About 3 years ago I picked up airbrushing for a hobby and I’ve really enjoyed it a lot. Ive learned things from gun control to mixing colors. Gun control is a big thing in the upholstery repair business and using an airbrush to do detailed work, like a piece of art work, really trains your brain in the hand – eye coordination department.

If your having problems mixing colors this is a great place to test out what colors do what and what colors can be used to tint and get your desired results.

One big thing I’ve learned from using my airbrush is the use of a blocking card. You can achieve so many different results by the use of a blocking card, fades to straight lines. This has helped me in my repairs in so many ways.

Well I hope you like these. Both kits come with an airbrush and a compressor, plus all kinds of other goodies. The airbrushes in these kits I personally own and both are great airbrushes for the beginner and the novice.

High Performance Iwata HP-C Plus Airbrush System

Complete with Accessories.
Powerful Air Compressor with Tank.
Iwata HP-C Plus High Performance Airbrush “Professionals Workhorse”.
How To Secrets: Airbrush Book.
20 Paint Colors to get you Started.
Plus everything to keep it Organized:
Holder for up to 4 Airbrushes.
Cleaning Pot, 100 Mix Cups & Sticks.
Makes a Perfect Gift!
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Paasche VL Complete Airbrush Set

Includes Gravity Airbrush, Compressor and Full Accessories.

Paasche VL Airbrush Set:
Paasche’s Best Selling Dual-Action Airbrush Set!
This Versitile VL Airbrush is Favored by T-shirt artists, but is also great for illustrations, stenciling, and multiple other arts and crafts.
The VL airbrush can obtain spray patterns in detail from fine to very broad, and can handle a vast viscosity range in fluids.
The Paasche VL Set includes:
VL#3 Double-Action Airbrush.
#1 and #5 Aircap, Needle, Nozzle Sets.
Head Protecting Cap.
6 Foot Braided Air Hose.
Metal Color Cup.
Two Bottle Assemblies and Bottle w/Cover Assembly.
Hanger and Wrench.
PAASCHE’S 22 Airbrush Lessons Booklet and Parts Sheet! .
The VL AIRBRUSH is Excellent for multiple use: Custom Auto and Motorcycle Graphics, T-Shirt Airbrushing, Taxidermy, Leather Airbrushing, Models, Trains, RC Cars, Ceramics, Graphic Arts, Body Art Tattoos, Cake Decorating, Chip or Ding Repair, and More!.
The VL can obtain spray patterns in detail from fine to very broad, and can handle a vast viscosity range in fluids. This airbrush is suitable for both left or right-handed users. This airbrush also has optional color cups and bottle assemblies are available for larger volumes of paint.
Here’s an idea of pattern sizes and which set-ups are best for various fluids: .
VL#1 Spray Pattern 1/64″- 1″ for Light Fluids.
VL#3 Spray Pattern 1/32″- 1 1/4″ for Medium Fluids.
VL#5 Spray Pattern 1/16″- 1 1/2″ for Heavy Fluids.
The recommended air pressure 0.5 to 1 CFM @ 20 to 45 lbs.
System Includes:
Paasche VL-SET Precision Dual-Action Siphon Feed VL Airbrush Set with 3 Tips.
and Braided Airbrush Hose (Includes Factory Warranty).
Airbrush-Depot Brand Model TC-20T Maintenance Free Air Compressor with Tank (Includes a Full 2 Year Warranty) that has a Automatic On/Off Shutoff, Air Regulator with Gauge & Water Trap Filter.
Createx Brand 12 Popular Airbrush Paint Colors Set.
Createx Brand How to Begin Airbrushing DVD.
Plus everything to keep it Organized:
3 in 1 Use Airbrush Cleaning Pot along with Airbrush Cleaning Solution .
100 1 oz. Plastic Mixing Cups and 100 Mixing Sticks.
Universal Airbrush Holder for up to 4 Airbrushes.
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I’ve already painted my little fridge in my shop using my image projector. Not a big deal but the idea is you can do anything. Cars, boats, ATV’s, walls, doors, ceilings, man I could go on forever, the possibilities are endless.

All you do is slide a picture under the projector and it enlarges the photo onto what ever your wanting to draw or paint on. Trace over it and finish it off. It’s just cool, I love this thing.

Well check it out and let me know what you think. Click Here

Tracer Image Projector 225 360

A versatile art projector for the beginning artist or crafter, and Artograph’s bestseller. The Tracer enlarges any design or pattern onto a wall or easel from 2 to 14 times the original size. Projected image can be easily traced and colored as desired. No set-up necessary and simple to operate. Standard 100-watt bulb included. Dark room required.

