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royalM
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Vestfold, Norway
Joined: February 03, 2012
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 09:01 AM UTC
hey!

Iam new to airbrushing, and I have some problems.

When I airbrush, it spits paint. Usely when i push down the

trigger. And somethimes it will just not stop. I can se that

its a loot of paint in the nozzle. maby I need to clean it better ?? Is the paint mix wrong ??

use ony tamiya paints whit tamiya thinner. what mix ration do you recomend ??

I have a tamiya work hg-s 0.7g

and a sparmax ac-55 if that helps.





SSGToms
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 10:33 AM UTC
Hi Mathias,

Thin Tamiya paints 1:1.
Spitting is because of:
Too thick paint
too low air pressure
nozzle clogged

If paint collects in the nozzle, clean it with a cotton swab and thinner. Adjust the other issues and let us know how you do.
royalM
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 09:49 PM UTC
Hey Matthew

I will try that! tnx
slodder
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Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 01:22 AM UTC
I agree with Matthew. Work through each of his points till the spray works.
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