Badger Air-Brush Co.360-7 Universal Airbrush Complete Set

I went from an inexpensive Badger single-action external-mix brush to this. It's like going from a skateboard to a BMW.I had absolutely no problem getting used to the dual action lever. It was like I had used it all my life. Very intuitive. Three or four test sprays and I was off to the races.I was doing detail work on seven theatrical flats - these things are each the size of a sheet of plywood, and there were seven of them! I painted all over these flats in multiple colors (I'm glad I had also ordered a box of a dozen extra paint bottles). This brush could handle whatever I threw at it. My index finger cramped up a couple of times after hours of spraying - I figured out how to work the lever with my thumb with good results. The width of the spray is controlled mainly by the distance to the workpiece. I could easily spray pencil-thin up to about two inches wide. Any further and the results are not very well defined (which can sometimes be good).My old brush would constantly clog (the paint would dry at the tip of the atomizer nozzle if I didn't spray for a couple of minutes), and I had to adjust the height of the atomizer nozzle every time I changed paints (because they would never be the same viscosity). It was usually trial and error to get the height correct (mostly error). This brush doesn't even HAVE an adjustment - it just works with whatever you put in it. It will even spray latex paint unthinned, but not as well as mixing in a little water.The only time it clogged was when I sprayed some old paint that had some gloopy bits. The brush is not really designed for easy cleaning. You can clean the nozzle easily enough, but not the part between the hose connector and the nozzle (where the gloopy bits of paint got stuck). I had to soak it in that stuff that you use to clean dried latex paint off of paintbrushes and then spray some of that stuff through the brush. It has never clogged when I was spraying clean paint.When using it in gravity-feed mode you don't use a bottle - you put paint directly into that little cone-shaped cup (usually with an eyedropper). It doesn't hold much, and you will go through it pretty quickly if you use much air.My only complaint is that the paint bottles are glass. I was forced to make an exception to my "no glass allowed in my garage" rule. Using clear PET plastic would make more sense.Having a set of cleaning brushes will make cleanup a lot faster - especially cleaning the tube that feeds the paint from the jar. It takes a long time to wash paint out if you are just running water through it. Since you only have one of those tube/lids, you will clean it a lot if you are spraying multiple colors (as I was doing). Cleaning brushes will make that job take seconds instead of minutes. You might be able to get by with pipe cleaners. The airbrush itself is easily cleaned by just spraying water (which is driven at a much higher pressure).What a fantastic tool! Expensive and worth it!(If you find my review helpful, please "like" it - thanks.)

Though it will spray a thin line, the paint cup is very small. It will empty the cup quickly unless you are very light on the paint feed control. As a siphon feed it will through a lot of paint pretty quick. The cup is a little harder to clean because of the design that allows it to be used as a siphon feed, the ability to hold the jar makes it have a narrow fairly deep tube in the cup making it harder to clean. This kit is miss-labeled, The add shows and says you get 2 jar adapters, mine only came with one, with 2 regular lids and 3 jars. Would have been better to get the 2 adapters like they say, but the airbrush works as expected. The hose is about 5 ft long.Though it came with a tip cap to cover the tip when not in use, the kit came in a cardboard box that is useless for storage and does not provide any protection for the airbrush, so you will need another way to store it. Would have been nice to get a storage box with protective foam to protect the airbrush. Even my cheap airbrushes came with a protective box for storage.

I purchased this airbrush less than a year ago. I worked fine until I noticed a sputtering sprat pattern. I sent it to Badger on the 10th of April along with a check for return postage. It was deposited to their account on the 17th. I assumed it was returned to me. I still haven't received it yet. I e-mailed them three times, called them and still without satisfaction. I was told that someone call me today, the 28th on the matter. No one called and I still don't have my airbrush. That was 18 days ago! I've heard so much about their support, but I'm mot sure now!

I bought this airbrush because it provided the option of using either gravity or suction feed. I should have taken a good look at the size of the gravity feeder. It is to small to be of any use, especially since this airbrush is designed to supply a fairly generous amount of paint. Fill the gravity feed and you can spray for about 5 sec. I have not used the bottle suction feeder, however I am not sure a full bottle of paint will stay in place since it is attached to the airbrush only by the tube pushed into the gravity feel cup (after turning the cup to the bottom of the airbrush). Good idea ruined by poor design.

Good airbrush, high quality and like that Badger stands behind their products. Only major issue is the well that holds paint is ridiculously small and does not hold anything but a certain type of paint jar. The tip of the paint jar has to be a long plastic piece to hold it in place, short or metal tips will not fit or hold in this airbrush.

This is a e very versatile air-brush, it features gravity and bottom feed, built with quality and durable materials. Great choice if you are a beginner.You can easily find parts if you need replacements. I paint RC cars and planes with Badger water based acrylic colors and I never experienced clogging. If you are looking for fine details brushing look at the Sotar 2020 2F which has similar price but required more a experienced hand.

I like this airbrush. I prefer to use a gravity feed before a syphon feed, but as the syphon feeds go, this airbrush is as good as any in my opinion. And the cost is very reasonable.

Top cup empties very quickly but it's perfect for small jobs. For larger areas the conversion to siphon feed works perfectly. Useful to have a few extra siphon caps so you have one ready with solvent for cleaning.