Paasche flow pencil

[johnyrotten]

I picked this up CHEAP at a flea market, brand new. I'm thinking it may be useful for small details like trim or dash work. It says no air source needed, so basically a reusable paint pen. Anyone ever use one of these? Thoughts on them? Gripes,blanks, complaints? 

Edited Sunday at 05:58 PM by johnyrotten

[sidcharles]

it reminds me of the pin striping tool sold on the inside of back covers of Car Kraft Magazine in the early sixties.

https://www.jcwhitney.com/vintage-jc-whitney-catalog-gallery/

[NOBLNG]

Apparently it can be had with a pressure cup also.

[Bainford]

I am trying to think of a need for this thing to justify purchasing one, because I think I really want one.

[Bugatti Fan]

I have had one of these things since the mid 70's. Cannot remember how I came by acquiring it but never ever used it.

The one I have is non pressurised.     Do Paache still make these things?  I would imagine it being used by vehicle custom painters more than anything else

[johnyrotten]

So my understanding is this works similar to a quill pen.  I've found some mixed reviews on other site's, like most everything, some love it some hate it. For what I paid for the whole lot, I'll experiment with it and see how it goes. Seems to me that, just like an airbrush, the thickness of the paint is most important for good results. 

Edited yesterday at 09:19 AM by johnyrotten

[johnyrotten]

32 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

I have had one of these things since the mid 70's. Cannot remember how I came by acquiring it but never ever used it.

The one I have is non pressurised.     Do Paache still make these things?  I would imagine it being used by vehicle custom painters more than anything else

From what I've seen they are still available, they seem to be marketed towards hobbyist, cake decorating, pinstriping ect. 

[stitchdup]

i've seen it used (or a similar product) on iron ressurection. Joe was using it to add sharp highlights on the edges of lettering

[johnyrotten]

41 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

i've seen it used (or a similar product) on iron ressurection. Joe was using it to add sharp highlights on the edges of lettering

This has me wondering if the size of the "nib" might be too large for the scale I build, Or at least limit what use it has. Only one way to find out,right.

[NOBLNG]

The smallest tip is 1/64” which is 0.015625”. Multiply that by 25 to get a 1:1 width of 0.39” or just over 3/8”. I can’t imagine myself being steady enough to get a straight line without a guide of some sort.

[Bainford]

17 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

I can’t imagine myself being steady enough to get a straight line without a guide of some sort.

I was wondering if this thing would lay down paint in a sufficiently smooth and controllable manner to actually pin stripe a model. If it does, the real problem becomes the unsteady hand. While reading your comment it occurred to me that scribing-tape might form a suitable guide for simple pin striping.

Uh oh, I'm starting to talk myself into one.

[johnyrotten]

39 minutes ago, Bainford said:

was wondering if this thing would lay down paint in a sufficiently smooth and controllable manner to actually pin stripe a model.

I plan on testing this thing out when I get out of work. If anyone's interested I could post up what I find, so far I've read some reviews of people having control issues with the amount of paint, paint thickness required and things like that. I chalk that up to the operator, not the device,like most cases when someone dives head first into something. 

[Bainford]

4 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

I plan on testing this thing out when I get out of work. If anyone's interested I could post up what I find, so far I've read some reviews of people having control issues with the amount of paint, paint thickness required and things like that. I chalk that up to the operator, not the device,like most cases when someone dives head first into something. 

Yes John, very interested to hear of your results. I have no doubt this thing will take some getting used to, especially in terms of getting the paint flow just right and consistent. 

[johnyrotten]

So here's what I've found after an hour. It's sensitive to the paint thickness, big time. And touchy to adjust. This ornament was after an hour of playing around,  straight testors enamel silver. It's good for pronounced details, anything shallow, a brush would be better IMHO. The pen is barely open in order to control  the paint flow, and I'm "reloading" the nib, not holding the valve open all the time. I'll continue to mess with this, but im starting to think there's better tools/techniques than this tool.