I spray the craft paint with a Grex Tritium TG3 pistol style airbrush. That has a .03mm needle. A .03-.05mm needle is what I have found works the best spraying craft paints. My air compressor is set to 20-25 psi Links to the items I use. Grex Tritium.TG3 Double Action Pistol Style Trigger Top Gravity Airbrush, 0.3mm Nozzle a.co/d/hJD4vje Master Airbrush 1/5 HP Cool Runner II Dual Fan Air Compressor Kit Model TC-320 - Professional Single-Piston with 2 Cooling Fans, Longer Running Time Without Overheating - Regulator Water Trap, Holder a.co/d/hGpfqK2 Dealmed be Medicine Cups - 100... www.amazon.com/dp/B07X1L4XWC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/4ILCIFO Cordless Mini Mixer Model Painting Mixing Color Mixing Mini Portable Electric Mixer Stocking Stuffer Scale Model Paint Vallejo Tamiya a.co/d/hjGt6dL
Finally after watching sooooo many videos I come across one hobbiest who strains his paint. It is amazing the little cruds in there even in a new bottle of paint. Thank you for showing this aspect of your process. Some paints such as Alclad II lacquers may not need straining but craft paint definitely. Household sudsy ammonia will help clean your strainer if it gets too grungy, odor kind of strong so be careful. Cheers
Thank you I appreciate that, yes no matter how well you mix craft paints the strainer is a must if you are planning to use it in your airbrush. Those small particles of paint will get in there and cause clogs.
Absolutely right, Alclad is a lacquer and it works by evaporation, when the nitro cellulose thinner has evaporated the paint is dry. And as long as the resin is in the medium it will stay wet. With these "new" water borne acrylics it quite different. These paints don't really dry, they cure when they come into contact with air. So that means every time we shake the bottle or stir the paint we are curing small pieces of it. This os also why Alclad has no tip dry while water borne acrylics do.
Great video. I have been starting to use craft paint more often due to cost and availability. Thinning is definitely half the battle. Never thought that I needed a strainer until I saw your video. Cant want to try that out.
Really you should be straining EVERYTHING you put through your airbrush. From primers, to paints, to clear coats. It's just good practice. You can buy 100 disposable paint strainers for like $5-6.
Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/gzLL7yE This is the exact strainer I’m using.
Never saw it done like this. Took me awhile to learn to thin my paints. I use just water, like 3 drops and 2 drops of craft paint. 8 out of 10 times this works for me. I get great results. Never once thought to strain it and just run it through the gun. I might have to try this at some point. Great idea!
If I may make a suggestion, you should say what type of Airbrush you are using along with needle size and PSI you spray with. It would be a good starting point for people wanting to try craft paints.
Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/gdBqrSZ This is the exact strainer that I use. Hope this helps.
Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/hf3a9ru
I spray the craft paint with a Grex Tritium TG3 pistol style airbrush. That has a .03mm needle. A .03-.05mm needle is what I have found works the best spraying craft paints.
My air compressor is set to 20-25 psi
Links to the items I use.
Grex Tritium.TG3 Double Action Pistol Style Trigger Top Gravity Airbrush, 0.3mm Nozzle a.co/d/hJD4vje
Master Airbrush 1/5 HP Cool Runner II Dual Fan Air Compressor Kit Model TC-320 - Professional Single-Piston with 2 Cooling Fans, Longer Running Time Without Overheating - Regulator Water Trap, Holder a.co/d/hGpfqK2
Dealmed be Medicine Cups - 100... www.amazon.com/dp/B07X1L4XWC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/4ILCIFO
Cordless Mini Mixer Model Painting Mixing Color Mixing Mini Portable Electric Mixer Stocking Stuffer Scale Model Paint Vallejo Tamiya a.co/d/hjGt6dL
Can you give me the name of the strainer you got off Amazon so I can get the strainer with the screen in it thanks
Sorry I got it already.thanks
i wouldnt have thought about straining my paint or using a coffee frother in a month of Sundays! top tips, thank you
This is awesome, I’m on a tight budget. Thank you.
Glad to help.
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Finally after watching sooooo many videos I come across one hobbiest who strains his paint. It is amazing the little cruds in there even in a new bottle of paint. Thank you for showing this aspect of your process. Some paints such as Alclad II lacquers may not need straining but craft paint definitely. Household sudsy ammonia will help clean your strainer if it gets too grungy, odor kind of strong so be careful. Cheers
Thank you I appreciate that, yes no matter how well you mix craft paints the strainer is a must if you are planning to use it in your airbrush. Those small particles of paint will get in there and cause clogs.
Absolutely right, Alclad is a lacquer and it works by evaporation, when the nitro cellulose thinner has evaporated the paint is dry. And as long as the resin is in the medium it will stay wet.
With these "new" water borne acrylics it quite different. These paints don't really dry, they cure when they come into contact with air. So that means every time we shake the bottle or stir the paint we are curing small pieces of it.
This os also why Alclad has no tip dry while water borne acrylics do.
Great video. I have been starting to use craft paint more often due to cost and availability. Thinning is definitely half the battle. Never thought that I needed a strainer until I saw your video. Cant want to try that out.
The strainer definitely helps a lot. Glad I could help. 😊
Really you should be straining EVERYTHING you put through your airbrush. From primers, to paints, to clear coats. It's just good practice. You can buy 100 disposable paint strainers for like $5-6.
Good tip. Thanks.
Excellent for a beginner like myself. Thanks.
Strainer details? I'm sure not all strainers are fine enough and some are probably too fine.
Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/gzLL7yE
This is the exact strainer I’m using.
Thank you very informational
You're welcome
Never saw it done like this. Took me awhile to learn to thin my paints. I use just water, like 3 drops and 2 drops of craft paint.
8 out of 10 times this works for me. I get great results.
Never once thought to strain it and just run it through the gun. I might have to try this at some point. Great idea!
It’s pretty much the same as thinning and using automotive paint. ALWAYS strain what goes in the gun.
Nice job brother👍thx for the insight
No problem 👍
If I may make a suggestion, you should say what type of Airbrush you are using along with needle size and PSI you spray with. It would be a good starting point for people wanting to try craft paints.
Yes that’s a great suggestion. I was going to do another video about that but I will add it to the pinned comment above.
Can you give more detail on the strainer? I’d like to get one and want to be sure to get one fine enough
Millie (12 Pack)3D Printer Accessories Parts Collapsible Silicone Funnels and Stainless Steel Resin Filter Cups for Pouring Resin Back into Bottle for ANYCUBIC Photon Sparkmaker Kelant Orbeat D100 a.co/d/gdBqrSZ
This is the exact strainer that I use. Hope this helps.
@@leewright653 thank you so much
You are very welcome. 👍
Thank you 😊 👍👍
Where do you get those strainers
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What's your thinner mixture?
It’s a 50/50 mix of distilled water and windshield washer fluid then topped off with 91% isopropyl alcohol and 10-15 drops of glycerin.
Is that window washer fluid that you used?
It’s a mixture of windshield washer fluid, distilled water, 91% isopropyl alcohol and 10 drops of glycerin.
could you give me the amounts used of each item. I am spending way too much on airbrush cleaner. Thanks dude!@@leewright653