Airbrush Compressor's - Type and Setup

Airbrush Compressor's - Type and Setup. I show you two different types of Airbrush Compressor's and how to set them up. See the link below for the compressor I use in my garage. Subscribe for more Airbrush tips, tricks and "How To's". It is my goal to help you speed up your learning process by having you avoid the mistakes I have made by trial and error. I also want to help you make some "Do It Yourself" accessories for around your Airbrush shop to make your project easier and save some money.
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[@leonarddavis3684]

I am a wood worker and am looking at adding airbrushing to my work. Thanks for the tips.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Leonard, Thank you and much luck with the airbrush. Just remember to be patient and have fun with it. Thanks for watching.

[@jerryrichards8172]

Thats the best advice a really solide air setup is important for airbrush.

[@MrLarryC11]

Thank you so much for demystifying compressors. Your video was a huge help.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

MrLarry, so glad tou are enjoying the channel. Thanks for watching.

[@samuelmartin223]

Great video🤘

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Thanks Sam, I appreciate you watching.

[@alexandervanhorn5633]

OMG this explained so much! Thank you! I've got a little Paasche compressor like your Harbor Freight one. I feel like I better understand how it works now.

[@Pinebrookjohn75]

Thank you for this video and the way you explained everything.

[@dh1676]

Thank you for this compressor video. Well done and informative and I like your channel title “airbrush garage”

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

DH, glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching.

[@MitchSprague]

Lots of useful info here. Thanks!

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Thanks for watching Mitch.

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Great information, Thank you

[@ahmedshammoh2048]

Excellent explain between air compressor with tank or without

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Ahmed, thank you. I have two videos on the Fortress Compressors If ya get a chance check those out If you are in the market to buy a Compressor. Thanks for the comment and watching.

[@angelwings8815]

Thank you! I have an iwata smart jet compressor that looks to me like the small type and I have no idea how to use it, so your advice is helping me a lot!

[@anthonyscott16]

Great information. Thanks for the lesson!

[@marshallartistry]

Very helpful! Thanks man

[@michaelturnbull7270]

Thanks very much for your video which I enjoyed and it was very informative. I am thinking of buying an Airbrush & Compressor and have no knowledge or experience of using them for use with my hobby. Also a great tip about using the plumbers tape for sealing the threads.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Michael, I am glad you found the video helpful. Thanks you for watching.

[@gaetanoesposito658]

Grazie quello dei compressori è un argomento molto trascurato in rete (rispetto agli aerografi e ai colori). Ma tu hai rimediato.

[@RetroTeddyBear]

Makita's new Quiet compressors are actually quieter than the TC-828, with the 2 gallon Makita being the same price. Enjoying shop compressors becoming a more sensible replacement since they are much more versatile. With the "tankless" I would recommend a coiled hose or a 25 foot hose to minimize pulsation from the air kicking on and off. The hose acts as the tank for these ones.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Christian, I agree. I now use a Fortress 2 gallon. I have videos on the 1 and 2 gallon Fortresses. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching .

[@fedguy9182]

@@TheAirbrushGaragegot the Fortress 2 gal. Nice and quite (60 db) for $170

[@SlobZombie]

Yo This was of great help! Really explained alot that I have been stumped on for bit Thanks a bunch brother man, your artwork looks fantastic

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Nick, So nice to hear. I am glad you found it helpful. It's comment's like that, that keep me going. Thanks and thanks for watching.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Didn't catch that, yeah got dyslexic, thanks for pointing that out.

[@zanshikaijin2709]

I don't see the original post but imagine it relates to CMF?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

@@zanshikaijin2709 yep! I have a bad habit of saying cmf instead of cfm.

[@FireBlazzee]

Thanks😊

[@chauffeurmarco]

we all bought that same compressor when starting.

[@imaginationworkshopstudio]

Were you ever published in AIRBRUSH ACTION MAGAZINE in the 1980s and 1990s? Your work looks it? Great magazine. I miss 'em.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

IWS, I love that magazine as well. I actually have a box full of them. Thank you for the compliment, but no, I never made it into a magazine. Thanks for supporting the channel. I really appreciate it.

