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Also, I was reading an article in "Air Brush Action" and in one of the How-To articles, the author mentioned that paint that was too thick will cause sputtering and splattering, so he said to make sure to use well thinned paint and several coats.

One other question for you Paul. What type of air compressor are you using? Is it an oil-lube or oil-free type? If it's an oil-lubed compressor, oil might be carrying over and slugging your airbrush. Change the filter element on your filter/regulator. You can also buy a desiccant snake air dryer by DeVilbiss through Eastwood Co. for $20. You'll really want to put it in-line after a filter, but before a regulator/filter because they have a high pressure drop so you feed it 90psi, then use the second regulator to drop the pressure down to 35-50psi (or whatever your paint recommends). The desiccant snake will definitely improve your air going through your airbrush. I have a large 60gallon 3HP oil-lubed setup for my garage. After my tank I have a course (50 micron) filter, then I have a 10 micron filter/regulator and a quick connect fitting. When I run my airbrush, I have a quick-connect fitting on the end of the desiccant snake and the other end is fitted to a moisture indicator and another mini filter/regulator that feeds my airbrush. This way I'm only drying the air to my airbrush and I can still use my compressor for other tools without burning through the desiccant snake. Of course, all of the air prep is worthless if you don't keep the airbrush clean...

Went to Dick Blick here in town and they have the Auto Air paints for $4.99, plus I get 10% off as a prefered customer club member. The only have the opaque paints and I wanted some transparent and pearl colors so I checked Dixie Art tonight and they now want $5.62/4oz. for the Opaque, Transparent, Flour. and $6.39/4oz. for the pearl, metallic. Any other online sources have them cheaper now? Oh, will the basic opaque Creatix paints work ok too or does it really need to be the Auto Air line?

Yep, I found tha one last night too. I saved all his pics and html since he had removed them once before. I'm going to dig into the site this Wed. night and this weekend. Busy the rest of the week... Thanks again.

Thanks for the link. I'll join and do some digging. I'm actually lookling for plans to build a full-size desk more than a bench-top unit.

black/blue watermelon purple (with silver flake) bright blue pink (for the 10" trick worms) chartruese red (solid or very little flake) pumpkin seed bumble bee (with or without black flake) shad or clear/transparent blue/silver flake The colors are easy to pick, which lure in which color is the difficult part.

I'd like to build a nice fly tying desk. Before I reinvent the wheel, does anyone know where I can find plans for a nice fly tying bench or desk?

That link didn't work for me. Here is another: http://earth.google.com/

Cool. I have a local Dick Blick and I joined their discount club, I'll have to check the store. I know I get 10% with the membership plus additional monthly coupons. June's was $20 off a purchase of $100 or more. Wish I thought to check there for Createx paints.

Um... I don't see a link or the name CountryKat. :oops: I'd like to know who your other source is. I did a less refined search and found a couple of other sites in my search through other threads. Thanks Guys.

Where is the best place to buy Createx paints online? I know www.dixieart.com carries it, but are there others that are reputable?