Airbrush 0.2mm 0r 0.4mm
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Hello Bortig,
it's not a stupid question, but a bit hard to answer as everybody has his own preference...
A smaller nozzle (0.2mm) will spray a bit finner lines than a larger 0.4mm, so for small detail work the 0.2 would be more useful,
But a 0.4mm sprays a bit wider and would be handy when you're spraying larger surfaces, like primer, masked stuff etc...
The 0.4mm should also spray fine lines if you spray very close to the surface (remove the screwed-on-tip-cap for better results, but don't damage your needle)
I have a 0.3mm nozzle, sometimes I wish I had a smaller one but in general it does every job just fine.
Cheers and kind regards,
Steven
it's not a stupid question, but a bit hard to answer as everybody has his own preference...
A smaller nozzle (0.2mm) will spray a bit finner lines than a larger 0.4mm, so for small detail work the 0.2 would be more useful,
But a 0.4mm sprays a bit wider and would be handy when you're spraying larger surfaces, like primer, masked stuff etc...
The 0.4mm should also spray fine lines if you spray very close to the surface (remove the screwed-on-tip-cap for better results, but don't damage your needle)
I have a 0.3mm nozzle, sometimes I wish I had a smaller one but in general it does every job just fine.
Cheers and kind regards,
Steven
Hi Mark
Sound advice from Steven. The other factor to consider is what you are spraying. I find that acrylics tend to dry and clog the nozzle more readily when using a smaller nozzle.
Jim
Sound advice from Steven. The other factor to consider is what you are spraying. I find that acrylics tend to dry and clog the nozzle more readily when using a smaller nozzle.
Jim
I tend to use a 0,4 for just about every thing. As others have said the smaller the hole and the thicker the paint (as in pigment size) the more air you are going to need to blow it through the hole. That takes away a lot of the fine control you otherwise had.
Pigment size is normally much larger in Acrylic paint than in enamel due to the solvents used to suspend the pigments.
I use and old Badger cresendo with the 'fine' tip. It can paint a line 1 mm thin or 50 mm wide with no problems. (Other than my hand shaking like mad and even the pulse in my fingers playing havoc with maintaining a constant flow of both air and paint lol).
Pigment size is normally much larger in Acrylic paint than in enamel due to the solvents used to suspend the pigments.
I use and old Badger cresendo with the 'fine' tip. It can paint a line 1 mm thin or 50 mm wide with no problems. (Other than my hand shaking like mad and even the pulse in my fingers playing havoc with maintaining a constant flow of both air and paint lol).
I'm the same as Ian, tend to use the .4 for pretty much eveytrhing, I very rarely fit the .2 and when I do it's only for very fine up close work. 
I use 0.4 as my workhorse for 95% of the time. The 0.2 is sometimes used for fine detail. I also have a 0.6 which is rarely used.
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