airbrushing with faskolor

[CheckMyBrain]

Do I need to be thinning this stuff? It comes out all spotty. I have been airbrushing models for years but just started airbrushing lexan. Whats the secret?

 

[NCNitro]

Do I need to be thinning this stuff? It comes out all spotty. I have been airbrushing models for years but just started airbrushing lexan. Whats the secret?

I really do not like Faskolor, I prefer Pactra Acryl, it is a far superior paint imo. But if you are going to use Faskolor, you will have to thin it. You will also want to shoot it between 25-30 psi.

 

[Lessen]

Just be careful not to thin it too much or it'll run badly and not bond properly to the lexan.

 

[MGT8.0owner]

Now i know this probably isn't the proper way to do it....but when ever i have spray faskolor i never mix it and spray it between 40-50 psi...

Like i said, probably not the proper way, but i've never had a problem doing it that way, and it always covers good

 

[Lessen]

Pressure is reletive to the type of work you're doing anyways. If I'm doing cover work I'll crank up the air pressure and hold the brush maybe an extra 2 inches away from my work to get even broad coverage. If I'm doing details like shadows or something I'll dial it back a bit and move closer to the body. That's my personal technique, not everybody sprays the same I'm sure.

 

[CheckMyBrain]

I am spraying at 28psi. I probably wont buy the faskolor again. I am not a pro but I never had any issues airbrushing models with the cheap testers acrylic paint, always covered great and almost impossible to make it run. I will grab some thinner and see if I can keep from wasting the rest of what I have. For some reason I thought it seen where you didnt need to thin it to spray it. It must have been a different brand. Thanks guys.

 

[Lessen]

Fascolor is waterbased so you don't want to use a "thinner" per se such as a laquer or enamel thinner. You can use a tad bit of water, some folks use a little glass cleaner.

 

[NCNitro]

If I'm doing cover work I'll crank up the air pressure and hold the brush maybe an extra 2 inches away from my work to get even broad coverage. If I'm doing details like shadows or something I'll dial it back a bit and move closer to the body.

I do the same thing

Fascolor is waterbased so you don't want to use a "thinner" per se such as a laquer or enamel thinner. You can use a tad bit of water, some folks use a little glass cleaner.

Exactly! do not use "thinner", use water or windex to thin Faskolor. But as Lessen mentioned do not make it too thin or you will have a whole different set of problems.

Try the Pactra Acryl, you will never want to shoot Parma again.

 

[CheckMyBrain]

I do the same thing



Exactly! do not use "thinner", use water or windex to thin Faskolor. But as Lessen mentioned do not make it too thin or you will have a whole different set of problems.

Try the Pactra Acryl, you will never want to shoot Parma again.

I already dont want to shoot Parma ever again. I can't seem to get te right mix. I could have painted this body with a brush and made it look better. I used acrylic thinner, I am pretty sure I paid 6 dollars for a small bottle of water. I will definitely try the pactra paint on my next body.

 

[hamz9561]

I was given a bit of good advice by the pros here on practice/testing. Cut open a 2 liter soda bottle and clean it like you would a shell and it is close enough that you can see what you will get with a certain paint or style.

I use the Parma Faskolor and thin it slightly with a bit of distilled water.