[@avishaiankri]

Great video. Which airbrush you have hooked to the big compressor and which nozzles please ?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Avishai, I have a 4 way Splitter manifold connected to the tanked Compressor. I have a video on the Splitter check it out when you get a chance. As for airbrushes, I have an iwata eclipse hp-cs .35 a iwata hp-ch plus and an iwata hp-ch both with a .3 and a Harder and Steenbeck Infinity .18. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.

[@theeightbitdad]

Do you set the psi on the regulator for when the brush is being used or not being used?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

TEBD, when the brush is being used. The pressure on the regulator will always drop when you press the air, and in my case, it drops and stays at 27 psi. Hope this helps. Thanks for the question, and thanks for watching.

[@BethsSubLover]

Thank m wanting to know how to work the Airbrush compressor TC-320 I’ve never had one before So I don’t have a clue I’m watching I’m in the beginning

[@knockeddownbutnowimbackup.9482]

So thats why I threw my compressor and gun in the woods! So if Im on the Coast of Florida, in Panama City Beach, i need a line water filter too...?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

lol. One Helluva Life. Love that tag name. Thanks for watching.

[@ChristiannTyler]

Do you have a recommendation for a budget friendly airbrush set up for automotive paint touch up? I never see touch up jobs that are more than 8x8” just bumper scuff marks etc. I have a 20 gallon compressor but should I just get a airbrush kit with compressor? Or hook it up to my compressor with filter etc?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Christian, your compressor is fine. Now, if you need a more portable option, then yes, a smaller compressor would be better. If touch-up is what you are looking to do, there are two ways you can go. A .5 gravity or siphon fed would both be suited for such an application. I would probably go with the gravity fed because i am assuming you would need small amounts of paint and not have the need to be switching a lot of colors in and out. I just reviewed a Gahlleri airbrush, and it comes with a .38 and a .5 and I really like it, and the price point is reasonable. Another option with the 2 needle sizes is the Paasche Tallon. I have that one too, and that is a good brush as well, and it has a fan cap, which would be great for touch-up.. and of course, i have a video on that one as well, lol. Check them out. Hope this helps.

[@roguestatus9297]

Pardon me sir..excuse the mechanic in me..is it feasible to add a tank to the First compressor? like a middle of the road solutuion?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Rogue, the answer is yes. I have seen others do this. But, for the cost it is more cost effective to just buy one already with a tank. Since the posting of this video I have two videos on the Fortress from Harbor Freight that are very cost effective and I actually have been using the 2 gallon version for awhile now and I love it. So unless you just want to dive into a project, and I understand, I do things like that all the time. It is just easier and may even be cheaper to just buy one. If you get a chance check out the videos on the Fortress. I highly recommend them. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.

[@roguestatus9297]

@@TheAirbrushGarage thank you sir, for getting back to me... and for the advice, of which you are, of course correct.. (may pick up a fortress or something similar sooner than later).. my issue (not an entirely frivolous project) is the bundle deal kit i bought a couple months ago came with its own "basically adequate" compressor...its this i was looking to rig or "hack upgrade" ( before having to just get an after market kit)

[@BethsSubLover]

If you have the Airbrush compressor TC-320 it’s blue with 3 different connectors I believe like guns

[@BethsSubLover]

If you have the one I have will you do a video just showing me how to get started to hook it up and put paint in it and how to use the parts

[@BethsSubLover]

I hit the sub button

[@BethsSubLover]

I haven’t made any videos in awhile but I’m going to start back

[@Oscaro9928]

How about this model of Master Airbrush: Master Airbrush Cool Runner II Dual Fan Air Tank Compressor System TC-326T with a Pro Set G222 Gravity Airbrush Kit with 3 Tips 0.2, 0.3 & 0.5 mm. Not as much CFM (0.8CFM) and 47db of noise

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

The compressor is fine never had master airbrushes. Recently I discovered Fortress air compressors from harbor freight. I have a video on ot check that put before you buy. I review the o e gallon but like the 2 gallon even more. I also recommend Iwata airbrushes. Thanks for watching.

