A New Airbrush...The Infinity

I'm all a tingle because I finally broke down and purchased a high quality airbrush. I purchased a Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CR Plus. I went with the .2mm needle as it should be able to handle most anything, fine work as well as wide coverage.

Still in the wrapper. Maybe I should have done an unboxing video?

Fancy plastic box. I never had a box with my other two airbrushes, just bubble wrap and cardboard....boxes.

Tada! Isn't she so pretty? I sometimes open the box just to gaze upon its majesty.

All the extra parts I had to acquire. Left to Right: Iwata Pistol Grip Moisture Trap, (top) extra .2mm needle, 5ml cup (the airbrush comes with a 2ml cup), 5ml cup lid and hose. Threading and diameters can be different between manufacturers, but Iwata and H&S use the same thread count and diameter.

Top to bottom: Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CR+, Badger Anthem 155, Fengda BD-130. Sorry for the terrible picture. The Badger I picked up for $40 direct from Badger because the engraving was messed up, the Fengda was free with my air compressor.

Since getting the Infinity, I've used it twice. What a lovely airbrush. I did have some trouble with paint going behind the cup, but it is quite possible that occurred because I backflowed the airbrush. After calling H&S support, he recommended against backflowing, as he used to do it before. It pushes paint further back than you would want. I had to soak the airbrush overnight in ammonia free Windex, recommended by the H&S rep and clean it out.

I'll be using the Infinity for acrylics paints exclusively. The Badger will now be used for spraying acrylic clear coats, as it has, I think, a .4mm needle and will get nice wide even coverage. The Fengda has been relegated the nastiest job, lacquers. 

No more blaming poor paint jobs on the airbrush!