in mine is the worse for it.

Having said all that and to be fair to Aztek, I did manage to get good paint jobs with it - it just wasn't much fun doing it and I had a constant feeling that I had been ripped off.

Not much help I'm afraid

[kans0002]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

The best advice I can give is....don't buy one.

I was afraid you were going to say that.