Airbrush Nozzle Clogged with Createx

[Eric Roach]

my Iwata Eclipse BCS got pretty clogged with Createx pearl paint. I removed the nozzle and gently scraped/scooped the inside as best I could with a toothpick, but there is still some residue towards the tip.

Can anyone recommend a solvent to soak the nozzle in to loosen up the Createx?

Thanks in advance.

[stripermaineiac]

Have you tried hot water

[ThrowingTimber]

shoot windex through your gun

[ProfessorM]

windex, simple green, water mixture. 1/3 each. I mix up a gallon. Thanks Bernzy. I will be starting to paint this weekend and I am sure it will happen a lot with my old paint. I strain it thru pieces of nylons now to try and avoid that problem but still happens

[the greek]

I've used Goo Gone and Goof Off with pretty good results also.
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[stripermaineiac]

just make sure your o rings are real rubber. goo gone eats synthetics. Found out the hard way tyin flies an rod building.

[Sgt Striper]

Just soak the nozzle and cap in ammonia for about 30 min. I shoot a solution of 1 part ammonia, 1 part water, and 1 part Fabuloso after each color and then a dip in water to clear it out.

[Swimmer]

I have a bucket right next to where I spray and the first thing I do after air brushing is force water through the brush until no more color exits the nozzle, into the bucket. Empty bucket every couple of days. Other than the prep work I pm'd Eric about this is actualy the best thing you can do. Then as Slipknot stated once, take nozzle off and clean tip needle and nozzle completely after every use.
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[Eric Roach]

Thanks, guys.

I used to use a bucket but now I have a sink in my paint room. I usually partially fill it and shoot the gun underwater, then direct a stream through the siphon opening. I also shoot Createx cleaner (not the soak) through the gun before moving on to the next color. This usually does the trick.

I'm going to try soaking the nozzle in ammonia.

[Eric Roach]

Straining/Filtering: I've never filtered/screened my paints, so I'm guessing some dried fragments are ending up in the nozzle and aren't dissolving through regular spray-cleaning.

Do nylons or other filtering mediums strain out the pearls in those paints?

[Bernzy]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

windex, simple green, water mixture. 1/3 each. I mix up a gallon. Thanks Bernzy. I will be starting to paint this weekend and I am sure it will happen a lot with my old paint. I strain it thru pieces of nylons now to try and avoid that problem but still happens

100% of the time it works everytime!

You could also get a set of cleaning brushes specifically for an airbrush.

Bernzy

[Eric Roach]

Soaking the nozzle in ammonia did the trick. That's the last time I let the gun sit that long before cleaning it.

[pbadad]

Eric, I clean the gun in the sink next to bench w/water after each color. Warm water does the trick. I try to spray light colors before darker , if possible. With a Iwata neo gravity gun, spraying into the cup directly w/the simple green mix flushes the gun then a flush with warm water.since using this gun, no issues w/Createx. craft paints is another issue. Some get lumpy and clog. Strain those first will be one way to keep from clogging. I mix the craft paint 50/50 and add a few drops of Windex. Sometime, somedays, nothing you do goes right. I basically use Createx for 95% of the paint. FYI I also shoot higher air pressures 35-50lb w/craft paints. Olive is one color I use craft paint a lot and a metallic silver for more silver color. Createx pearl silver is almost as light as pearl white.

[ProfessorM]

always clean it after use. You learned your lesson and no the nylons doesn't ruin the pearl paint.

[bigdaug]

Glad I saw this. I shot an airbrush for the 1st time today and guess what I didn't finish doing? I was gonna break it clear down and use the createx cleaner. I did use the warm water and cleaner between colors and when I was finished. Wasn't sure if I was cleaning too much or not enough. I need to break it down to get more familiar with the parts anyhow.
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[bigdaug]

Sooooo I think it's a real good idea to break it down now that I see what was left in there.
Very dirty.
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[Eric Roach]

Originally Posted by pbadad

...Olive is one color I use craft paint a lot and a metallic silver for more silver color. Createx pearl silver is almost as light as pearl white.

I use(d) an olive from Americana as well because Createx doesn't have a stock green I liked. I used to use a craft paint for champagne, but I figured out how to mix a shade I liked with Createx pearls.

Ditto on Createx silver pearl, it's just too soft. What craft paint do you like for silver now?

I use water-based paints when fogging over scale netting or lateral lines because it's easy to wash away any grand mistakes. I also use it as the topping/fading colors in Blurple and Parrot because they cover better. I use Polytranspar & Life Tone lacquers for everything else; better colors and layering effects.
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