New Black Widow Trigger Style Airbrush From Harbor Freight: First Look Review

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Check out our first look video at the Harbor Freight Black Widow Trigger Style Airbrush! I was intrigued by its fan cap feature that distributes paint in a long oval pattern similar to a traditional paint gun but on a smaller scale. In this video, I connected the Black Widow airbrush to my Black Widow compressor, enhancing the painting experience. This airbrush offers various options like different fluid tanks and four fluid caps with needles in sizes .3 mm and .5 mm. Despite its great design and durability, I encountered an issue with the spray pattern, with the top receiving more paint than the bottom. I shall investigate further to identify the problem, but I might exchange it for a new one. Join me every Thursday night at 7 PM California time on our live sessions to witness the performance of the Black Widow Airbrush and the Harbor Freight Black Widow Compressor in action. Your support keeps this channel going, so don't forget to like, subscribe, and explore our custom paint tutorials. Thank you for being part of this creative journey!Join this channel to get access to perks:
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[@SuperRcantu]

I've been airbrushing for over 20 years and the first thing I noticed that he's doing wrong is he's painting with a 5 mm nozzle with watered down thin paint at high pressure bro you need to use a little bit thicker paint more of a consistency of milk and lower psi try it again. Use some createx wicked paints right off the bottle should spray perfect with that needle and fan I am using a grexs .7 mm and .5mm needle with that paint and get perfect sprays

[@mattcully8405]

seems like the higher pressure is messing up the pattern, interested to see if lowering it changes things.

[@troyb1733]

Try turning up the air pressure to about 40 psi and use the fan tip that way. I saw a video on this and my Grex works better that way at higher psi.

[@laca8612]

Thanks for the video! Awesome little tool! I dont know how familiar to you the fan patern sprayguns. If not, please take a look for some spraygun related KZbin video. (Like Paintsociety) The airpressure you used was little bit high, thats why you had butterfly like pattern and maybe you should clean the gun, the air nozzle... Somehting is not right at the bigger fan cup, maybe a dirt stucked into the air hornes... There is a ton of settings you have to set (material, air pressure, distance from the paper) to reach the good fan pattern. I have a preval Vfan airbrush, but missing the trigger style. :)

[@travistapp3844]

I had an issue with the fan on the hvlp it was packing grease that was stuck in the air ports might be something to check.

[@moparnut6286]

Cool 😎 mine should be here Thursday.... Want to see how the .3 fan cap sprays 2k clear

[@gladememmott3001]

How much are they?

[@spunkymomma5935]

Thank you for doing this video! I was looking at this airbrush, I haven’t bought it yet. So it’s nice to see somebody test drive it first. I see the issues that you are dealing with, but I hope it would be manageable. Could be a learning curve, possibly? I’m getting ready to do some airbrushing on my Harley saddlebags. So I like to come here and get some inspiration and courage 😂❤ Heather

[@ParrishHerron-s7r]

In my opinion, it looks to me like to much air pressure for the fan pattern. Based on the hourglass shape you’re getting. It tells me it’s blowing out the center if the pattern. I think it will work better at a lower air pressure

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

Good point!

[@baggerchop]

Exactly! Just like a regular spray gun, you have to adjust your pressure and fluid to get the right pattern

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

@baggerchop not sure what regular spray gun you’re using, but even at a high pressure you still get an oval pattern??

[@baggerchop]

@@TimeWarpCustomPaint it depends on the gun and material how sensitive it is. But sometimes even 3-5 psi can do it in my sata 5000 all the way down to my iwata lph80. Thinned material is more sensitive while I high solid clear is a bit less.

[@e-brown5274]

Look's like the Iwata TRN only thing i don't like about the trigger Iwata is the small paint cup This will be interesting

[@ViciousXUSMC]

I just got this and wondering if I should take it back to get a Creos 290. Its hard to know from just one review if yours was just one with some QC issues or this is to be expected from all of them. Two needles and this design for like $70 is hard to beat.

