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URGENT AIRBRUSH INFO
URGENT AIRBRUSH INFO
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:26 PM
I fixed it. I was soaking in warm water and a little soap.It softened the pain to the point that I was able to remove most of it. The extemely smooth surface of the parts also helped the removal process. It works fine now. There was a lot of paint in it. Thank you all for your help.
Reed
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:07 PM
I fixed it. I was soaking in warm water and a little soap.It softened the pain to the point that I was able to remove most of it. The extemely smooth surface of the parts also helped the removal process. It works fine now. There was a lot of paint in it. Thank you all for your help.
Reed
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:57 PM
Try soaking it in paint thinner, or IPA. It cuts through faster than water and it won't hurt the air brush parts. Even if I use water based paints, I always clean up with IPA (isopropyl alcohol), usually 70% works, or try 91%, both good and both cheap.
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mikebonellisr
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June 2003
From: US
641 posts
Posted by
mikebonellisr
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:54 PM
You may want to soak your airbrush in denatured alcohol or 90%rubbing alcohol,it worked well for me to loosen dried polly scale.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:57 PM
I checked. Are the little holes on the inside of the nozzle supposed to be where the air flows? Does the air come out from around the hole that the needle goes through? If so, I believe that lupo is right. I am soaking it in water now, since the paint is water-based.
Reed
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cwclark
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January 2004
From: Crosby, Texas
3,660 posts
Posted by
cwclark
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:49 PM
too much air pressure
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lupo
Member since
November 2003
From: the Netherlands
1,883 posts
Posted by
lupo
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:45 PM
Have you checked if there could be some dried-up paint on the inside of the nozzle ?
That could be causing air to flow back along the needle to the cup, causing paint to bubble out.
L [censored] O
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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URGENT AIRBRUSH INFO
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:20 PM
I am using a Badger 200 airbrush and whenever I losen the nozzle tip to get a wider angle of spray, paint comes through the hole in the jar cap. What's wrong? It worked fine two days ago.
Reed
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