| Air brush tutorial part 3
I was going to do a bit on fine detail But before we get to that it seems one of the things that put people off airbrushing is the CLEANING!!!!
So Here is a guide on how easy it is to keep your brush spick and span
If your airbrush has been unused for a while you may find it has seized or become blocked! If this is the case just disasemble it and soak it in cellulose thinners, this will dissolve all kinds of dried paint, varnish, etc. Then use a pipe cleaner soaked in thinners to clean through the body this will get rid of any last spots of crud. A cotton bud is also indespensible for cleaning the recesses in your paint cup and nozzle (make sure your needle is withdrawn first though) I then find it advisable to use a bit of sewing machine oil soaked in a kitchen towel to wipe the needle before reinserting it into the body (if some of your brushes are as old as mine they will have leather or rubber packing glands this stops them cracking!) the newer ones have teflon seals that need virtually no mntainance.
So you have just used a colour and now you want to switch. There are 2 things that you can do
1 fill the paint resevior with thinner and blow it through untill it sparays clear
2 or as i do i use a product called "Spray Away" This is an Aerosol can containing solvents and 1% machine oil this quickly blasts away any paint build up around the nozzle and will clean out the paint cup in seconds, then a final squirt in the cup blow it through and your ready to continue.
A few tips for you all to save future problems
(a) dont use old paint it seperates and it will clog up your brush as quick as cyno would.
(b) make sure your paint is adequately thinned, the consistency of milk is about right! If not use white spirit with enamels or distilled water or alcohol with acrylics (bear in mind though acrylics with some alcohol base will dry very quickly so dont stop spraying untill your finished! | 
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