I have seen these on a shopping channel Models use them to apply makeup for a professonal look.Can they be used on model trains also i see they use them without any protection is that dangerous? just wondering
Steve Otte is going to be looking for his OT hammer, Monday morning.
A number of people seem to love Harbor Freight airbrushes, so I'm sure these are at least as good.
Is it safe? You are aerosolizing who knows what in makeup and the carrier vehicle, like witch hazel and glycerin and spraying it no more than 4" from your nose and mouth. What could go wrong with that?
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
One time I posted on facebook that I was going to airbrush some models and a bunch of girls wanted to come over and have me do their makeup. Silly girls. I wasn’t talking about Super Models, I was talking about electric trains. LOL Anyway to answer your question, an air brush for makeup is the same as an airbrush for paint. They come in all different qualities and price ranges. As for danger, they are not as dangerous as hairspray which contains propane or butane as a propellant.
BigDaddy it safe? You are aerosolizing who knows what in makeup and the carrier vehicle, like witch hazel and glycerin and spraying it no more than 4" from your nose and mouth. What could go wrong with that?
Not really any different than the cloud that puffs off when its brushed on. Plus they do formulate the stuff differently.
Anyhow, a cursory examination are that they're usually top feed single action devices Probably not that dissimilar to any hobby ones on the market.
They are the same. My kid does movie work and he has been turned into some interesting creatures that involved airbrushing. The movie artist have their favourite brands of airbrushes. I attended one makeup session with him and the makeup person(s) had about a dozen different airbrushes all plugged in, sitting in a rack ready to go and alternated between them.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I doubt the ones advertised on late night TV are any better than an airbrush from Harbour Freight.
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The professional ones look to be very good quality, but expensive.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I have an HF airbrush as well as a Paasche professional model. Both do an excellent job on model surfaces as well as artistic use on the layout (painting track and flat surfaces). I would be very skeptical about other types that are used for makeup application as they must operate at a very low flow pressure or they could lacerate skin. I remwnber getting vaccinations in the service with air guns that used high pressure to inject the serum into the skin. We were told not to move a muscle or we could end up with a very painful deep cut. One guy twitched and ended up going to sick bay to get patched up. Also, isn't most makeup clay-based? Even if pulverized for application, I can't see allowing even a low pressure delivery air brush to push solid particles into skin- gives me pause!
Cedarwoodron