used my friends airbrush today. my first time using an airbrush.

i liked it A LOT! i'm gonna have to get me one of these haha.

heres the bait i painted:

An airbrush instantly makes you a better painter.  To be honest, I wouldn't attempt to paint a bait without one.  You can get set up very inexpensively...I got my compressor and brush for $200.  Just make sure your compressor can maintain at least 30psi and has a moisture valve.  

Natural, you shoot at 30 psi?

i think i was shooting somewhere near 40psi, i thought it felt too high though. should you shoot near 30?

can you guys reccomend a good compressor/brush?

I usually spray around 10psi, sometimes down to 3 or 4.

Only really thick clears or coarse pearls/metallics do I shoot up around 20-25.

Also depends on whether you are using a gravity feed or siphon feed brush.

Eric

I shoot about 30 psi usually just like The Natural. When I need to spray closer to the bait for more detail, I bump it down to 10-15 psi. x2 on the water trap, especially if you have a lot of humidity in your area.

D, very nice looking first airbrush bait.   Way better than I did my first try.  

If you have a shop or garage to work in, then I recommend a compressor with at least a 6 gal tank.   Iwata (revolution or eclipse) is my brush of choice (gravity feed) you can shoot 1 drop of paint and clean up between colors is easy.   I have both siphon feed and gravity brushes.   Moisture trap and regulator are a must, the tank will build up moisture and spit it out just at the wrong time.   Have 1 trap on the tank and 1 in-line, I like the air dry.

The cheap craft paints are just that cheap, you will be forever trying to thin that crap down to where it will spray a decent pattern.   Spend your money on good paint it will last longer than you think.

thanks for the tips. are gravity feed brushes generally better than siphon feed ones? seems like that would be so...

I personally think gravity feeds are 10x better. My first airbrush was a siphon feed and then I switched to a gravity feed and noticed a huge difference. Make sure you buy a quality airbrush. The Iwatas are real popular and do great.

Just like Big M said, don't buy cheap paints. I spray using primarily Auto-Air, but Createx occasionly for certain colors.

great job bro.i have many cranks that have paint chipped on them.that's a good idea to touch them up

Nice. Iwata clearly the best in my opinion.  I was an airbrush illustrator for many years and swear by them.  I'm using siphon feed for lure painting mainly because I'm painting volume. Also using lacquers.

Big Dave, that is beautiful.

Tell your mom to get you a very expensive air brush setup for Christmas to compliment your G. Loomis rods!!!!!!  ;D   ;D   ;D