Airbrush advice needed.......

[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 ..

[gone fishin]

Originally Posted by 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 ..

Sometimes.. When doing a lot of paintin....

[numbskull]

Mine sputtered once. I decided it was because the paint tube in the createx bottle was plugged......so put the nozzle in the tube and gave it a blast of air................... Got a real unusual paint job on my drill press now

[gone fishin]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Mine sputtered once. I decided it was because the paint tube in the createx bottle was plugged......so put the nozzle in the tube and gave it a blast of air................... Got a real unusual paint job on my drill press now

[Slipknot]

thanks, ya I use a 5 gallon bucket with 4 gallons of hot water in it.

[justplugit]

If your using a cup, drill a hole just large enough to take the tip of the gun and put a few 1/8 air holes around the top of a closed plastic 1 gal milk jug. Dip the cup in the water and spray into the jug. Keeps the bucket water clean and you don't smell the cleaner when you use it
either.