Airbrush Outfit

This airbrush worked perfectly right out of the box. I use it to touch up lacquer on mountain dulcimers I make. However, no instructions but 3 extra bottles came with it to my surprise. In the video recommending this airbrush, they said no need to clean the entire gun after each use because of the way the fluid goes in. Not true. It would not function if I didn't insert an .o11 piece of steel string through the laquer delivery passageway and pour thinner through it several times. Then it worked great. Inexpensive and with a little loving care works just fine for touching up repairs or sand throughs in my laquer application.

I use this airbrush for shading instruments. Don't know if it would work well for fine lines. The first one I received was missing the button on the air valve. As usual Stew Mac made it right immediately. They are very customer oriented!!!!

For the price, this is a decent little tool to have in the kit. Especially with SM's customer service. I've been happy to have this for doing touchups on sand through areas, repairs, color in small areas, etc. As others have noted, it would be great if there were at least a page of instructions available on line. I tried a full burst with it and found didn't have a wide enough spray pattern to really get the job done. It is great for hitting cutaways and other tight places where a bigger gun has problems.

I did have some quality issues with my first one. The supply hose blew off the connector at the compressor end, and the brass threaded insert where it connects to the handle pulled out of the handle. SM has sent me a new one, but I haven't tried it out yet.

A few notes. Be careful, as the bottle does not secure to the handle very well. It appears to be sort of a spring action/friction fit, but it's pretty flimsy. I hold it in place with a finger while I'm using it. Thinning the lacquer helps greatly as noted on the web site. An extra cap with the supply line would be great for having on a spare bottle of thinner for quick cleaning. Be careful to hold the tool mostly upright to avoid product dripping out of the lid.

Added to my collection of airbrushed

Have purchased lots of tools and supplies from stew Mac have always been pleased with quality and speed of shipping

This was my first airbrush purchase. It appears to be well made and produces a good spray pattern. It is easy to clean. I had to call StewMac's tech support department to learn whether my Harbor Freight compressor would work (it did) and I did some trial-and-error spraying to get the feel for the gun.

I'd like to see StewMac provide at least a few pages of instructions. Dan Erlewine's video was helpful but I'd like to have seen more detail on how to use this tool.

Initially I couldn't get the brush to work until I realized that the aspiration port was filled with solder. I considered sending it back for a replacement but decided to try cleaning the port with a 3/32" twist drill bit. I was able to remove all the solder just by turning the bit with my fingers and viola it works great. Did a tobacco sunburst with colortone stain and it looks amazing!

As always... stewmac delivers a fantastic product that performs exactly as it should. Thanks guys!
Michael

I was looking for a easy to manage air brush this looks like it fits the bill

pour mon projet stratocaster 1954 j'ai fais le dégradé avec le airbrush et c'est un charme.Belle préscision et un bon control avec un bon regulateur de pression.tres important.Merci.Thank you