Choosing A Budget Airbrush For Model Painting

Airbrushes For Beginners Model building and model making are big hobbies for a huge range of people; and can vary from racing remote controlled cars, models from famous TV shows or films, or classic military vehicles. Once you’ve built your model, then you want to add the best finishing touches possible. Depending on the type of model this is often done with paint and then minor details are added through stickers. This raises the question of how to apply the paint to the constructed model. Using a brush at a fine level of detail – especially on smaller models is a tricky task. One way that you can get past this is by investing in an airbrush; which can deal with all manner of levels of detail and can be a versatile tool for any modeller as it has a number of uses and can deliver a number of substances. What Is An Airbrush? An airbrush is a tool which atomises paint or other substances and propels it on to a surface. The air is supply often comes from an aerosol or more commonly on a larger scale from a compressor. In some airbrushes the paint and the air are mixed internally, whereas in others the paint mixes outside the actual tool. Different types of control are available also, with a single action airbrush having a simple trigger mechanism to control paint and air in one; whereas a dual action airbrush has separate controls for air flow and...
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A Happy Customer! BenchVent Spray Booth Review

Customer Review Of Our Spray Booth – All The Way From Hong Kong! Our spray booths are popular with people involved in hobbies all around the globe, here is a review from a happy customer in Hong Kong, including some pictures of his spray booth in action! I recently purchased a BV300S-D for hobby and model-making use in my smallish Hong Kong apartment. I just wanted to let you guys know I am really pleased with the unit. It is compact, fairly quiet and quite powerful. Although most of my airbrushing is with Tamiya acrylics I use lacquer thinner as the dilutant and strong Gaia thinners to clean my paint-mixing equipment and airbrush. I simply extend the hose out the window during use and there is not a trace of smell of the stuff! There are cheaper units available here in Hong Kong made in Taiwan and mainland China but this was not an area where, in my opinion, the cost-benefit analysis is in favour of saving a little money. So thanks again for a great product and keep up the good work. Mario Valdes-Lora Wanchai, Hong Kong P.S. I have attached a couple of pics of my airbrushing setup. The post A Happy Customer! BenchVent Spray Booth Review appeared first on Graphic Air Blog.
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The Dangers Of Building Your Own Spray Booth

What Is A Spray Booth? A spray booth is an important piece of safety equipment that needs to be utilised when using things such as airbrushes and other solvents; which allows you to spray paint whilst avoiding risk to yourself and those around you. The chemicals involved in things such as airbrush spray painting and related processes are often harmful to humans so a spray booth is the safe and sensible approach to coping with removing of toxins. A spray booth is comprised of an open fronted enclosure that has a fan at the rear in order to extract the fumes from any paints or other substances that you may be spraying. The airflow is controlled within the spray booth, which means that the toxic fumes are drawn off and this controlled environment also helps to reduce over spray, therefore you are likely to produce better results. The removal of harmful by products by using a spray booth, means that you your work space will be less harmful, which if you are spraying at home is especially important. If you’re involved in hobbies like modelling, then a spray booth such as the exagon is ideal, as it can be used in a number of different positions which means you can paint from different angles and produce better results. This also allows you to use the spray booth for things like soldering and The Dangers Of Using Airbrush Paints And Solvents – ...
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