Paasche Single Action - Which Tip?

[Ken McGuire]

I will be using the Paasche H Set Single Action airbrush on my 1/25 scale model cars. I haven't used this type of airbrush before - and it was many years ago that I used a Badger - so am not sure which tip to use. My first paint job - car body - will be done with automotive enamel which I know to reduce to "milk" consistency.

Am I correct that the larger H5 tip, and appropriate air pressure for the paint, will give a wider fan thus no stripes (of course, if I paint correctly) or would I be better off using the smaller H3 tip?

Would the H3 tip - or even smaller H1 - be the one to use on interior panels, for example?

[58 Impala]

That is a great airbrush, I liked mine so well I went and bought another one strictly for clearcoating. You've pretty much answered your own question. I use the number 5 tip for painting larger areas like painting bodies, you have a wider pattern for more even overlap and coverage. I use the smaller tips for smaller areas where you need better control.

[GeeBee]

I use the Paasche H for all my car bodies and found the # 5 set up was the way to go with automotive lacquer, the # 3 is great with the Tamiya acylics, but for fine detail I use my F1

[Ken McGuire]

Thanks guys, for the confirmation now I should get down to work.

[Art Anderson]

I've used the #3 tip exclusively for painting model car bodies for years--lacquers, enamels, water-borne acrylics. It has always done a great job for me.

Art

[CadillacPat]

Ken, I started out using a Pasche H and used it about 4 years.

For the price the gun is okay but for just a few dollars more you can buy guns with better atomization and control.

When I used the H I always used the #3 tip.

You can use the #3 tip for the body and for small parts.

The trick to not becoming frustrated with that Paasche H is to thoroughly clean all those parts in the tip.

The tinitest of crud can hide in all those tiny screws and washers and inside the tip.

The H is an easy gun to use but keep an eye on those tiny parts that can clog it up.

[Ken McGuire]

Thanks Art and Pat.