[@Oscaro9928]

So what would be the equivalent Iwata to replace the Master G22 airbrush

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

@@Oscaro9928 Neo (.35 needle) good brush for the money. If you want a step up but a little more than twice the cost I always recommend the Eclipse (.35)

[@mikey_vengenz]

I'm starting up with airbrushing. I have a similar airbrush compressor to the cheaper one you started out with. Are there ways to mitigate it getting hot? Did I use it too long in one sitting? Maybe my pressure was too high? Also this was very helpful!

[@dancuccurullo8453]

Mikey, getting hot is normal for that kind of compressor that is why you definitely need a water trap on the compressor and at the brush. It will build condensation. I used to run it for a very long time as well. Definitely think about going to a compressor with a tank. Check out my Fortress Compressor review. I have one on a 1 and 2 gallon both are very good and very reasonably priced. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.

[@bernardopatino6263]

Friend: you want to know why the compressor motors heat up, if it is normal or has technical causes, I find it interesting to hear about that part of the compressors, thank you very much. Greetings from Norway. Happy day.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Bernardo, Norway! Very cool. The tankless compressor has a motor and a piston that supplies the air, and the motor runs hot, which makes it pump hot air. A compressor with a tank is always better. The motor only runs to fill the tank. Therefore, the motor does not run long enough to get hot and heat the air. I hope that helps. Thanks for the question, and thanks for watching.

[@bernardopatino6263]

@@TheAirbrushGarage My compressor is very similar: the one you have in black and white has four pistons. and that one gets very hot but works normally. But I don't want to use it in case of overheating. Which I think is not normal, it could be systems or parts of the system that are not good. 0.2 0.3 0.5 Fine Detail Dual-Action Gravity Airbrush Kit 4 Piston Air Compressor. I very much appreciate your attention. You are a great person and a good teacher.

[@reesemorrison7506]

What’s a good psi setting?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

I spray at 25 psi almost all of the time. Unless I am performing a certain technique. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching.

[@BethsSubLover]

I have some that has some containers that I thought paint went in it I don’t know because I didn’t start yet I’ve had it about 6 months to a year and haven’t did anything not even plugged it in as I’m afraid that I might do something wrong

[@skellexis404]

i have a harbor freight air compressor, but I cannot control the the air pressure. It goes up to 58 psi with no regulator. What can I do to it to change that? Or should I just buy a different one?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Skellexis, first, you need a regular on any compressor you run. Once you put a regulator on it, you will be fine. But because it is a tankless compressor, it will run hot, and you will get a lot of moisture, so it is important you run a moisture trap at the regular and at the brush. If it is in your budget, I would go to harbor freight and buy the 1 or 2 gallon Fortress, and they have the regulator already built in. I have the 2 gallon one. I have reviews on both. Both are equally as good. The only difference is the cycle time. Hope this helps.

[@skellexis404]

Thanks so much for the response

[@zanshikaijin2709]

You have quite a lot of good advice, but I have a question I can't find an answer to. I just got a tanked compressor but I'm wondering if it's possible to run the tank at a higher pressure - so more air in the tank between running the compressor - and putting a second regulator in line to drop the pressure down to 20 psi from the 60 or whatever. Keep in mind that I'm a complete newb so this may well be an impractical idea.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Zanshi, the tank will always be filled to its max capacity. You regulate how much air you want to go to your airbrush with your regulator. When the motor kicks on the amount of time it takes to shut off, fill the tank is called its recovery time. Hope this helps.

[@zanshikaijin2709]

@@TheAirbrushGarage Thanks for the response. I wasn't certain that it was the case. Very reassuring to know. And saves me quite a lot of extra work.

[@musicmystro]

Hey man great Vid. quick question, does having an airtank for the compressor reduce pulsing of the airflow and spitting ? I cannot use my brush with the nozzle cap off for extra fine detailing. paint just spurts out in blots it spits sometimes with the cap on aswell although I try to thin my paints well. (using the Timbertech Airbrush Kit with Air Compressor ABPST05)

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Musicmystro, yes a compressor with a tank stops the pulsing. A compressor without a tank creates pulsing because a piston is pulsing air directly to your hose and they also tend to run hot so hot air going through you hose creates condensation with will cause the spitting. If you are going to stay with this set up you will need a water trap at the compressor and one at the brush and check them frequently. Check out my videos on the Fortress 1 and 2 gallon compressors. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@BethsSubLover]

I bought mine online It was a open box but said it was new

[@BethsSubLover]

I want to be able to put makeup on with it and paint art with my boy ( grandson,but mom)

[@samanthanicholson9015]

How were you able to run three airbrushes? Thank you

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Samantha, I have a 4-way airbrush manifold. amzn.to/3IltIMV. But recently, I have been utilizing quick disconnects amzn.to/3Q3DAg5. this way, I don't have so many hoses all over the place. Lol, I hope this helps and thanks for watching.

