Paasche Airbrush AEC-K Air Eraser Etching Tool, None

This Paasche air eraser is designed to delicately erase. Ideal for arts and crafts abrading paper, metal, and glass as well as rust removal using abrasive compounds like aluminium oxide and it works well.I bought it to clean up fossils which it does admirably. The small reservoir cup doesn't hold much media. For bigger jobs consider its big brother the Paasche Remote Air Eraser which has a much larger and remote container for media.

I have been using this to remove rust and nickel plating from an 140 year old antique revolver that is in very rough shape. The fast cutting compound works very well. I run 60-70 psi and it takes a little patience to get the abrasive media flow control set just right. Working 1/4" or so from surface provides about an 1/8" round blast area and control is very good. It took me hours and countless tank refills to do the first rough blast. I used most of a 5 pound container. Use outdoors with provided face mask or buy benchtop sandblast cabinet for indoor use. Initial trigger push causes a bigger blast of abrasive and abrasive flows for a moment once trigger is let off. Because of this I just run the full hopper of abrasive until empty for best control. Pulsing trigger on and off helps remove the more stubborn stuff but empties very quickly. You need a good air compressor with air dryer for it to work properly. Airbrush compressors will not work. Most of the negative reviews and comments about these are because of insufficient air source and not using a quality air dryer (I use two).Baking soda can be used if dry but it's a very mild abrasive. It's ok for cleaning a small area but don't expect quick results. If baking soda is not working for you it's likely the wrong abrasive for your job. The sandblast media for the full size sandblasters will not work well in these unless you filter out the larger particles over 100 micron. It's ok for rough blasting but for fine work the proper micro sandblast media is best. It did take some time to set up properly and figure out its limitations but I'm very happy with my air eraser.

This sand blaster is very good. I personally use mine for etching glass, plastics, and stainless steel.The flow rate of abrasive can be adjusted, which is nice for finer detail, or larger areas. The cup mounted on top holds plenty of abrasive for finer items, however for doing larger objects, or multiple items, it would be nice to have a larger reservoir. I personally upgraded to the Paasche AECR which has a remote line and a large quart size reservoir which it feeds from.This sprayer has a solid build construction, and is easy to disassemble for cleaning, or to replace the nozzle. The button on top has a nice feeling to it, not too soft, but very easy to depress for long periods.The included hook is a nice touch, makes hanging it on the wall or at your work bench possible.The mask is like any other dust mask, cheap. For best results, use this sprayer in a ventilated area, or better yet, have a dedicated blasting cabinet so you can collect and reuse the abrasive compound.If my sprayer were to break, and I don't think it ever will, I would be buying another one of these.

I bought this to etch metal and glass (instead of the glass etching cream) and it works really well. It doesn't have the power to lift a vinyl stencil but can still put a very good frosting on clear glass or a durable etch onto brass. This makes it great for stenciling designs onto glass/metal objects.

Sprayer works very well. Great for cleaning small engine parts. Picture does not relate to what is in package. Shows a good form fitting mask. What you get is a cheap loose fitting one. Better to go buy a good mask.