Best Airbrush Paints???

[AustinMartin]

I am about to buy some airbrush paints, and am wondering what airbrush paints are the best, and where should I buy them?

[tuned.by.twenty]

As far as I know, ZERO paints are the best. You can get them from Hiroboy.

[Sixx]

Welcome to the forum, there are many suppliers you can use, Zero Paints by Hiroboy.com
Steve is also a contributor and vendor here on the forum.
You can get some House of Kolor paints in 2oz. or 4oz. airbrush ready.

Cans of Tamiya that you can decant. There is a great thread tutorial on doing that here on the forum, just search.

Do a thread search and you will find a great number of people willing to help you out!

Best of luck

[klutz_100]

TBH there is NO such thing as the best paint to put through an airbrush.

To a large degree, you can put anything through an airbrush from lacquers through acrylics and enamels and even down to MIG pigments - it's all a function of needle size, degree of thinning and air pressure.

e.g. I have recently started using regular Vallejo Model Color paints instead of Vallejo Air because of color choice. Although they are not recommended for airbrushing I haven't had any problems yet I just thinned with Mr Muscle window cleaner and added Vallejo resin thinner for adhesion.

Having said that, as mentioned above, Zero auto lacquers and decanted Tamiya TS paints are safe and easy options to go with. I can also recommend Gunze jars as a very good (albeit smelly) option

[73superduty]

Zero is great. However, living in the continental US it was easier for me to purchase Scalefinishes paint. He's new, but his paint is amazing. He'll match any color you can give him.
With that said, Hiroboy's Zero paint is great, but so is Scalefinishes. I've used both of them and I would say they are both relatively easy to use and spray fantastically.
At this juncture of the economy I have to try to save a buck or two these days and with Jameston in Utah and Hiroboy in the UK shipping is a factor.
Shipping from Scalefinishes is FREE.

My take, you may not agree. Thanks
Chris

[drunken monkey]

I've always been of the belief that if you're going to put it through an airbrush, there is no "best" paint beyond the different properties of the medium.
Out of the can there will be differences in spray quality due to the disparities between cans and nozzles but decanted and thinned to the users requirements, all paint can be made to behave exactly how you want to.

[SuperMele]

I always used thinned tamiya acrylics, but even dry, they are verry fingerprint sensitive... The last builds i've used zero and must say its a new world opening up to me!

[Tervo]

Originally Posted by SuperMele

I always used thinned tamiya acrylics, but even dry, they are verry fingerprint sensitive... The last builds i've used zero and must say its a new world opening up to me!

Yes I know. I used them back in the beginning of nineties, and seems that by now, in some +15 years they have finally cured!

[Tibi Keke]

Decanted paint from Tamiya Spraycans works very well true airbrush. Thinned with Gunze Mr. Colour Thinner or even laquer thinner from automotive shops will work fine!
This is what i use now :


and i am surpised that it work well also with Tamiya Acrilics or decanted clear - Mr. Top Coat! The airbrush sprays better, and the surface is leveling very nice!