[@samanthanicholson9015]

@@TheAirbrushGarage I found a unit like yours the master kit with paint and 1-2 airbrush with clea ing pot, 169 it is has a tank, the thing is on Amazon. I didn't have enough money so I got the vevor model with 3 air brush n it's like your first compressor for 79 after coupon harbor freight had a 6 airbrush unit with gauge and quick connect and hoses for each brush color for 129-139 that tool look awsome

[@BethsSubLover]

I have high heat Florida

[@BethsSubLover]

Let me know if I need to buy a splitter

[@toddbrasseaux3706]

The cheep compressor where u got the water trap and the gauge

[@toddbrasseaux3706]

Please get back to me about wher u get the water trap and the gauge

[@toddbrasseaux3706]

Can u get the gauge and water trap from harbor freight also meaning the compressor

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Todd, yes. You can get both at harbor freight. But for just a little more money harbor has a 1 gallon Fortress, well worth it verses the thankless. I have the 2 gallon Fortress now and I love it. I have video’s on both. Check them out before you go to harbor. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.

[@toddbrasseaux3706]

@@TheAirbrushGarage thank u very much

[@ZonerD_loner96]

What psi do i set my compressor for airbrushing my motorcycle gas tank?

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

CF, I run my brushes at 25 psi. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.

[@BethsSubLover]

It didn’t come with a water trap that I’m aware of

[@BethsSubLover]

Just a simple video please

[@BethsSubLover]

It’s not a full time job Just art for me and my grandson that’s I raise

[@billysayers7941]

Hi what enamel paint remover can you suggest please

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Billy, it depends. we are talking about solvent based enamel right? If so, if the paint is still wet I would use the reducer that i was using with the paint. If you are trying to strip say a car then I would just get a high grade paint stripper from an auto parts or auto paint store. If you just want to get it off your hands then mineral spirits. Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

[@billysayers7941]

Not sure if it solvent based it's revel enamel paints I use

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

What are you reducing the paint with?

[@billysayers7941]

I use AK interactive orderless enamel paint thinner for my enamel paints.

[@billysayers7941]

Some times I'll use AK airbrush thinner

[@BethsSubLover]

This is t really showing me how to hook it up . Your video is Informative it’s just not explain to me what I need to do to hook it up to get started

[@stacystockton433]

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[@BethsSubLover]

Yeah this didn’t help me I really need to know a simple less Informative information just a simple one of hooking up the thing up plugging it up and putting pain in it and how far to keep a way to paint it if you could just do a little sample video on that that would be awesome

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Beth, thank you for all the comments and questions. First...don't be afraid to give things a try. The worse thing that can happen is you will learn from whatever mistakes you make. I also have a bunch of begginer Videos. Check them out if you get a chance. Thanks for subscribing.

[@garywhaley4040]

You don’t need the apostrophe in compressors; it’s a simple plural, there’s no abbreviation for ‘compressor is’, nor is there any kind of possessive involved (i.e. the compressor’s switch). It’s just a plural… The English Grammar Police speak out…

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Gary, my wife is laphing as I read this. Grammer is not my strong point. I appreciate you checking out the channel.

[@garywhaley4040]

I’m glad you didn’t take offence, it wasn’t meant to be offensive 😊 Any help I can get with compressors is gratefully received. I have a fairly basic compressor for my airbrush (for modelling and guitar spraying) and I’m always struggling on what pressure to use for the task I’m carrying out and how to regulate paint flow. I was interested in what you were saying about heat because my damned compressor gets REALLY hot after a while although I do have the second trap at the end of the line. I still ended up with water coming out and smearing the paint after a lot of spraying…