I know this question has been answered before but I am new to here.I have looked in the archives and could not find the the answer to my question.
So heres the question.I am using wa polytranspar paint and when I am doing detail spots on say a Black Crappie every once in awhile I get little splatters of paint.I have thinned it and used retarder as direction in the Breakthrough book.So what I am wondering is if I need to thin more or add more retarder or more paint? I do have a moister trap.
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When you paint spots or anything that requires repeated application of small amounts of paint. The paint will build on the tip. Paint will dry on top of other paint. When it reaches a certain point it will break loose and splatter. Ofcourse you need to thin and use retarder. You said you did that so it has to be build up. The way to deal with it is after four or five spots give a blast of paint to blow the tip clear, and once and a while use some thinner on a brush and clean the tip. It's just one of those things that happens when you paint spots.
Keep the tip clean and run clean water or lacquer thinner throug every so often.
It works really goo, takes less time, and makes a perfect spot, irregular in shape and without splater. I can do a large salmon or rainbow trout in 30 min while I watch tv. LOL
I do most of the spots on fish with a sharpie pen. I have also dont the stirations on the bottom of brook trout and other markings as well. You can also do the cut on a cutthrout trout with a orage sharpie and a little red to blend.
If you still want to use the air brush, do like Tony says. Paint a few, and then spray with the valve open to blow it out. then go back to painting spots.
You might want to check the air compressor too. If you do not have a moisture trap, you could be getting water in the line.
Most likey though it is the tips of the air brush.
I used to have a little cup with rubbing alcohol and some Q-tips sitting right by to clean my tip off as I use acrylic paints.