Portable Airbrush Primer: Budget Bliss or Painting Disaster?

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Portable Airbrush Primer: Budget Bliss or Painting Disaster?

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11 ай бұрын

In this video I'll be testing out a super budget portable primer to see whether or not it's worth picking one up!
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@NoraIconiq 2 ай бұрын

Oddly enough I ended up ordering, this exact one from aliexpress. And wasnt sure if I was trying it out correctly, and then I found your video, which was quite helpful.

@DaniGirl6 4 ай бұрын

Weird the air continued to spray from the brush, that's not typical. If you feel like doing modifications to allow more paint for a short time. Try attaching it to a large soda bottle and a hose from the bottle to the airbrush give it a storage tank. Soda is about 40-55 psi at room temperature, so the bottle can handle the compressor.

@svenb6804 6 ай бұрын

I m gonna get me one of these, seems great

@mrwookie72 Ай бұрын

I have 2 of these. There is of course a pretty steep learning curve when you start out. But they are excellent for basing and Z highlighting. Also if you want to save a fortune. Buy your primer rattlecans and decant and de-gas the paint before you use it the savings on non wasted paint from 2 r.cans alone will pay for the airbrush within a few weeks!!

@stevecann3394 2 ай бұрын

Just bought one from AliExpress for less than £8, looking forward to using it on RC cars👍😀

@alxsblv6164 8 ай бұрын

This things do work - i started from similar one. Problem with them is that you have only (in my case) 2 pressure options - "low" and "high". Also - battery live limits for how long you can paint. Switched to the JAS 1113 airbrush and 1211 compressor. Still this portable airbrush is good place to start and to work out do you even like airbrushing.

@SPQRKlio 11 ай бұрын

The one of these I have, from somewhere or other, has been as an inexpensive learning tool. Hasn’t blown up yet 😄

@GrayScalpMiniatures 11 ай бұрын

That’s good to know!

@itsurboy379 11 ай бұрын

From my understanding with these portable versions is that you can actually attach a rather better airbrush to it and it'll work, like an iwata airbrush

@GrayScalpMiniatures 11 ай бұрын

That’s a good point! Might have to play around with that next.

@iangoldstraw6002 9 ай бұрын

From what I've seen on other reviews of similar units you get a hose with it, that connects between the airbrush and the compressor. And yes its possible to use an airbrush of your choice too.

@madera7170 8 ай бұрын

Yes, you can, I do have a hose or a simple connector, also you can add a quick connect, use this compressor during night spraying sessions, lasts about 30minutes and after that time you can connect it to power and keep spraying, of course it heats up quickly and has no dust/ moisture filter like bigger compressor, but we can add it on hose🙂

@ahmelmahay Ай бұрын

nice video....question what thype of paint can be put through one of these paint guns please

@phillrob7445 2 ай бұрын

Any advice what quick connect i could use & moisture filter

@creationsbikimberly 3 ай бұрын

I just got this. It has three pressure levels. It does seem to go backwards, the first push of the button after initially turning it on is"high#, the next is a bit low, and the last lower still. I have never used one, so here it goes.

@BL-pv7et 5 ай бұрын

How do you fix trigger nozzle on it if its broke

@pottymouthphil 4 ай бұрын

I just bought the same one from Temu, I think it was £15. I only got it to paint one model but for the price, it doesn't really matter if it only lasts long enough to do just that. It feels quite nice and solid actually, better quality than I imagined it would be. I haven't used it with paint yet, but I'm looking forward to the experience!

@chillrelaxpeace7542 5 күн бұрын

How do you use it? I tried with a mix of paint and water and nothing happened

@shero113 17 күн бұрын

I bought one a couple of months ago. You can't use the airbrush as a regular one as it's not just missing the air valve, but they even closed off with a metal plug the tube leading to it (and the plunger is almost missing it's 'tail', although I've not checked, as there's not enough room with the plug to the air valve tube)

@123owly 11 ай бұрын

Using a similar air compressor for over a year now with an Iwata airbrush for everything - priming, base coats, skin. Tried it with metallics, varnishes, thick and thin paints. Painting both minis and large statues. One broke after a about a year of use, so I bought a couple more. They're cheap, quiet and take up no space. If you don't have a large air compressor yet and space is at a premium in your workshop - just use these. Not the airbrush though - that you can throw away.

