The weapon

Victim #1

Victim #2

Try different dryers and

And add several in line.  You can also "bake" the medium before but not too much and don't run through hot

Steve K

great idea sir... did I mention I’m in SE Louisiana where humidity occasionally gets high. And by occasionally I mean ALL THE TIME. 

jeff

Air eraser ?

Mr Vince

I forget my actual cost but they’re Fairly short $ depending on the HF coupon and sale of the moment:

https://m.harborfreight.com/air-eraseretching-kit-69277.html?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F

No big UK5

Northshore, Southshore, or Swamps?

Jeff,

What part of SELA do you occupy?  There’s a small number of us on the Northshore always looking to add to our numbers.

Matt

clogging?

PeterF: I am running a

PeterF: I am running a disposable in line filter but it’s probably inadequate. Have not tried the air eraser on decals like Microscale but It works well on factory lettering as shown.  

Matt Hardey I’ll send you a PM

I used to use one

My guess is that it would tend to tear the edges of the decal film and be somewhat random in effect....on the other hand I may get my old Paasche unit out and give it a try......could be interesting. 

 My favorite application for it was to apply two or more layers of different colors to boxcar and Central Valley cattle car roofs and "burn" through the layers to simulate wear patterns.

 The mess without a dedicated booth and the cost of the blasting material have deterred me from using it on my recent projects.

Rick you are spot on, it

Rick you are spot on, it can make a mess. I do it outside with a respirator mask on, and blast over a big plastic Rubbermaid bin which catches most of the media for re use. The technique you used on the roofs is interesting I’d like to try that 

jeff

air eraser

Where do you get the HF air eraser compound? At Harbor?

Terry H.

BN1977 Twin Cities

Compound

Hey Terry 

Heres what I’m using from HF which if memory serves came with the air eraser. Not sure if it’s available separately. Shooting over/in the Rubbermaid bin allows reclamation of most of it.   

Jeff

Paasche makes some

Amazon has it. It is what I used.

https://www.amazon.com/Paasche-Airbrush-Aluminum-Oxide-Abrasive/dp/B001CJOAZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545420861&sr=8-1&keywords=Paasche+aluminum+oxide

Baking Soda Erasing

I use this same Air Eraser with baking soda and it is wonderful!  If I don't sift the baking soda I get clogs every so often.  Sifting helps dramatically.  Sometimes I don't think it is spraying but just one spray over the back of my hand tells me it is.  The process with this tool is slow, not much volume at any given time.  For stripping I use a Sand Blaster I got off eBay with baking soda.  This works great!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sand-Blaster-Gravity-Feed-Abrasive-Handheld-Air-Gun-Tackling-Small-Lightweight/233013038280?hash=item3640a8ccc8:g:WBYAAOSwKtlb85uQ:rk:11f:0

+1 Baking soda

I have tried a few different mediums but found Baking soda was best for me.  Does some cool stuff on glass too!

Baking soda usage

did you guys have to make any modifications to the air eraser to use baking soda? I have read in the past about some kind of mod being needed but can’t find specifics. Any other tips on PSI etc?

thx

jeff

First car weathered up

Modeled after AGR 6280

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4799069

@UK5

Hi Jeff

Sue and I are in Slidell today.  I have been reading your posts for a while.  I wonder if we could get together sometime and share some thoughts.  I’d like to see your layout as well.  We won’t be in the area very long so I won’t be disappointed if it doesn’t work this year.

My contact is    amsnick2000@yahoo.com   Don’t use the contact method here, it is not reliable.

Thanks!

Nick

Vince thanks much, the

Vince thanks much, the tetanus wagons are fun to do, and add a dash of shockingly offensive rust to my local freight run.

Hey Nick I will email you - also if you get a chance take a ride down Front St in Slidell there was a very cool NS MoW train parked there recently hopefully it’s still there. 

Jeff

I have to ask: Is this tool

I have to ask: Is this tool good for erasing "air quotes" too?