Airbrush advice needed.......

[justplugit]

Try a back flush with straight simple green then soak the needle, cone, nozzle and headpiece in it over night. Junk comes off pretty easy the next day with a pipe cleaner or pick.
Jigman told me Dixieart has a small brush that works well, never got around to buying it.

[Karl F]

use rattle cans

[capesams]

try using very hot simple green..soak your airbrush parts. cold sg. doesn't cut anything.but hot sg. will dissolve grease..oil..trarnish..salt..corrosion,,but won't touch plastic..rubber..nylon..chrome or baked on paint on metal...been cleaning fishing reels for years without hurting anything the reels are made of..this could help out with airbrush problems too.

[gone fishin]

I use SG and if I am having sputtering trouble, I strip it down and soak the components overnight. That usually does the trick. Be sure to backflush the airbrush when done and then run plenty of cleaner through it.
Also -- sputtering from poor paint is NOT helped by thinning with water. If the paint is old use Createx transparent airbrush extender. It usually cures the sputtering and allows nice fine spray. DF if you are running 40 lbs. your paint is too thick. That will also cause uneven coverage and blowouts.

[Slipknot]

What is this backflushing and how is it done? thanks

[thefishingfreak]

sputtering is an air gap between the bottle and the gun. not tight enough seal. like drinking thru a straw with a hole in it.

[gone fishin]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

What is this backflushing and how is it done? thanks

When you are done spraying a color or when getting ready to put the airbrush away, remove the bottle from the airbrush and either use a rag or paper towel to catch the material from the supply connection. Press a rag or paper towel over the tip of the airbrush and depress the air trigger and spray, just as if you are painting. Any paint left in the tube will blow or flush out of the supply connection. Be careful not to damage the tip of the needle.

Also when using a airbrush and the tip gets dirty or starts spitting, Take hold of the back of the needle assembly (where the knurled nuts hold it) and gently pull it back while spraying into a towel or onto the wall. That will usually clear any junk in the tip and the flow should be smooth again. Of course that depends on a properly mixed supply of paint.

Sometimes airbrushes suck! Not blows!!

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

What is this backflushing and how is it done? thanks

Hold finger tight over the nozzle where the paint comes out ..hold under water and push the trigger.. air blows out where you usaully insert your paint bottles.

[Tagger]

just curious ... how many paint with a bucket of clean water beside them.. I clean my gun in the bucket between colors .. back flush in there too .. longer sessions I change the water .. I use a 5 gallon bucket..about a gallon of water in it ..