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Yeah, last time I painted was around 10 or more years ago. I remember it being easy! I did stir it and pretty much did exactly what you said, but using a wood coffee stir stick. Sometimes I'll drop a couple little nuts in there to break things up when you shake the bottle. The unit is a BN SD9. It's interesting to me because of the flat cab roof. I saw it in my 1971 BN annual.
If it's BN Green on a grey shell, you may not even need primer.. (Try to shoot the BN Green directly on the spoon and see how it looks.. )
Sometimes I'll drop a couple little nuts in there to break things up when you shake the bottle.
Or you can get Stainless nuts.
That looks very grainy/pebbly. How about maybe increasing the paint flow (opening the needle more) with lower air pressure?I'm glad that I'm still able to use AccuPaint/Tru-Color/Floquil/Testors (organic-solvent) paints. Those seem to be much easier to apply smoothly.
it's as increased as it'll go. I'm using a medium tip. Any lower on the PSI and it'll be invisible. I may just go back to the stinky stuff.. sheesh.
Hmm, so the needle is wide open? Could it be that the airbrush is clogged and needs a thorough cleaning? If you spray plain water using the same pressure and needle opening, does it spray out freely (and at fairly high volume)?I use a Badger 200 with "illustrator" (medium) tip and if I sprayed water at 12psi with the tip wide open, it would come out as a fairly heavy spray.
It's clear. It sprays water perfectly. I clean it thoroughly after every use.
It can spray out clear, sure. But I'm wondering if the paint passages/nozzle might have a dried up paint build-up inside, restricting the flow a bit (like clogged human arteries). Maybe water, not being very viscous will spray out fine, but slightly thicker paint might not flow as freely? Just a speculation. When was the last time you have fully disassemble, examine, and cleaned your airbrush. Again, just a speculation on my part.