The Wicked500 reducer has definitely changed the way I paint. I just got into airbrushing about a month ago and like most, had visions of putting great paint jobs together right off the bat. Those dreams were shot down quickly when I realized I couldn't even get paint to shoot through the brush properly, let alone create a good paintjob. I tried thinning with a water/windex mix which helped my flow but the paint was just beading up on the baits. As soon as I tried the high performance reducer I was able to improve everything with my painting, most importantly it helped with atomization.