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I consider myself a professional artist. I have many award winning airbrush paint jobs on cars and bikes. For years I have used Iwata and recently I lost my Iwata HP-C Custom Micron plus that looks Identical to this Master Airbrush G44. For the price I decided to take the chance and try it out. IT WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE. I inspected the airbrush noting all the machining marks and the sharp rough edges. The O rings are too soft and possibly incomparable with solvent based paints. As a custom painter, that alone makes it useless. I put a little water based airbrush paint in the paint well, put the cap in place (note that I never use the cap on my iwata brushes) started my compressor, pulled the trigger and BOOM. The cap pops off and paint splatters all over me and the test panel on my easel. I disassembled the head of the airbrush to check for obstructions or defects. I didn't see anything. I sealed all the threads with needle paste and tried again with water. before applying any air the water was leaking out of the nozzle tip. I will be returning this as soon as possible.
My advise is to save up and get a known brand name airbrush. As a teenager my parents bought me an inexpensive airbrush from a mail order catalog. I followed the instructions and gave it a try. Two weeks of trying it never did what I wanted. I thought it was me and gave up on airbrushing. After college I spent a $100 on a Badger Crescendo double action and made $500 on motorcycle tank a week later. Turns out it was the brush that made the difference. I now have brushes that range from $90 to $600. the one I use the most is the Iwata HP-C plus. It retails for around $150 and it is well worth the price.
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