Airbrush Pressure

Just interested in knowing what PSI you have your compressor set to? I see so many conflicting numbers all over the internet.

Regards

i would like to know that too.

i know you commented in one of your
youtube vids but i cant remember.

thank you!

Hi guys, it matters what you are spraying threw your airbrush. Most of the time its from 15 - 20 PSI.

Hi there,
It really depends on the paint you're using.
Higher pressure creates cleaner transition, but you need to be careful about the amount of paint you let throught the airbrush.

Lower pressure will not cause any splatter, but you will not be able to obtain the fine transition.

It is best to experiment.

^ pretty much... but if your using vma it's safe to say about 20ish or so. And remeber less paint is more : ) thin layer's and build up dont try and sand blast that shit haha.

regards,



james

I agree.. i used to struggle with it myself. Then I realized there is no set pressure. It all varies on what paint/medium/etc you are using.

I keep the compressor quite close so i can adjust quickly.

Bill

As a general rule, you should keep your thinned down so it looks like a milky substance.
If you do that, you can adjust your pressure to do the thing you want.
For example, if you want to spray large surfaces, use a higher pressure.
If you want to work tiny details, use lower pressure. If low pressure isn't good enough for those details, thin down your paint even more.
If your paint splatters, turn up the pressure.

Also, if you are still getting into airbrush, always spray on maximum air flow (provided you have a dual action airbrush)

Another good trick to paint details without lowering you pressure,is just sqeezing your airhose.


Grts
Nico