Do you prefer gravity, or siphon air brushes? Why? Finally decided to buy an air brush to paint my crankbaits. I'm curious which one is best.

 

Gravity. My go to all around brush is an eclipse cs. with the small amound of color and often color changes in painting lures its much easier with a smaller gravity feed. The only time i ever use my siphon feed eclipse is if im basecoating or priming a lot of lures at once. With my gravity i often just drop a few drops of paint directly into the cup and paint away.

I absolutely agree with junyer, ease of changing colors and also the amount of paint required. I have a couple bottle feeds and they work great for base coating a lot of lures at a time, but the gravity feed is much more precise and you can lower pressure and get more detail. I have both Iwata HP- C plus and CS, and one Paasche Talon with all 3 needle sizes.

Thanks for your input. I've been leaning towards a gravity feed, but wanted to know how others felt. I make crankbaits from Red Cedar and  Spanish Cedar. I've been painting them with rattle cans for eight years, with good results, but I'd like to get more detail.

 

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