[@bigchef2112]

The problem is you have the fan cap horizontal, and your spraying horizontal. With horizontal spraying, the fan cap needs to be positioned vertically.

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

I’ll give it a shot

[@natenewton7830]

Wouldn’t that just paint a line? The point of a fan is a wide spray

[@guidorea8347]

For the .3mm needle, I'd turn the psi down to 13-15 psi... And try again... Might be easier to remove your right hand glove when airbrushing to get a better "feel" of the airbrush.... Let us know how it works out for ya...😉 I bought my kit yesterday (5-26-24) and can't wait to try it out next week.....

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

It was defective. The new one works fine 👊

[@guidorea8347]

@@TimeWarpCustomPaint ok, cool!....✌️🥸👊😉

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

I got the Gaalerhi trigger style.

[@DarrylMaclean]

That thing looks awesome

[@hhaste]

Aesthetically, sure but that fan tip look's jank.. if they can fix that issue, sure. Until then, I'd be looking at other options.. that has to have some sort of problem.

[@frankb5648]

These seem like Harbor freights try at a complete quality line of products. Have you reviewed the spray guns and the compressor. This whole set might be a great complete shop set up ?

[@natebowers226]

Hope this sprays as well as my pasche eagle talon. It's a .6 tip fan pattern but it does have 2 other sizes of tips and needles

[@flynbrynb5280]

It doesn't perform even close to the talon

[@RobertParsons-xw7vm]

Used .5 needle with .3 nozzle because he didn't realize he moved them around

[@davidengel1449]

Had fan tip before really dont need high pressures for it since most of pant is comming end of tip top and bottom mostly air goes thru center

[@1eightrcracing]

You should try the swallow tail air brush I use it to paint my rc bodies

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

I’ll have to check it out. Thanks

[@stufftokeepyouentertained2168]

I thought I was going crazy, mine was doing the same thing. Spraying heavier on one side or the other. I tried everything, and couldnt get it to spray even. Im new to airbrushing, and stated with an Iwata NEO. I was really disappointed with the black widow trigger brush.

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

I will have a updated video up soon on this

[@evangelositskos8718]

Would u recommend it for professional use or should I get a different one

[@royconner9720]

I’m not too pleased with either one of the black widows I haven’t even opened the compressor yet I went ahead and bought all three. I’ve already taken one back and exchanged it it seems to be OK right now the trigger style. The other one just keeps blowing paint out of the top. I’m not sure why. HF never lets you keep your hopes high for sure. Buyer be aware they charge a restocking fee to refund now. I have a welder that I ended up buying to play with. After changing out a parts to real quality components the best that you can do it came out OK but I had to get in there and do a lot of funky stuff to it. I ended up taking Hobart tips to make them fit. HF is a constant un predictable purchase if it’s not simple stuff. It sucks as a place for beginners that don’t need to learn another curve.

[@Ragingbullgod]

Pointing out that you installed the .5 needle with the .3 nozzle. Not sure how that would affect the fan pattern.

[@chrismartinez9778]

Bought it and having the same spray pattern problem with 0.5 wide spray tip other spray tips work fine,anyway to correct the problem?getting ready to take it back....

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

I don’t think there’s a correction most likely. It’s a bad design.

[@bravizturnbull2358]

So mine on the .5 needle has a blunt end instead of going to a point like every other airbrush needle I've ever used, is urs the same way? Cuz if urs is not I'll have to get a different one

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

Should be a point on the needle. Thats weird

[@dixensizzler]

@@TimeWarpCustomPaint did you polish the needle before testing or just right out of the box?

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

@@dixensizzler right out of the box

[@scottmcbride2237]

Already not impressed. Very disappointed that it's not painting very well with the fan pattern. Get what you pay for.

[@hhaste]

Agreed.

