Holding down spinner blades for airbrushing??

[robertjp]

Can anybody recommend a way to hold down blades for airbrushing? If I hang them off a nail, the air moves them around so I cant get a good finish. There must be a way to hold them steady and be able to get at all the blade. What does anybody here who airbrushes spinner blades do? Im at a loss. Thanks Bob

[Bentrod425]

You don't really need to hold down the whole blade as the edge that goes by the clevis really doesn't need to be painted.  I use a pair of hemostats to hold on to the tip of the blade near the hole and paint the rest.  

 

[Fishin Big]

Same here. You might want to try a lower air pressure. But you may need to thin the paint a bit. 

[smalljaw]

I use the wooden food skewers you can get at most grocery stores. I put the sharp end in the hole and then push the blade onto the skewer hard enough that it will stay put but is still easy to take it off.

[Fishermanbt]

I use hemostats, Helping Hands like used for soldiering, or just an alligator clip. All clipped at the top of the split ring hole. If painting steel blades a magnet bar will help too.

[Munkin]

Harbor Freight makes a magnet that is meant to hold tools by screwing it to the wall. 

 

Allen

[Big Epp]

My first thought was the small, rare earth magnets. They are really strong and might do the trick.