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You get what you pay for and I should have paid more. But, having said that, it could still be down to me. The Ultra gets good reviews.
i don't think, and I really mean, don't think that it's the price or quality that is the issue here graham, you must have got a wrongun' and its worth sending it back for a replacement. I have one of thes, and I think it's a pretty damned good
airbrush, but it's not beyond the realms of fantasy that the odd rogue one gets through. The only problems I've ever had with mine are due to the crap I'm trying to blow through it! I've also been using it for some small paintings I've been messing around with. Using inks and watercolour, I'm finding it better than the old De Vilbis super 63 I used to use, and that was always reckoned as the guvnor when it came to airbrushes. I don't want to start a feud here (seriously folks, I don't!) but nothing is a bigger ask, for an
airbrush, than using paints that dry really quickly. And I have all but given up on acrylics in my
airbrush, for this very reason. It simply doesn't suit my way of working. I like to have time to look at what I've done, and, if needs be, adjust it. And once that synthetic resin goes into its chemical change, that we call curing, you wanna get it out of your nozzle well pronto. We've all had those little worms squirt out of our tips haven't we?
Anyway, back to reality, after a good clean, run some water through it and look at the spray pattern against a dark background. You'll see clearly if it's ok, if not, send it back! Sorry to have rambled...:oops: