Air brushing ??

[fish_4_all]

CSI used to have racks to use with their fluid beds but I don't see them anymore. They held 100-250 jigs or blades for dipping.

I see the spray option now, didn't see if before, sorry about that.

Hanging the blades is gonna work better I think. Paper clips placed in those jig holders so you can hang them upside down would work wonder. I have used paper clips for years to paint my blades although I am still painting one at a time.

Still remember to build a small paint box so you don't have powder paint repainting everything where you are working. Let us know how it works if you go with the airbrush option. It would save me a ton of time to painting my spinner bodies and blades.

[fish_4_all]

The box will also help you recover your powder paint excess instead of throwing it away. On another forum they ones using even the electrostatic gun were talking about a lot of waste and it using a lot more powder than it should.

[snake River]

I believe that this is a very good post and I thought I would bring it back out into the open for you guys to read again has lots of good information in it.

[trufer]

I haven't tried it yet but there is something that you are supposed to be able mix it together with you powder paint and use it in a normal spray gun. Powder Water

[psilvers]

I have used the powder airbrush and I am not that keen on it. The system generates A LOT of overspray. If you are OK with that, and if you want to collect it and recycle it, I guess that is OK. Columbia Coatings sells a substance called "Powder Water" that you can use to resuspend the powder paint and then use a REGULAR airbrush (Paasche VL I think is the one I have)- with the large diameter fittings (needle, cone, etc). You then need to air dry them (overnight, preferably) and heat them in an oven to set the paint. I have used this system (BTW, Trufer - sorry - I just saw your post above) and it works well.

One important point - after adding the powder paint to the Powder Water you need to mix it very well - I use a battery operated milk frother or latte mixer.

Pete

[crappiedoc]

I have used the powder airbrush and I am not that keen on it. The system generates A LOT of overspray. If you are OK with that, and if you want to collect it and recycle it, I guess that is OK. Columbia Coatings sells a substance called "Powder Water" that you can use to resuspend the powder paint and then use a REGULAR airbrush (Paasche VL I think is the one I have)- with the large diameter fittings (needle, cone, etc). You then need to air dry them (overnight, preferably) and heat them in an oven to set the paint. I have used this system (BTW, Trufer - sorry - I just saw your post above) and it works well.

One important point - after adding the powder paint to the Powder Water you need to mix it very well - I use a battery operated milk frother or latte mixer.

Pete

Cool info Pete, guess Snake was right!

[psilvers]

Oh BTW, you may not be able to mix Columbia's Powder Water with CSI powder paints. Check on that before you make a sizeable batch.

Crappiedoc - I see you are in Kansas - where? I am in Lawrence.

Pete

[crappiedoc]

Oh BTW, you may not be able to mix Columbia's Powder Water with CSI powder paints. Check on that before you make a sizeable batch.

Crappiedoc - I see you are in Kansas - where? I am in Lawrence.

Pete

I'm stuck in the middle again, Salina

I haven't tried Columbia yet, been considering it. I'm "helping" a commercial guy AGAIN. I did it a few years ago, only had to paint half of them. He's a static painter and sends me CSI by the pound, along with the hooks. Me, guess I'm old time, DIP, DIP. I've steered away from spraying, quite the investment. But this could be awesome, whats in the "water"? I know you can MEK CSI's powder and spray it, but then there's "solvents problems". Sounds intriguing.

[psilvers]

I don't know what is in the "water" but I ain't drinking it! Actually the Powder Water does not dissolve the powder, it resuspends the powder. As far as the CSI stuff, I don't know about adding MEK. However, the stuff is flammable and volatile - so you would need to be VERY careful!

The other note about "Powder Water" is that, in my experience, it is pretty sprayable but not very brushable.

Pete

[crappiedoc]

Thanks Pete, I'll check their website. Who knows maybe?