Any Badger Air Brush Users?

[aydensdad82]

Does anybody use Badger brand airbrushes and if so what model and any pros/cons you can mention? I have a coupon to Michael's for 40% off one regular priced item and they sell Badger brushes which is why I ask....

[toadfrog]

Badger sells low end and high end airbrushes . Most of my work does not require fine detail so I can use the low end single action . I use an Iwata for finer detail . I also have a Pache . The high end badger should perform just fine depending on how abrasive the paint is . Hope some of the guys that are good at airbrushing chime in because to me they are all a pain in the rear .

[gone2long]

The Krome is nice it has both .2mm and .3mm needle sets. amazon has a killer deal on the Sotar 20/20 made by Badger but I think the detail level is way to high for our needs. Whatever you do get a double action brush otherwise you might as well just use rattle cans. I personally have the Paasche Talon TG3 set very versatile brush with .25 .38 and .66 needle sets needle limiter also comes with a fan cap that can spray a really wide swath of paint at a time. Good luck and get the most brush for your money they can kill your interest if you are fighting a cheap brush all day.

[bladesandbaits]

Hard to beat a Badger 150 double action siphon feed.If you buy the kit it will come with 1 each Fine/Medium/Large Tip and Needles.

I have a couple of $300.00 Iwata brushes and 3 BAdger 150's. I tend to use the Badgers more than the Iwata. For the price,especially with the Micheals coupon they are hard to beat.

Regards,

Blades      

[mark poulson]

When I was just learning to paint, I bought a Badger siphon brush kit.  It has a .05 needle and tip, and it shoots thick paint really well.  I use it for shooting undercoater, when I have a large bait to cover, and for pearls when I have a lot of lures to paint.  

It is not a detail gun, by any stretch of the imagination, but I like that I can keep a bottle of white undercoat paint sealed and ready to use, shake up the bottle well, and then switch tops to the siphon top to paint.

That part is very convenient.

It is a pain in the finger to clean, because the needle point is exposed unless the trigger is depressed.  I wind up holding the plastic cap that comes with the brush to protect the needle to cover the end when I back flush.  Just keep the pressure on it, or it will be shot across the room.

Edited October 16, 2013 by mark poulson

[aydensdad82]

Thanks guys. Sounds like this brand could be a good starting point, especially with the coupon. BTW if you guys sign up for Michaels weekly emails there is a 40%-60% off coupon each week.

Edited October 16, 2013 by aydensdad82

[joetheplumber]

I use the Badger 155 Anthem and it works fine for me. Not to hard to break down and clean after a few good painting sessions. Michaels carries the replacement tips, needles and nozzels now in all three so sizes so that's a plus for me also cause I hate ordering stuff online. If you go with the 155 let me know if you have any questions or problems and I'll be glad to help if I can.......... Joe

[aydensdad82]

Thanks Joe. That was the model I was looking at.