Best way to clean a airbrush gun ???

[Robby P.]

I got my new airbrush gun today so I can do some weathering.   I took auto-body a few years ago and we just used paint thinner to clean the guns.  Is that what I should use to clean this or is there something better? Thanks

[Anonymous]

If I use a airbrush, I prefer Acylric water based paints. That way I can dunk the whole airbrush into a Bucket of fresh water and blast it until clean.

[PFS]

It depends on they type of paint you use.

 

Thinner works great if you are using solvent based paints.

 

There are diffrent brands of 'airbrush cleaner' as well.

 

Personally I use polly scale paints. I will run a bit of distilled water through the gun then hand clean with airbrush cleaner. As you probablly learned in A/B class, clean your guns after each session.

[Ibflattop]

I use Rubbing alcohol to clean my airbrush out. I also soak the parts to the gun in a cup of alcohol.    Kevin

[loathar]

All of the above plus pick up some pipe cleaners to keep the tubes on the bottles clean.

[nyc4me]

ditto all so far. but there's nothing that beats a good old disassembly and a bright light to see that it's really clean. Not maybe every time but every time you do it you'll be glad you did! Have fun.

[Robby P.]

Thanks for all of the input guys.