Airbrush 101. Gravity vs Siphon

[@DaddyKing603]

I am new to airbrushing with a bottom feed siphon cup and this has been the best and most informative video I've seen on this subject. Thanks

[@witchkingagmar69]

Easily within the first thirty seconds this video saved me years with this knowledge. Love this help! New at this medium and needed pointers. Thank you man!!!!

[@kgucklhorn]

Fantastic video. I know nothing about airbrushes, this has saved me a great deal of time. Thanks so much

[@bricmpt]

Thanks much for this. Just what I was looking for to make an informed decision about which brush type I might want to buy. Well done and thorough.

[@kyzorsosay9938]

Fantastic video man,thanks for your time,I recently purchased a bottom feed Badger ,hope it will get the job done for painting rc buggy bodies.Thanks again

[@nayrapumar1185]

Thanks for the video. I was considering between a siphon or gravity and you have given me all the information I needed

[@snoopu2601]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us very helpful for a beginner like me trying to gather up as much knowledge as I can before I start to use my air brush I got a few different air brushes to find out which better fits me. Not the most expensive air brushes to practice with until I get good them maybe I'll step up.

[@tiesflies]

You have an incredible voice.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I have two siphon feed airbrushes; one is a HF (Harbour Freight) Chinese knock off that I use for lacquer paints. I've got another, a Badger 155 Anthem that I use for acrylic paints. The siphon brushes can be set up to use a colour cup as well. The best of both worlds.

[@donsgotmoney]

Man, you helped me tremendously, you did a great job explaining a lot of stuff I just didnt know. I paint model trains, and im thinking with my low output compressor I may need to start doing a gravity feed brush. Thanks for the info...

[@cha3119]

Thanks - a "real" 101 intro - all helpful, great.

[@fliegeroh]

Great video. Really explains the differences very well.

[@barriewright2857]

Thank you airbrush 101, the facts and information that you gave out was very informative and precise. Thanks from a nub

[@maritza1282]

Very informative for anyone beginning to air brush paint

[@Hughie1987]

where can i get one of those side cups for my iwata neo siphon feed? just got it and dont think putting a few drops in the bottle with work and the paint bottles are small to begin with

[@davidm5853]

you can use baby food jars if you dont wanna spend the money its a trick terry hill taught me back in the day haha

[@loopedmess]

is the video horizontally flipped or is the paint cups reverse threaded?

[@rmthayer1]

Are the caps on the siphon bottles interchangeable between airbrushes? I'm referring to the tube that inserts into the body of the brush.

[@dalskiBo]

Thanks for the video: 1 - Would the siphon airbrush on a Sparmax TC620X be strong enough to spray 2k automotive clear coat? 2 - I've seen videos of spraying upside down (for automotive application), would it be possible to do this with a siphon airbrush. The reason being I damaged the underside of my front bumper & I'm hoping to rectify with an airbrush.

[@LeoFINuTube]

very good video, now i learned more about airbrushes

[@michel-dw3vx]

Yep............. What Allen said , I second that Thank You Michel

[@3dprintwiz378]

Where did you buy the jars without the adaptor?

[@figment5872]

great video! got a question, Where did you get the Siphon 20 cc paint cup attachment?

[@michaelking2965]

Thanks for the tutorial it gave me the info I was looking for

[@stickitupyourasteric]

can u use say rustoleum paint ?? thanks i want to cover a motorcycle gas tank base color then detail work which one do u recommend

[@nathanemptage3089]

didn't no Mel Gibson did airbrushing haha! great vid man!

[@afrog2666]

lol..

[@nathanemptage3089]

true though haha jan christian Frodahl

[@WMAT77LL]

Haha omg

[@titaspeaks9931]

😂

[@masterofzero297]

I'm new to the hobby, thanks for the video

[@zzz7zzz9]

one thing i never realized about the siphon feeds, until i bought a gravity feed, is that the siphon cup gives something to grip a finger on for better control of the brush. i find my gravity feed so hard to hold on to, which has always been an issue i am guessing, and that's why we now see the grips on them, ala, the grex. another biggie, is the gravity almost makes no sense to me, in that the cup is directly in your way, blocking your vision. i don't know if i will get used to that.

[@charleschristian5628]

Thanks for this post which Air brush is that in the video with the adjustable paint cups.... I'm looking for one that can do some extreme detail.. I already have a siphon feed BCS.. Thanks again

[@Giraffaoctapusaurus]

which type of the two is better for one handed use? or is is good or bad on both? please reply

[@sparklewolf82]

Would you recommend a siphon feed for a wall mural?

[@NeoNotCFX]

@loopedmess It is flipped. The video is actually shot upside down. I must have forgot to do the horizontal flip after I did the vertical flip :D

[@robertmckelvey3091]

I like fpv

[@alanknowles1154]

Very complete, Thank you!

