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Well after 40 views I thought SOMEONE would had commented. Guess not.

Sounds good, I'll definitely look into it! What's your take on the Talon? I know you're leaning me towards the single action but I was just curious on what you thought about that model too. Checking out Don's airbrush Tips page now! Thanks again for your feedback though. Been looking about your DVD's soon too, so I'm going to be sure to add that to my list of "must haves" after my AB purchase!

That looks nice, however how is the cleanup with it being a siphon feed? I like the price though. I'll read some reviews on it. Thanks Donn!

So I've been on the debate about airbrushes and have a quick question for you guys. I used to have a Paache VL long time ago. Of course when I want to get back into the hobby I can't seem to find it. It came with the 3 needles, 2 bottles (big and small) and metal cup. With it being a suction feed I remember the pain I had in cleaning in between colors and the waste of paint associated with the cleaning. I was thinking of going to a gravity feed AB and read on here that someone suggested a Master AB as they were extremely comparable to the Badger line. However when I was on tcpglobal.com website there seem to be a dozen different choices. So my question to you guys is what would you get? My situation is as follows. - limited budget ($75-100) - already have a air compressor (it's an oiled model from harborfrieght) http://www.harborfreight.com/2-hp-8-gallon-125-psi-portable-air-compressor-67501.html - Will need airline hose and other accessories (need to stay within budget though) - Am pretty much relearning what I was taught 15+ years ago so I need to start slow - Here's the line I'm looking at: http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/masgrav.aspx So anyone that has experience with this line or the comparable badger (assuming what I read was true) if you could give me some feedback on how you like it, as far as feel, quality, clean up, paint spray, etc.. that would be much appreciated. No huge rush in making this purchase, maybe by months end or early next month though. Thank you everyone!

Just curious how your HF AB has been delivering? I can't seem to find my Paache VL anywhere so I'm having to literally start over. Of course it's been 15+ years since I've picked up an AB so this one seems to foot the bill in getting back in the saddle. Just curious how well you like it so far!?

Read a post on here that LA's Totally Awesome will work. Just let it sit overnight. You can get that stuff at the dollar store I know and probably even dollar general.

When you guys sand and go progressively finer, do you lay another coat of paint in between each sand? That would seem a little silly but thought I would ask anyway. I'm just at the beginning stages of my new model so I'm about ready to start the sanding process. I have 320-12000 grit.

Hello everyone, I've been reading tons of info here on this forum and thought it was about time to introduce myself and say HI. I, like a lot of other people I see, have taken this hobby back up after 20+ years of being away from it. The last model I built was so long ago and now there are all these new techniques and tricks I feel like a duck out of water. Basically I wanted to give everyone a run down of what I have in my arsenal and get some advice on what to get as far as priorities go. Yes a spray booth would be nice (live in an apartment) but not necessary right now (don't like my neighbors anyway). Maybe a paint shaker but I may just head up to HF and get a small vice clamp and use that in my jig saw. Anyway I have an assortment of paint brushes, window glue (dries clear) x-acto knife with basic blade, tweezers, toothpicks, brush cleaner/restorer, assortment of (dare I say) testors 1/4oz bottles (told you I was old school) sandpaper from 320-12000, an old dehydrator with adjustable temperature knob (and a thermometer inside for good measure), and somewhere yet to be found a pachee airbrush I bought about 15 years ago. I did pick up some rust-oleum primer as I read that helps too. (Now on to the questions) I am currently working on a Monogram '59 Corvette that I actually found in my parents attic when I moved. Hence why I'm back into this hobby. I have done the primer and tried the mist coating then wet coating. Guess I'm still used to just "spray and pray". So where I'm at now with the body is a few coats of black gloss enamel that I have sanded a few times in between color coats. Now I have it sitting in the dehydrator and it's been about 24 hours. How long should I let it sit in there before I put a clear coat on? After the 1st clear coat, how long do I wait till either I sand or put another coat on? After each coat of clear do I up the grit for sanding or do I just put a few coats of clear on then progressively sand with finer grit till 12000? After 12000, is that when the polishing compound begins and after a once over with that I assume the wax goes on (just as with a real car?) I have some Megs 105 and 205 polishing compound I use on my pickup truck I assume I want to use the lesser abrasive 205 for polishing? Then I have some really nice Natty's Poor Boy wax for dark colored cars, it's a solid that pretty much turns to a liquid with a temperature of my hand. So but yeah, that's me in a nut shell. After spending all this time on this forum I think I need a break and go back to building that model now. Thanks again everyone! Sincerely The New Guy, Edward