I have had & have multiple types of gravity fed brushes, And I keep getting the same issue, It will not draw any paint of the jar or even up the tube, I tried to check the problem by using plain unused airbrush cleaner. It wasn’t being sucked into the brush, I’ve looked everywhere & while this might be simple for most, It doesn’t for me, I’m a vet w/ ptsd & it gets hard to process.
Sounds to me like a blockage some where. I know it might seem an obvious one, but have you stripped them down and given a proper clean.
Sounds to me like you have a siphon fed airbrush (gravity fed has the paint reservoir on the top or possibly on the side). I don’t know which AB you have but your problem could be as simple as making certain the small bleed hole in the bottle cap is not clogged with paint or other stuff. Or it could be the nozzle if it isn’t properly seated. If your AB is otherwise very clean, I’d suspect the little bleed hole in the lid of the paint jar/bottle -the bleed hole is very small so stick a pin through it to make sure it’s open.
First, you have a siphone feed AB. Second, the problem you mention is caused by the following.
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Inadequate air pressure ← Check your compressor psi and blow air thru your AB without attaching a jar. How is the air flow? For a siphon feed AB, the minimum is 16-18 psi.
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A tiny air hole of the jar lid is blocked.