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LF ISSUE WHILE AIRBRUSHING
Tanksami
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Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 09:16 PM UTC
Hi Guys,

Help please, I am spraying Lifecolour mixed approx 80/20 thinner to paint, using LF thinner but the paint is clogging the airbrush. I am running on about 10-15psi using an Iwata HP-CH.

Any advice would be great!!

Cheers Mike
retiredyank
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Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 09:25 PM UTC
Try adding a couple of drops of glass cleaner. The ammonia in it should keep the paint from drying at the tip of your airbrush. Also, you may want to increase your psi. Try this, if the glass cleaner does not work.
Tanksami
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Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 09:34 PM UTC
Hi Matt,

Thanks very much for the tip on the tip!!

I will give that a go!!

Cheers Mike
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, November 15, 2013 - 01:51 AM UTC
I forgot. You should be using 6:5 thinner to paint ratio at most. I rarely deviate from this, unless I am applying a wash or filter.
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