spectrum 2000 and grex

[andyparle]

Hi, has anyone out there ever tried one of these?
http://www.silentaire.com/silentaire/spectrum.asp
Looks very interesting but I have my doubts about reliability. Also does anyone (especially Gordon) know if this would be compatible with a grex airbrush?
Cheers

[andyparle]

Please ignore me, I have just found a previous thread with the info I needed!!!
I.e dont waste your money on one of these, Cheers Fontgeek!!!

[fontgeek]

Hey Andy, you could use one with a Grex XB. While the Grex is nice, I wouldn't waste my money on a Spectrum. If you really want to try one, go to ebay, you can usually see them there on a weekly basis, often times, you will see the same ones come up for auction time and time again.

[Full Blast]

Hey Andy, you could use one with a Grex XB. While the Grex is nice, I wouldn't waste my money on a Spectrum. If you really want to try one, go to ebay, you can usually see them there on a weekly basis, often times, you will see the same ones come up for auction time and time again.

Man if that dont speak volumes! Never EVER heard a good thing about these! :)

[Ladypainter]

I have a Spectrum. It hangs on the wall and we call it Art.



All it is good for.
And their customer service isn't.

[fontgeek]

Full Blast, I think the idea on the Spectrum was nice, but they end up being so much of a hassle to use, maintain, and clean up, that they really aren't worth it.
You end up with a big thick hose to deal with while you are painting, and the reality is you hardly ever end up using that many colors.
Trying to do fine detail or shading when you have a firehose connected to your airbrush is tough, it's amazing how much of a difference it makes when you actually go to use it. When you try them at a show or a shop, you think to yourself "No big deal, I could probably get used to this.", but it is extremely awkward, and you don't have all kinds of reach, so it might have enough for doing shirts or garments, but for automotive or for murals... Forget it.

You can buy several good brushes for the cost of the Spectrum, they would give you all kinds of flexability in the type or size of brush, and you can run a different color in each brush.

[Full Blast]

Yup Fontgeek I hear ya Ive always liked the idea. I remember the thingy that came before the Spectrum (the Big pressurized can). That looked cool too! But I have yet to hear from someone that actually praises its use. I see them every once in a while at Temp tattoo places, but when I talk to the "artist" its usually a kid that just points and sprays, switch's color cuss's cuz he get mud then points and sprays some more. :) I would love to play with one though! Just for kicks! :)

[Ladypainter]

And.... the paint tubes are long enough that if what you're spraying settles... you have cement at the low point of the line.

[fontgeek]

Full Blast, I have known several people who have used a pressurized pot before, and had very good luck, but that is one color at a time, and the only thing the pot actually does is it keeps you from having to refill your brush on a constant basis. The people I know who have and use them, use them for doing backdrops and props for the entertainment industry. They get the small brush handling, but with the massive volume of an HVLP for holding the paint. For production work, they can be hard to beat.

[JimmyG]

I mostly know pressure pot spray apps with a large gun for applying gallons of paint on large equipment.....I gotta say they were a bitch to clean properly.....Took longer to clean properly than to do the spray job.....

I sure LUV informative threads.....

[Full Blast]

:D:D me too :D:D