How to disassemble and clean your airbrush easy step by step 

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Something about this really made me stop and think. We take do much for granted until it's gone. I hope you got better and built a nice model.

Anthony, that's exactly the same for me! I'm off to properly clean my brush now... (PS from Huntly, but now living in OZ.)

@@chrishewitt4220 hi mate, they are a great series of videos that I have got a lot from, my in laws are in Perth in Oz too !

@@anthonymitchell3225, I'm in NSW an hour from Canberra!

William Logan Thank you for the insight. I was going to ask if the airbrush should be cleaned after each use. It sounds like that is probably the best thing to do.

It's a practice I follow religiously which keeps the spray patterns consistent and the flow smooth. I will say that I only use acrylic water based paints and never have a problem.

Empty a shop vac and run over your entire floor, check the collection for your tips.

I have never owned an airbrush but I'm looking at getting one soon for model building. I see that you clean it out with every color change, which is a great idea. Is it always necessary to do that? I used to build models as a child and into my early 20's, but it's been at least 10-12 years since I have built one, so I know it will take time to get used to an airbrush. Any suggestion on what type or brand I should buy for a beginner? Any tips would be great from anyone. Feel free to message me to talk more. Thank you all.

I'm not Andy, but I'll give my two cents... An airbrush is like any car, some you like, some you hate. certain people like certain things in a car, others could care less about the very same things. Point is, what makes a good airbrush for some, makes very little difference to no difference for others. If I were you, I'd eat and devour everything on the internet about the three major brands first, (Itawa, Badger, Harder & Steinbeck, then work out into some of the other more obscure brands and Chinese copies, after thoroughly learning everything there is to know about the lines that the top three produce. Badger makes three very good airbrushes which cover the gamut for the hobbyist, The Sotar 20/20, the Patriot 105, and the Krome. Itawa has a similar matchup and is also very good, though priced a bit higher. Harder & Steinbeck carries a good lineup too. Some people like Itawa for the feel of the airbrushes they make, and others like the utilitarianism of the Badger design, still others want an airbrush that has a good trigger design such as that of the Harder & Steinbeck's. Besides the "feel" of the airbrush in your hand, there is how it shoots paint, and what size models are you going to be painting, are they glossy, are you delivering just solid colors, or will you be doing detailing with the airbrush? The purpose for your gun will dictate how good a job it will perform for you. If all you are doing is clear coats and flat colors, then a Patriot 105 with a 0.5 needle may be all you require. If you are doing detailed presiding and camouflage, or exhaust marks, then you may have need for a Krome or a Sotar. Point is, pick an airbrush which will match your needs in modeling. I have four guns, and I am planning to get an HVLP (mini air gun/ paint sprayer) for larger applications. Each gun in my collection has its own special range for use, and I bought them with that very purpose in mind. Not all of them are top of the line, but they are good quality guns which I can keep for a very long time, even if I upgrade to a better / more expensive one. An airbrush does require that you clean it after every use, but not all paints require a total breakdown of the gun for cleaning. Between colors, for example, all you need do is rinse cleaner through the gun and rinse out the color before going to the next color, but after a session, I always make sure to do an extra backwashing and check the needle and nozzle for paint buildup. This would not be true if you are going from a clear to a color, some paint types are incompatible with each other and need a good backwash before you go into them following another type of paint. I try to learn everything about a paint I can, such as what types of solvents are present in the paint, the makeup of the base, its thinner needed and so on.