[@jgil713]

I think when you changed needles you never put the .3 needle in you put all the .3 accessories in and put the .5 needle back in. Look at the video when you take out the .5 you put it on top of tube and when you took out .3 needle you put it long was on paper. So when you put it together you grabbed the .5 needle from on top of the tube.

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

Yes you’re correct. Although it did not fix the issue. A few others I have seen are also experiencing inconsistent fan patterns

[@grapetonenatches186]

Did you take this apart and clean it before use? I did with mine (non trigger type black widow x2) and they were kinda dirty out of the box. But they work great. I want to try this one out now too. Thanks for the great video.

[@grapetonenatches186]

I had no idea it was this different from the other airbrush. Was just going to pass it over if not for your video. Thanks.

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

I did not, but I did clean it afterwards with no change. I did take it back and got a new one that functioned much better.

[@Goat67]

Adam, you really need an affiliate link.

[@James_Hande]

I'll stick with my Iwata's. 🤔

[@sll-tt6bj]

Ill stick to iwata

[@imrozgill9711]

why do they even make it .. when they know the fan cap does not work

[@josephbidal9874]

i kno rite... why play... just get this mini gun ANi GF3 Mini Spot Repair Spray Gun 0.5mm (AH1519012A) 39 bucks

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

mine was defective

[@imrozgill9711]

no bro they are not defective .. i have got gp850 .. i can say it works just a little better than this one . but that was it .. i tried it once and now it just lives in my cupboard. and i have watched the reviews on all the other ones ..they are all same .. but if u really want a fan airbrush , theres one made by "no name " by spray gunner .. thats the only one that works well beside th1 but th1 is discontinued decades ago 😅

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

it was defective

[@imrozgill9711]

@@TimeWarpCustomPaint thanks for replying looking forward for the testing of " non defective piece" . If it works well thats great .. i would be so happy because its value for money . but i highly doubt that it will perform 100% with no issues. i guess at end it all comes to money .. but gp850 costs more but does not work well.

[@pennysavercashroyjohnson7675]

Good for watering plants I .bet

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

lol. Come on!!!

[@pennysavercashroyjohnson7675]

@@TimeWarpCustomPaint to be fair, Rome wasn't built in a day , so maybe a lil practice would be in order. :)

[@e-brown5274]

Hello everyone

[@matthiasaberan8303]

Price?????

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

$70

[@flynbrynb5280]

Wow it's horrible. Temu has brushes that work ten fold better for 15$

[@josesharks20]

Holy crap that thing can't spray even to save its life

[@jeffhower8566]

Looks like to much air pressure

[@ParrishHerron-s7r]

You sure do know how to make me spend money….lol

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

I personally like the harbor freight, Black widow button style airbrush

[@ParrishHerron-s7r]

No doubt I’m gonna have to get one and try it. I’m one of those I can watch many reviews on something but you just never really know till you try it yourself. And at their price you can’t afford not to

[@e-brown5274]

#lime

[@johngrabowski2957]

Sooooo??? Basically it doesn’t work..😂😂😂😂😂

[@TimeWarpCustomPaint]

Defective

[@RoninAzovcev]

Нет , это нам не понравилось.. Оставте себе..

[@indioargento]

Gato con guantes no caza ratones.

[@hhaste]

What? Que?

[@indioargento]

@@hhaste Si vas a trabajar con pinturas no uses guantes.... si te manchas no te das cuenta y terminas manchando lo que estás pintando o pegoteando toda la herramienta. y con lo que respecta al video, está roto el tip del aerógrafo por eso sale así con zonas veladas. Seguramente porque lo ajustó con la llavesita que traen en la caja. esas llaves solo deben usarse para aflojar el tip, no para ajustarlo porque rajan la rosca hembra que sujeta el tip y filtra aire, lo que hace que el flujo de pintura se divida. El tip se pone con los dedos y se ajusta con las uñas y ya queda. el oring de teflón sella y listo..... pero con guantes no puedes hacer nada de lo que te comento.