Compressor/Airbrush troubles

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Maybe you should thoroughly clean your AB and then spray at a slightly higher pressure with a more thinned paint mix. This happened to me, so I thinned it more and it worked very well.

John

 

[Ian M]

find a magnifying glass and take a good look at the nozzle, both inside and out and at the tip of the needle.

Give the nozzle a good soak in cleaner and if you have a paint brush with long enough hairs, poke it in and twist it around. Pleanty of cleaner and a genle hand.

Check that the nozzel is not split.

The very tip of the needle is easy to knock and can get a bur or hook on the end. These will catch paint like a bucket and will quickly clog Things up.

If the nozzle is cracked only a new one will solve that. If the needle is damaged, a very fine wet and dry paper can solve that.

Ian M

 

[0ne48thtel]

Thanks to all for your help I have an old A/B needle that has a minor kink at the tip so acts like a feeler when inserted carefully in the nozzle.

low and behold it was like going over speed bumps when I inserted it in to the first nozzle. Morale of the story don't try cleaning when you only have one good eye and wear glasses. After a prod around and a soak in cleaner I am back up and running again. Once again thanks to all who gave advise much appreciated.

 

[stona]

Glad that you are up and running again!

Those little interdental brushes are good for cleaning nozzles. Give the part a good soak in cellulose thinners and then clean it with the brush, also moistened with thinners.

Cheers

Steve

 

[0ne48thtel]

Funny enough Steve I usually do that don't know what part of my usual clean down I didn't do ah well at least I am back on track Thanks again.

 

[Laurie]

Well done Terry up and running again.

I would say that 90% of problems I have had with airbrushes comes from blocked nozzles.

Laurie

 

[0ne48thtel]

I can usually sort it Laurie but this time just couldn't work out what I had done wrong. Or what was going wrong for that matter. I usually work through things logically but logic escaped me on this occasion.