Painting supplies blog | airbrush, spray and lead paint
Painting supplies guides for UK homes: airbrush kit prices, clogs, thinning acrylic, nozzles, cleaning, compressors, cake colour, wall sprayers and lead paint.
Airbrush compressor UK plug: pins before decibels
You have the box open on the kitchen table. The motor plate says 220 V, the title said quiet, and the plug in the bag has two round pins that will not
Airbrush kit price UK: what each shelf buys in 2026
You have two tabs open. One is a cordless gun at £19.94. The other is a hobby-shop box nearer £100, and both pages use the word kit. The airbrush kit
Airbrush nozzle size: match the head to the job
You are on a kit page that prints 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm, choosing which airbrush nozzle size belongs on a primer coat, a model and a fine line. Th
Airbrush cake food colour UK: check the bottle first
The cake is crumb-coated, the cup is empty, and the bottle in your hand is the decision. Airbrush cake food colour in the UK has to be a food additive
How often to clean an airbrush: three clean moments
You finished a colour, set the gun on its side, and only remembered it after the cup had skinned. How often to clean an airbrush is three moments, not
How to thin acrylic for an airbrush: match the paint
How to thin acrylic for an airbrush is the next decision. Match the thinner to that paint, then match the mix to the nozzle, then spray a piece of car
Lead paint UK decorating: leave sound old paint
The door is shut, the dust sheet is down, and the skirting looks tired enough that a sanding block feels like the first honest step. Lead paint UK dec
Paint sprayer or roller for walls: one-room choice
The bedroom is empty enough to start, the emulsion is on the dust sheet, and two tools are competing for the job. One is a roller and a brush. The oth
Isocyanate paint spraying UK: when home use must stop
The panel is the size of a dinner plate, the garage door is up, and the gun on the bench is the hobby kit you bought for models. The tin says two-pack
Airbrush keeps clogging: check the paint first
You rinsed the cup, the needle looked clean, and the next pass still breaks into dots or dies halfway across the piece. When an airbrush keeps cloggin