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Airbrush for Duracoat?
« on: May 23, 2011, 07:16:05 PM »
Just wanting to get some advice on what type/brand of air brush anyone on has used to apply a duracoat finish to a firearm....good or bad experiences.  I am debating about getting one for use on my own guns as well as friends and family.
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2011, 07:22:39 PM »
From all that I have read seems guy's do just find using the Pilot ones.
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2011, 07:40:51 PM »
i bought a masters for Duracoating my rifles. works great. Make sure you clean it extreamlly well after each use. Also bought a little compressor just for this dosent work so great keeps tripping the breaker. Wound up taking  the regulator off the compressor and adapting it to my 20 gallon craftsman compressor
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2011, 08:13:25 PM »
From all that I have read seems guy's do just find using the Pilot ones.
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Pilot??  is that the Brand?
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2011, 08:14:55 PM »
i bought a masters for Duracoating my rifles. works great. Make sure you clean it extreamlly well after each use. Also bought a little compressor just for this dosent work so great keeps tripping the breaker. Wound up taking  the regulator off the compressor and adapting it to my 20 gallon craftsman compressor
 

What kind or air pressure do these normally work at......I to have a craftsman compressor and I was just wondering if I could use it?
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2011, 08:21:49 PM »
From all that I have read seems guy's do just find using the Pilot ones.
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Pilot??  is that the Brand?

Whoops. For some reason I had pilot stuck in my head. I meant Paasche.
I have a paasche dual action, its a great little airbrush, I've never done duracote or cerakote though. From what I've read online, they seem to work great for it.
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2011, 09:35:03 PM »
Thanks for the info guys!!!
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2011, 10:30:46 AM »
They make an airosol one too... I am thinking about ordering one as I would not do a lot of duracoating to justify buying an air gun.

I am pretty leary of the outcome though being what I want.

Has anyone use one?

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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2011, 07:49:08 PM »
i Run between 3 and 5 psi just depends on the air brush  and how much you thin it. I couldnt get my craftsmen to adjust that low so thats why i use the regulator from the little compressor
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Re: Airbrush for Duracoat?
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2011, 12:03:51 PM »
if you airbrush youll want a seperator and regulater for it. the pressure depends on the brush you get, when you use none water based paints youll need different seals then what most brushes come with. I personaly us iwata brushes and love them it realy comes to how much you use them a paasche will work fine for light work but you will see a difference in the quailty of the coating between cheap brushes and higherend ones like iwata. Your starting at $70 for a da paasche vs $123 for a iwata eclipes, there are cheaper brushes for each company but if your going to use them and want to good brush a dual action trigger is nice to have and so it the ability to do clean fine lines. :twocents:

 


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