Hi guys

Recently, when shooting my airbrush, there is some splattering. Luckily, it is not major splattering.

Now my Puma has dots of splattered marks all over.

What's up with that???

what type of airbrush? Common causes of splatering are either bent needle, or damaged tip, both will cause it, as will a build up of paint around the tip.

Danny

It could be any one of these - or a combination:

1. Paint too thin
2. Airbrush too close to surface
3. Air pressure too high

I see that you come from a tropical part of the world too - the humidity can also effect how the paint goes on.

What paint are you using - I have changed from Tamiya acrylics to Humbrol enamels and find I don't have the humidity problems as badly now.

Brian

I'm using a sparmax double action.

When i was painting the base coat and camouflage everything went fine but when its time to spray a filter coat, it splatters.

How do i know if it's a bent needle? The tip is so tiny i couldnt make it out.

alright guys, bad news.

Just a while ago, after cleaning the nozzle and trying to fix the nozzle back to the abby, it broke.

What do i do ?! Do i need to go back to the store to have it replace? There's a part of the nozzle that is stuck at the front now. I'm afraid i have to get a new abby.

you'll need to take the needle out and have a look, it's usually pretty easy to see if the end is bent. The tip where the needle pokes through is hard to see, if you have good eyes, hold it up to the light until the light catches the rim of the hole (it is pretty small, you might need a magnifying glass), and rotate it, you should be able to see if there is a split in the tip by the way the light catches it.

If the base coat sprays without splatter, it is more likely to be an issue with the paint/pressure/thinning ratio. If it was a damaged tip or needle, I'm pretty sure it would be splattering no matter what paint you were spraying. I know mine was.

I find mine (Badger 150) spatters with paint that is too think and too low a pressure, since the paint is not atomising properly. I find paint that is too thin and at too high a pressure tends to atomise fine, but either comes out way too fast and causes runs (if I'm too close) or dries before it gets to the surface causing grittty finish.

That doesn't sound too good, I see you posted that while I was typing my reply to you!

I'm not familiar with the brand of airbrush you have, but you should be able to get spares for it.

If not then you might have to look at a new brush.

Thanks Phil for the advice, i appreciate it.