MuskyGary Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I see a conversion kit is available for a .5 needle. The needle I have is a .35. Will the .5 make it easier to spray paint? I have trouble with the .35 clogging up on pearl colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolicious Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Helps me. I ended up buying another brush so I'd have one 35 / one 50. For a couple dollars more than the conversion kit, I bought an Eclipse gun at Hobby Lobby. Pearls / base coats I use the 50, 35 for everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yep me too the.5mm is good for thicker acrylics I too have one setup with each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeee Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I use the .5 needle for everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 My Badger siphon brush has a .5 needle, and I use it for thicker paints, and to base coat larger lures. Otherwise, thinning your paint is the way to go. I can shoot pearls through my .35 if I add a couple drops of 4011 reducer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) Hey MG if that's the brush I sold ya by all means pick up the conversion kit it has it's place in your tool kit. That said it is kinda pain in the butt making the change during a painting session if your just popping out one or two baits for yourself but I find it great for basecoat and heavier pigmented paints, as Mark said I've been using the new high performance reducer 4012 from Createx with wicked and auto air and I can tell you it's a pleasure to work with it also reduces tip dry. I am not a fan of reducing with water and am on the fence with homebrews for one water does not extend the film properties of acrylic paint it thins it making for a weak paint film in the molecular arena and with all the other issues regarding top coats and additives not playing nice it's just not worth the hassle I've got a quart of it and if your just doing baits for yourself go for it it's worth the money. And what ever you do mark your parts with a sharpie or keep them separate from each other they are hard to separate after they co-mingle. Edited January 24, 2015 by Gon2long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Thanks guys, I'm going to get the conversion kit and see if I like it better. I also have a Badger 360 brush and I see I can also get a .5 needle for it. So I'll probably get both kits and end up leaving one at .35 and the other at.5. I don't do much fine detail work (use stencils instead) so I think the .5 is the way to go. (Also will pick up some 4012 reducer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
