GW Spray gun problem.

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**Avrik_Shasla**

So I've been using the Games workshop Spray gun quite a bit for the last couple months but I encountered a problem. For some reason when using it it won't bring up paint from the reservoir anymore. It has no problems bringing up lighter materials such as Ink, but not paint. Any ideas?

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Your paint is probably too thick or there isn't enough air pressure or both.

Honestly, do yourself a favor and buy a real airbrush setup. It is significantly better in every single way compared to the cheap junk that is the GW spray gun (which is essentially an overpriced, poorly built, and horribly inefficient reusable can of spray paint). Search this forum, there lots of articles on airbrushing and how to get started in it.

**Stephanius**

What ScootyPuffJunior said. Spraying based on a can of propellant is the worst way to go. Having a crappy vaguely brush-like object isn't any better.

The above applies even when that flamethrower does actually work and isn't clogged down somewhere. A clog or some not properly assembled fitting are the reasons that come to mind (besides being wrecked) for your GW sprayer not working anymore.

Even if you buy a cheap $99 Airbrush starter kit, you'll be in heaven. Maybe the most tangible difference to perceive until you actually use a proper brush is that you don't need to stack cans of propellant anymore, since the compressore magically does away with that.

**Avrik_Shasla**

I actually bought a compressor because i hate the cans.

**davethepak**

Then even a $20 airbrush will be light years better than that crappy spray gun (which is an external mix no control siphon feed airbrush).

There are literally DOZENS of threads on airbrushes, do some searches, or see if any of your friends has one....you will be amazed.

(if you don't want to look; get any badger or iwata gravity feed brush that is less than $100. Don't dive in with a high end brush, they can be very finicky and frustrating for a beginner (like the badger krome)

I would suggest either a cheap $20 harbor freight brush to start, or if you want something better, get a badger 105 or an iwata neo gravity feed.

best of luck and have fun!

**sing your life**

You paint is too thick. try mixing it with water/ thinner.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

This airbrush is light years ahead of the GW spray gun and it is $30. Like Dave said, search this forum and check out the multiple airbrushing threads to get some more info.

**Avrik_Shasla**

I apreciate all of the advice guys. I've just started using air brushes and I've been loving it haha. Now how fine could I get with a 30-50 airbrush?

**Orock**

mix a 50 /50 mixture of windex to water. Then take the paint from your jar, put it in whatever kind of resavoir you use, and put an equal part of the windex mixture in there. Paint is thinned, and it even dries faster because of the ammonia .

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Orock wrote:
mix a 50 /50 mixture of windex to water. Then take the paint from your jar, put it in whatever kind of resavoir you use, and put an equal part of the windex mixture in there. Paint is thinned, and it even dries faster because of the ammonia .

If you want to thin paint, use an airbrush thinner/medium (Vallejo, Golden, Liquitex) or make one yourself (distilled water + Flow-Aide + matte medium). Windex shouldn't be used as thinner; ammonia is bad for you (and your airbrush) and acrylic paint dries fast enough, there is no reason to make it dry faster.

I apreciate all of the advice guys. I've just started using air brushes and I've been loving it haha. Now how fine could I get with a 30-50 airbrush?

The GW spray gun barely qualifies as an airbrush and doesn't really behave like the most commonly used brushes. Also, do you mean a $30-$50 airbrush? If so, there are plenty out there in that range that can handle painting miniatures. The higher end brushes generally have tighter tolerances and made from higher quality materials.