Paint drying in the front of the airbrush

[Barney]

I am curious as to what type of airbrush you have. I too have experienced much of what you have. I was using AMMO paints.

Airbrush query

I’m not too happy with my airbrush, it’s a Badger Patriot 105. I find the trigger pull releasing paint is not smooth, or more specific, a long pull (half way) before paint is released. I also notice a bit of spotting/ grainy and pulses at lower paint release. To me, I think I used a lot of paint doing a base coat (⅔ of 17ml bottle). I found it difficult to control the amount of paint being released. I found I had to use it almost 3/4 to full blast, so I had to more distance from the model. I’m…