This afternoon I was airbrushing with Acrylic paint for the first time. I noticed a strange smell and my air pressure dropped. The motor on my compressor had burned out.
Now I had an airbrush full of acrylic paint and no way to flush it. I had to make a 60 mile round trip to buy a can of air to try to salvage my airbrush. Thank goodness for Walmart.
I decided to bite the bullet and buy a new compressor, but I also got a can of air. You never know when you'll need it.

Good tip Charles, but I think you can save the airbrush just disposing the paint in it, taking it apart and cleaning throughly the parts with the appropriate thinner...
Ciao

I know how fast that acrylic paint dries......if you have any residue that won't wipe off, try some laquer thinner, it'll take that dried paint right off.