Hi,

To clean my airbrush (Badger 150) it takes me about 30 min. and the most time consuming is the nozzle.

I just started using acrylics and despite my hesitation about using them I must say they spray beautiful, but the clean up is hell (for me)

I use those small floss brushes and alcohol to clean the nozzle but it is a real pain in the ...

Does someone have a quick and easy way to clean a nozzle?

#:-)

Hi,
This is the way I clean my badger 150: First I take out the nozzle. I use a syrringe to clean it. (Just put the syringe on the nozzle and push the water thru) Next i use a q-tip dipped in Turp and i use it to clean the front end of the nozzle. Next I clean the needle with a piece of tissue soaked in turp. Next I use the tissue to clean the exterior of the brush. Last but not least I twist the tisue to a poit and I'll use this to clean the piece where the paint comes in.

I don't know if this is the correct manner of cleaning an airbrush but I use my badger for 3 years and never had a problem.

Marcel

Avoiding getting dried paint in the airbrush in the first place will eliminate tedious clean-up. For acrylics I keep a jar of clean water nearby and after spraying I remove the color cup and immerse the airbrush in the water and spray. while it is submerged This forces clean water through the whole mechanism and cleans it out either for storage or for applying the next color. This takes fifteen seconds as opposed to 30 minutes.

Ronny ,

( sorry for the english spoken people but this is gonna be in Dutch )

Als je met acryl spuit dan kun je je spuit gewoon goed doorblaen met schoon water ? of met gedistilleerd water ?
Goed blijven door spuiten tot dat er schoon water uitkomt.
Zo doe ik het ook met enamels ( dan met terpentine )
En als ik echt stop met spuiten dan draai ik hem uitelkaar ( naald eruit , spuitkop eraf en leg deze te weken ik repctievelijk water of terpentine .
Maak alles weer droog en hoppa volgende spuit project.
De spuit zelf maak ik schoon met een pijpe raggertje gedoopt in of terpentine of water...net wat voor soort verf ik heb gebruikt.

Ik heb ook een badger 150 met 3 verschillende koppen en naalden en ik spuit ook al zo'n jaar of 3 en heb er nog nooit problemen mee gehad...

Nou ja ik hoop dat je er wat van opgestoken hebt...

toedeloe

Eric

Ronny,
I don't use a Badger, but I find the best way to clean my AB is spray Windex (the blue window cleaner) or automotive windshield washer fluid thru it. (this is for acrylics) This seems to prevent a buildup of dried paint. I also turn up the air pressure on my compressor.

Hey,
I have a badget 175.
I do what Johndoe does for the most part. I will expand on his description.
First when I am done with sparying I remove the color cup and tip the brush upside down and let gravity pull the excess into the brush and spray as much as possible out.
I then take a pipette and fill it with turp/thinner/ whatever and slowly fill the siphon tube and spray that out I repeat until the majority of the color is gone.
I the take the brush totally apart, nozzle, cone, needle. I use a qtip and clean out the brush. I use a scrap of paper towel and clean the cone. I use a qtip for the needle.
I go at the color cup with qtips and paper towel scraps.
Clean up time per color is about 10-15 minutes depending on paint type.

Roadkill,

I follow the instruction booklet to clean my Badger-150.
1. After finished painting, I remove the color cup( don't have to clean it), fill the color cup with fresh thinner.
2. Use tissue paper or a piece of cloth to cover the nozzle tightly, then spray the fresh thinner out until the color cup is empty(You can see bubbles in the color cup). Repeat several times until there is no color coming out from the nozzel.
3. Remove the needle and the nozzel, use a q-tip to cleanse them.

That's how I cleanse my Badger-150 and Tamiya airbrush. Hope this helps.

Tnx fellows for the quick reply's.

The tips will help .

#:-)