Darren Baker takes the Badger Renegade Krome for an outing to see if Badger still has it where it counts.

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Excellent review Darren- I think you covered the main points of this piece of kit really well- and its interesting that you 'instantly felt comfortable with it'- that was my feeling as well the first time I picked it up, and I'd never used a Badger before!

I will say though, that having used the Krome for nearly a year now, it does need very thorough cleaning to ensure optimum performance with the .21mm needle.

Firstly thank you for your feedback Karl. Out of interest what is your cleaning regime and with what paint type. Having used this brush a few times now without incident I would assume the area that is most at risk of paint build up is the cone behind the head of the brush? I will add that I bought an ultrasonic cleaner for my airbrushes and so cleaning holds no fears for me anymore.

Yeah, I bought one of those ultra-sonic cleaners too- I never use it now! I clean my AB's using Mr. Hobby thinners, cotton buds, and a set of fine bristled cleaning brushes I got from the Airbrush Company. I mostly use Tamiya paint in the Krome and I always find the paint builds up were you said, behind the nozzle assembly on the needle. This builds up no matter what thinners I use to clean the brush- you'll now its dirty because, at least in my experience, the trigger action will be 'sticky' and not smooth.

Usually just a clean of the needle and a squirt of Mr. Hobby thinner's through the forward end of the AB is enough to sort things but usually after about two painting sessions I'll break it down- nozzle, tip, needle etc and give it all a nice clean. I also break down the rear of the AB from time to time aswell and give that a good clean- its very simple really- just take the needle out and unscrew the needle clamp and lift the trigger out- follow the instructions breakdown really.

This probably sounds like a lot of work but it usually only takes about 5-10 minutes!