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Good luck with that.
I can't understand why people don't buy the correct tool set to get the job done.
In the pinball world there are so many tools needed to do the job correctly, please people buy the correct tools to get the job done. I have seen so many people struggle using make do tools, it takes so much more time and more often than not you end up damaging what you are working on.
Having the correct tools makes the job easier and the job gets done in half the time.
 
Almost looking forward to dropping a screw in an inaccessible spot

Thanks op
 

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So I walked past (and for the first time into) a Games Workshop store today. I asked the kid behind the counter about airbrushes and he ‘tapped out’ with his mate who also worked there and knew an unhealthy amount about airbrushes!

I told him about what I was considering and wrote down what he said:

1. Spend about £60-100 for an airbrush and compressor set

2. Get gravity fed (pot sits on top or side)

3. You’ll see 0.3 or 0.4 in the spec but don’t worry about this as the difference will be indistinguishable on first-time ability.

4. Get a compressor with a tank (otherwise it’s on permanently and gets hot/wears out) and a pressure changer so you can control the flow

5. Use water based acrylics so you can correct mistakes and it doesn’t block the brush up

6. To seal and match the screen printed ‘satin’ finish use 2x gloss coats of lacquer/varnish/clear and then one final matt coat - the gloss gives much better protection than matt, but the final coat will take the shine off nicely.

This is the kit he recommended although he reckoned you could get them for £60

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/272686620378


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So I walked past (and for the first time into) a Games Workshop store today. I asked the kid behind the counter about airbrushes and he ‘tapped out’ with his mate who also worked there and knew an unhealthy amount about airbrushes!

I told him about what I was considering and wrote down what he said:

1. Spend about £60-100 for an airbrush and compressor set

2. Get gravity fed (pot sits on top or side)

3. You’ll see 0.3 or 0.4 in the spec but don’t worry about this as the difference will be indistinguishable on first-time ability.

4. Get a compressor with a tank (otherwise it’s on permanently and gets hot/wears out) and a pressure changer so you can control the flow

5. Use water based acrylics so you can correct mistakes and it doesn’t block the brush up

6. To seal and match the screen printed ‘satin’ finish use 2x gloss coats of lacquer/varnish/clear and then one final matt coat - the gloss gives much better protection than matt, but the final coat will take the shine off nicely.

This is the kit he recommended although he reckoned you could get them for £60

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/272686620378


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I was that kid once in the Croydon branch. I didn't work there but spent an unhealthy amount of time in there.
 
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