[@TheABSoLooT1]

Id love to know what brand of Airbrush (and model) that is.

[@joe65587]

Where do u get the stuff

[@paulsukes]

Very informative.... thanks

[@jaypo7]

Great video Mate! :)

[@MrJason9142002]

Can you double down on a single action?

[@Godzillah]

another one is siphon feed use more paint while you can just put a few drop in the gravity cup and paint.

[@december2364]

That's true. But what I do is mix up a jar-full of paint and when I'm done, pop a little lump of blu tac over the jar nozzle. It's still good to go a couple of weeks later. If you want it to last longer, wrap some plumber's tape round the jar screw and put the lid back on. You'll be able to go back to it months later and it'll still be usable after a stir up.

[@darkblitzrz8]

thats exactly what im searching answers for .. the siphon feed has much more paint im comin from spray cans .. graffiti so the siphon would act more similar .. then switch to the gravity feed for detail smaller work

[@raywilliam1947]

Nice video. Thanks!

[@joeloverstreet8332]

What psi do you use for siphon feed?

[@afrog2666]

He said 20-35 or even 45 psi.

[@LEXXdesign]

Thank you! Very helpfull!

[@ProspectorsGhost]

I noticed that the siphon air brush is similar to the one my son-in-law gave to me. The difference is that the one you are using has a black rear housing on it versus mine which has a red rear housing on it. The problem with mine is that there is NO brand or model number on it so if I needed to get new replacement parts for it I would have no idea of what brand to look for to purchase the parts. Can you or anyone else tell me what brand and model it is??? - Thank You sir for a great instructional video.

[@mikek4610]

Old Prospector those are usually cheapos.....toss it when it stops working and pick up a good brand name model

[@TesserLink]

ive been using a siphon brush for detail work on props i make but im hating that it takes a few seconds to get it going. so im looking at getting a gravity brush. any recommendations for a brush around $25-$50

[@andreamitchell4758]

+brandonhughes7 i got a master compressor airbrush kit and it came with the master e91 siphon airbrush but i am getting really seriously pissed off about now since the instructions suck and are in chingrish, it came with another lid that the air hose can connect to or something instead of connecting it to the airbrush part itself, and some extra metal fittings that i have no idea what they are for or what they do i have not seen anybody talk about this there are no instructions and i searched for videos and there are none i have no idea what these other parts are for ,it seems like they could be used to set it up another way but i have no idea how it goes or which setup is ideal for which situation nobody anywhere has any explanation i never seen anyone in any video show or talk about these paets the instruction don't tell you jack shit about it there is a hookup on the bottle screw lid that can go to the compressor but there is no siphon tube like on the other lid thought there is some large screw connection with a valve on the inside of the jar lid in the center but nothing i have can screw in there and on the outside of the lid in the center it has an adjustable screw valve or something , does anyone know what this shit is for?

[@TesserLink]

Andrea Mitchell i have used one of those. there is an extra piece that connects to the air supply and that is for portable air tanks like a air can that it connects to. and i believe the other metal fitting is if you want to connect it to a larger air compressor like i do. hope that helps.

[@andreamitchell4758]

brandonhughes7 yes thanks i finally figured it out it is for connecting it to a can of compressed air instead of the compressor it really threw me off because it looks just like the lids for the glass siphon paint jars but it doesn't go on there it goes on the top of the can of compressed air

[@TesserLink]

+Andrea Mitchell yeah I had the same idea when I first got that one but the next day I asked one of the people from the store and that's what they told me

[@TesserLink]

+Andrea Mitchell yeah I had the same idea when I first got that one but the next day I asked one of the people from the store and that's what they told me

[@mannyrick7331]

Awww that red flash hurt my eyes at 8:40

[@bobstroehlein469]

is this Earl Morhead???

[@BlackAndBlueGarage]

know what I mean Verne?

[@jasonclements1978]

Thanks

[@billwelch2842]

This is very well done. It is curious that the video is reversed. Notice that he is unscrewing the paint cups clockwise and screwing them on counterclockwise. I did not know video could be flipped. Nonetheless solid presentation of differences and pluses and minuses of each type.

[@timhouseholder1668]

Bill Welch DUH

[@jonnyroxx4956]

I don't recommend following any of this mans advice do to the fact that all his equipment is so damn dirty and crusted with dried paint that all you will have is problems with your airbrush being plugged up with chunks of dry paint. Rule number #1 with airbrushing is KEEP IT CLEAN!!! I've been airbrushing for over 35 years and to this day I even go as far as straining my paint EVERY time I fill an airbrush or a bottle. Dried crusty paint is NEVER good!!!

[@dondis4911]

P

[@jasonclements1978]

Thanks