Best darned airbrush place on the planet!

[Pete J.]

I am very lucky to live in Southern California. Having said that let me explain what happened to me on Friday. I have an old Badger Crescendo 175. It was my first real airbrush(metal not all plastic). I really liked it because it was kind of like me, big and kind of fat. It fit my hand very well.

Well, some time ago, it started blowing paint past the seal into the air valve space. I contacted Badger and they said it was the seal(or bearing) and on the early models, it wasn't replaceable. So I messed with it to try to get it to work and eventually something jammed and I couldn't move the needle any more. I tossed it in the drawer and forgot about it when I got a Tamiya HG.

Now this was probably 15 years ago. A couple of months ago, I was cleaning out my shop and came across it and the following week, I happened to be in Anaheim at Coast Airbrush picking up some stuff. I mentioned it to one of the people who runs the place. He said I should bring it up and he would look at it.

Well, last Friday I roll into the shop and they give the brush to one of the techs and he starts messing with it. Turns out the needle, and the needle tube are bent and the bearing is shot but replaceable. It takes him about 30 minutes to get it back up and running like new. Now I am happy to have my old friend back.

Good enough right? Not really, I ask him how much and you know what it cost? $21 and change! I am just blown away. He just charged for parts, no labor. You just don't find that kind of service often and I figure they deserve a good word!

[Harry P.]

Coast AB is probably the best place for all things airbrush.