Product Highlights

• Enlarges flat artwork and small 3-D objects from 2 up to 14 times onto any vertical surface.
• Illumination: 100-watt bulb (included)
• Easy to use
• Horizontal projection onto any vertical surface.
• Lightweight and portable
• Silent operation.
• Ready when you are – no set up or assembly.
• Copy size: 5″ x 5″ (13 x 13 cm). Work in sections with larger designs and prints.
• Net Weight: 3 lbs.
• Lens: 200mm optical glass
• 5-year warranty
• Made in the U.S.A.

ART 225-360 – Tracer Image Projector.
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Sounds like I’m campaigning for an abortion rights rally or something, but no, really all I’m saying is the choice in paint guns is your key to a good or a bad repair. There are so many choices though, you have airbrushes, gravity feed guns, siphon feed guns, HVLP guns (and for those of you that don’t know what this is, it stands for high volume low pressure, meaning it takes less air to push more paint which cuts down on the over spray),the non hvlp guns, prevals, atomizers. Where do you start.

Well heres my take on it. I’ve used all these types of guns and have found that price does matter and each of these guns definitely have there place, but they need to used in that place and not use one for all .

The airbrush is probably the one I use the least at work but the most at home with my art work, and the reason for that is the airbrush is used for minut detail, where not a a lot of paint is needed in one area, now there are instances where at work while dying stereo knobs or small pieces I will break it out. So trying to dye an entire leather seat with an airbrush is very time consuming and time is very precious commodity. Most airbrushes run from just a few dollars to a couple of hundred. My choice was the Iwata. Its got great feel and a very smooth double action, meaning when I push the trigger down I get air first then I pull back to get paint, the double action gives you a little more control of how much paint you want where. It also has an open back so when it clogs I can pull back on the needle to blow out the clog. I also use a Pasche, which is also a good gun. Try to stay away from the cheaper guns unless it’s for a hobby or something, they are just not as reliable as the more pricey ones. Do your research, I did and found great deals online. Your probably looking in the range of one hundred to maybe one fifty for a good reliable airbrush. Airbrushes are delicate tools, always remember is to clean after you use it, the guns are useless if you let paint set up in them.

Gravity feed guns are the most widely used and my choice as well. The one I use is made by Sharpe, it’s a small detail gun with a finger trigger, a four ounce cup which is plenty of paint for a vinyl repair. It’s small enough making it easy to hold, and move around inside the autos. Being a gravity feed, the paint will flow even painting almost upside down. There are so many other types and styles, you almost have to experiment and find the right gun that fits you. But I will say this price again does matter, but don’t get carried away, the little less expensive guns will spray dye just as well as those five hundred dollar guns, so don’t think you have to go broke buying a paint gun.

If it’s texture paint your spaying or under the wheel wells, then a siphon feed gun is my recommendation. Even large areas like an exterior panel of a car, but for the interiors I just don’t use one very often. They leak if you don’t have the bottom on right, and god forbid you not get it on tight and step into someone’s forty thousand dollar rig and the cup falls off, holy cow what a mess. The spray pattern on the smaller siphon feeds are more for texture paint, the tips are larger to accommodate the thicker paint. So really it sounds like I don’t like the siphon feed, it’s not that at all, it’s just a gun for certain jobs and I have found other ways to spraying texture then with a siphon feed gun.

Preval, sounds like something from English class. The preval is an aerosol can spray gun that you use with a jar for paint that is attached at the bottom so when you push the trigger on top paint sprays out, right, well not all the time. These little engeneous devices have been probably the biggest waste of money on my part. Well maybe not that harsh, but I have had problems. They can be good for emergency purposes, or for spraying texture, but it seems like one use is all you get, even if you clean, it just doesn’t seem to be enough they will always clog. The spray pattern is always inconsistent. So as far as that goes make your own judgement call on this one, if you want to keep one for emergency’s well maybe, but really there are better ways to apply paint.

The old timers atomizer. One of the oldest ways to applying paint. A little folding tube that you open in an L shape, put one end in the paint and the other in your mouth and blow. The air traveling over the tube in the paint, blown by you, creates a vacuum and sucks it up and then blows it out in the direction of the air traveling out of the tube in your mouth. Sounds weird, but it works pretty well once you get the hang of it. I have seen guys spray an entire leather seat this way, whew, gives me a headache just thinking about it. I’ve found the atomizer works great with the water borne textures, but that is about it. Not enough lung power to spray much more. Make sure you clean it out, man it is hard to get unclogged if you don’t.

Finding the right paint gun is a choice and selection plays a big part in your projects. The choice you make, will determine whether the jobs turns out excellent, or just ok, and we all know where ok gets us. So make the right choice and do some research, ask around and pick the right paint gun for the right job.