@dullahan4461 7 ай бұрын

When you say narrow it down how exactly would that be done with something like this

@theblukatlife 3 ай бұрын

Hello, I saw this thing on Aliexpress and I was thinking if I can paint small scratches on my car with it, do you think it could work? Can I put car paint in it? Like the one they sell in auto part stores? Thanks for your video, I also do some canvas painting sometimes

@RayWarChiefWilliams 9 ай бұрын

Did you use water base paint or enamel/lacquer

@DingoPaints 11 ай бұрын

I have 2 of these units 1 from Amazon the other from a kit. Both have been nothing but trouble! I wanted to do as you said use them for practice so as to not ruin a good airbrush. both mine say they spray at 30psi... Yeah right! both of them after the 3rd - 4th cleaning the orings and small bits started malfunctioning. Also very hard to get new parts for them. I just purchased a small compressor, good $$. I am not game to put a good airbrush on those hand held compressors

@G-ManNewType 5 ай бұрын

My story is same as yours, they work the first time and little by little things start to fail. Until I decided to just go and get me a proper kit with a real compressor not a handheld one.

@DingoPaints 5 ай бұрын

@@G-ManNewTypeThey tend to put you off painting all together. You loose confidence. Better to get a good airbrush straight away.

@aleksandrgar 5 ай бұрын

@@DingoPaintsI strongly agree with you 🙏🏻 the moment I started using my new “real” airbrush Kit, what a difference it made, I was missing out badly!!!

@G-ManNewType 5 ай бұрын

@@DingoPaintsi strongly advice everyone now to just save their money to get a good quality air compressor and a nice Airbrush, anything but not these Chinese on a budget airbrushes that have any plastic on the back, those are a big no no 👎🏻

@GoldandSlivers 22 күн бұрын

I have the same one as you bought from temu and it’s not all plastic it’s full metal and yes I’ve used it on my Gundam model and it work just fine downside is since it runs on battery the amount of time is not a lot but as you said just turn it off to save a bit of power

@jkuntz67 6 ай бұрын

Good day Can i use this air brush for coloring cake with colored cocao butter M thanks

@TheChickn 4 ай бұрын

Hi, can you use the airbrush in your apartment? I can open windows and stuff like that, but depending on the weather, it would be stupid on the balcony. I'm unsure about the paint mist, someone I know says no problem, he does it too, no problems, it's not that big, others say without a mini cabin, you'll mess up the room in the long run. How are your experiences?

@Colorcrayons 11 ай бұрын

You should give us an affiliate link in your description or something. I need one like this for my current living situation, and am having a dickens of a time locating what you are using.

@G-ManNewType 5 ай бұрын

I made this little 1 minute short where I used this airbrush with the portable compressor kzfaq.infomXJCPk9Ut2o?si=DHbqvia6piek6sYh

@wahadamehdi1480 6 ай бұрын

Just a question, if someone has it : I've got a broken needle for... reasons and I'm not find any needle compatible with it. Can someone help me ?

@01charlottie 6 ай бұрын

Can you run acetone through it? Been thinking of getting one for cap plastic for prosthetics. But I’m aware some airbrushes have plastic parts that degrades in the acetone. For the price I assume it might ?

@G-ManNewType 5 ай бұрын

You should be fine using lacquer thinner instead.

@chrissimpson1931 2 ай бұрын

How long did battery last?

@peterlane1261 7 ай бұрын

Is there a link?

@manikandaprabhubalakrishna2709 8 ай бұрын

Link

@pandasecret4645 8 ай бұрын

Great video - wanted to ask if after 2 months, how has the performance been? The most critical reviews of these products are that they seem to stop working after two or three uses. Either the battery gives out or the entire chassis of the portable comrpessor breaks.

@douglas4285 8 ай бұрын

Yes If you have an update, I have heard exactly the same! I'm looking for something compact for simple priming and base coating a new army and wondered if this would do mid-term!

@Stephanie-xq9lr Ай бұрын

I used mine once and cleant it. Doesnt want to work since then. 😢

@thomasrobertson4213 10 ай бұрын

Is there a link to this airbrush?

@digimaks 3 ай бұрын

Ebay. there are crapload of them on there.

@rosinashirley1099 6 ай бұрын

I was brought one for Xmas pressie and been trying to work it and and still the ink paint will not come through. Can someone help

@staiiflyy5215 4 ай бұрын

Did you ever figure it out ?? I’m having the same problem

@CASyHD. 3 ай бұрын

Paint thinner

@johnsonbangura3074 3 ай бұрын

I seen this in AliExpress

@MrGreg972 11 ай бұрын

Nice, what Minis are these?

@GrayScalpMiniatures 11 ай бұрын

They’re a set by Stlflix called ravenhold.

@ricrad74 5 ай бұрын

how do you change the paint color ?

@matebencs5190 4 ай бұрын

just put different colored paint in it i guess

@akhdannaufaldy1693 3 ай бұрын

@@matebencs5190nope, you have to clean up the previous color first

@user-nk4xs3pz9v 2 ай бұрын

worked once and got broken

@gamezone2470 6 ай бұрын

20 pounds? Thats only 13 dollars on temu

@GSimon850 2 ай бұрын

Got one and to be honest its OK for base coating, saves me getting out all my other kit, just a quick print and spray without having to setup my spray booth and get my main air brushes out due to limited space. I paid £17 worth it in my opinion.