General use cheap airbrush for thicker metallics

[Jesse321]

Here's an unusual question ... could someone please recommend a relatively cheap (preferably gravity feed) airbrush for use with thicker paints?

I guess I'm looking for something with a wider tip. But, I'm specifically looking for something that would work with stuff like Createx metallics and pearlized paints. I just need it to spray the general flat coat without clogging every 5 seconds, and then I can use my finer brushes for detail work.

[AJM]

How about an iwata revolution. I think Tom sells them at wonderfest, I think I paid something like $75 last year. It's a big nozzle, I use it for just clear, but it works great. Compared to my hp-b it's like a garden hose.

I've also sprayed peal-ex powder pigments using dullcoat as a carrier though my medium tip sotar, but that is not necessarily a cheap option.

[razorwyre1]

well, its not gravity fed, but theres always the paasche h. its a single action workhorse. the no. 5 head will pass very thick liquids.

[Bubba]

There's a couple ways you can go. You can get a bigger needle nozzle set for your Infinity (.4mm or .6mm) for about $40, OR you could go with something like a Badger 100 (with medium needle/nozzle), T&C Vega, or Omni. They are all Badger products, and aren't very expensive from the start, but you can sometimes get really good deals on their GARAGE SALE PAGE. I didn't see any of the ones I mentioned there, but it changes all the time...

Yup, as Ray says, a Paasche H would work fine as well, but wouldn't be gravity fed, and you'd need a hose adapter or QC nipple...

[jbmidnight]

Just use more reducer and work your paint up in layers