Using the Grex Fan Caps and Fan Cap Kits
By Bryant Dunbar
Grex Airbrush is proud to announce our new Fan Caps, Fan Cap Kits and large color cups. These products are engineered to be adaptable to existing Grex Airbrushes, Tritium TG and TS and New Genesis XGi and XSi airbrushes. With a simple removal of the airbrush’s normal nozzle cap and replaced with a fan cap of the same size of the needle configuration inside of the airbrush a fan spray performance can be achieved.
Grex Airbrush has produced three fan cap sizes. The .3mm fan cap will be popular for those who build scale models and cars. The performance is perfect for this task. For those who may have an unusually large project may have need for the larger .5mm fan cap configuration. This is where the fan cap kits come into play but more on that in a moment.
For those who are in the automotive industry or have large projects in which a true detail gun (1.0mm needle size) it too big, the .7mm fan cap might be just what you need. However, with this fan cap it needs to be mentioned that a shop or commercial size compressor is necessary for proper function and performance of this fan cap size. Small hobby compressors generally speaking do not produce enough CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) to facilitate proper performance of the large fan cap size.
So what are the Fan Cap Kits for you may ask? The fan cap kits are for those who need to change from one size fan cap size to another. If for example you have a Grex Airbrush with a .3mm needle configuration it would not be recommended to attach a .5mm fan cap without changing the fluid nozzle and needle inside as well. All the components of the airbrush should maintain the same size for proper performance. So our fan cap kits will accommodate when changing from one needle size in the airbrush to another. Included in each fan cap kit is the normal nozzle cap for that particular size as well. So you now have the benefit of normal performance as well a fan spray.
The Grex fan caps produce a very fine atomization for superior performance. With that said larger color cups are available to accommodate so refilling of the color cup won’t be as frequent. Grex has had our 50ml CP50-1 (gravity feed) and CP50-2 (side feed) color cups available for years. However we are now introducing even larger color cups to accommodate larges scale projects, CP125-G (gravity feed) and CP-125-S (side feed) color cups. These color cups are 125ml or 4.2 oz.
For a demonstration of the new fan caps in use, please check out the video below:
The Grex fan caps, fan cap kits and large color cups have recently been introduced to our dealer network to inventory. Please feel free to inquire with your local Grex dealer or if you are having trouble finding a dealer with available inventory please feel free to contact Grex Airbrush at infor@grexusa.com for dealers currently inventorying these products. Grex Airbrush continues to lead the industry with innovation and adaptability of our airbrush products.
| Fan Caps (MSRP $47.30) |
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| TF-3 .3mm fan cap |
| TF-5 .5mm fan cap |
| TF-7 .7mm fan cap |
| Fan Cap Kits (MSRP $99.95) |
| TFK-3 .3mm fan cap kit |
| TFK-5 .5mm fan cap kit |
| TFK-7 .7mm fan cap kit |
| New 125ml or 4.2 oz color cups (MSRP $31.95) |
| CP125-G Gravity feed color cup |
| CP125-S Side feed color cup |
© Bryant Dunbar 2016
This article was published on Saturday, March 12 2016; Last modified on Saturday, March 12 2016