Question...question..question

[SWAMPER]

any tips on how to mix and spry parma's glitter and i will be using faskolor paint and a air brush ??

Thanks

[admin]

One bottle of glitter to one bottle of Faskoat.
About 50-60psi. light coats of the glitter mix until you like the coverage.
Dry thoroughly between coats.
Apply primary color in light coats until desired color is acheived.

The June issue will address this in the Finish Line column too.

[Howard C.]

Make sure that you thin the paint with non scented Windex and use an airbrush that you are not to fond of. I have found that the faskolor brush works the best also pull the needle back a bit this way it does not clog the tip up.

[admin]

I never had to thin Faskolor paint. Parma recommends 50-60psi which is what I use and it works very well. They also stated that thinning shoud not be necessary. I have also not had any issues with it clogging the brush.

I will see if I can get Parma online here for some "straight from the horses mouth" insight.

I will add, however, that I know of several people that do thin Faskolors with success. I just prefer not to for fear of compromising their durability. So far so good.

[Howard C.]

I always thin my Fascolor works better for me at least. As for the durability of thinned paint I never had an issue. I never clogged the Parma brush with glitter but it will clog my Iwata brush

[Maxx]

If you follow the instructions in the first reply, you should be fine. However, this all depends on what type of airbrush you have. Thinning, or reducing of Faskolor is sometimes needed depending on some factors. If your using an airbrush with a nozzle tip size smaller then .35mm, you may need to reduce the paint. If the paint has seen a long shelf life, reducing may be needed as the paint can dry out over a long period of time. And of course is your using the paint to do small detail work, reducing may be needed.
However, for the purpose this thread is intended for, reducing should not apply as long as your AB has a nozzle size larger then .35mm and the paint is new. Simply follow the first reply.
Parma Faskolor is designed to shoot straight out of the bottle at 50-70psi with the Faskolor F1 airbrush or equivalent.

[FrankM]

As for the durability of thinned paint I never had an issue.

That's because you don't hit stuff. Well, you do, but when you hit stuff, you go all out and break the body in half...

[Howard C.]

We missed you and Greg this week. When are you guys coming up, the track was dialed until we got the rain but it should be back up to race conditions by the end of the week

[Daveo]

... Parma recommends 50-60psi which is what I use and it works very well...

Now I have heard from other forums that if the PSI needs to be above 20 then the paint is too thick and you will ruin the seals in your airbrush. Any truth to that? I have a passche Milennium VLX and an old badger compresser that will barely make 40 PSI. I always have to thin Parma paints, do I need to get a better compressor?

[DavidB]

For the past 3 years we have been doing paint demos at the Parma booth at the iHobby show. They were set up for 50 -60 psi with no thinning of the paint. However, if you cannot push that kind of psi from your compressor then thinning may be necessary. I just use a small 2 gal. compressor I found for about $80 and it works pretty well for me. It is not specifically made for airbrushing, it is more of a small garage type deal.

The best thing is to do what works best for you.

[Daveo]

I hate answers like that. Life would be much easier if I could get answers like, "You cannot use that kind of air pressure!" or "Are you nuts? Never ever thin paint!" or maybe "because of the stupidity of that question are banned from ever touching an airbrush again". Black and white is where it is at. these shade of gray scare me.;)

[Maxx]

Dave, unfortunately there are no black and white answers. Because there are too many factors involved from the different kinds of paint, airbrushes and compressors.

if the PSI needs to be above 20 then the paint is too thick That's not true and certainly should never be a rule of thumb.
you will ruin the seals in your airbrush. Always read your airbrush manual. I've never heard of this and if your AB manual states this, then you probably need to put the toy down and get a real airbrush.
I always have to thin Parma paints, do I need to get a better compressor?As long as what your doing works for you, there's no need for new equipment.

[DaveC]

If you follow the instructions in the first reply, you should be fine. However, this all depends on what type of airbrush you have. Thinning, or reducing of Faskolor is sometimes needed depending on some factors. If your using an airbrush with a nozzle tip size smaller then .35mm, you may need to reduce the paint. If the paint has seen a long shelf life, reducing may be needed as the paint can dry out over a long period of time. And of course is your using the paint to do small detail work, reducing may be needed.
However, for the purpose this thread is intended for, reducing should not apply as long as your AB has a nozzle size larger then .35mm and the paint is new. Simply follow the first reply.
Parma Faskolor is designed to shoot straight out of the bottle at 50-70psi with the Faskolor F1 airbrush or equivalent.

I use an Iwata HP-CS with .35mm nozzle, and most paints flow fine at pressure well below 30psi. Thinned Faskolors and thin paints, like Spaz, will spray out at 5-10 psi from this Airbrush.

I recently purchased and tried Auto Air silver metallic, which is approximately like Faskolor Faskoat loaded with glitter particles. It is so heavy on the metallic flakes that it will settle out in the bottle overnight. The liquid is milky white like the foaskoat. This paint does not spray well thru my .35mm tip. I purchased and installed a .50mm tip setup for this reason. But for most paints, the HP-CS with .35mm tip works great.

Hope this info is useful.

[Daveo]

Are there different size tips availible for airbrushes? I have the Paache Milenium, maybe I need a bigger tip. If you get a bigger tip do you need a bigger needle?

[DaveC]

Are there different size tips availible for airbrushes? I have the Paache Milenium, maybe I need a bigger tip. If you get a bigger tip do you need a bigger needle?

It varies with manufacturer and model, but most of the better AB's can be changed for tip size.

The nozzle, needle and aircap are all sized together and get changed out together.

You can search out the parts for your Paasche at www.dixieart.com.

http://www.dixieart.com/Millennium.html