Does anyone know of any dealers that distribute this stuff in the U.S.? I would love to obtain a few cans of it, but I can only find it on UK websites that do not ship it here. Here is a webpage with the product:
http://www.diy-compressors.com/shop/air-brush-cleaning.htm
Thank you!
Rory
Isn’t that expensive stuff?
You can buy other cleaners a lot cheaper.
Mike
Well, yes, it is rather expensive, but I’ve just heard it was a particularly good airbrush cleaner–know of anything comparable, perhaps an aerosol of some kind, that might be cheaper? Thanks!
What kind of paint are you cleaning out of the airbrush?
Mike
Mostly enamel paints. Occasional acrylics, which I know can be cleaned with water.
Laquer thinner or mineral spirits will remove enamel easily. MikeV’s elixer of 2 parts distilled water, 1 part Windex, 1 part Simple Green works great on acrylics. The airbrush itself provides the aerosol propellant [:)]
MM by Testors also makes a cleaner in a squirt bottle that is almost guaranteed to get out any acrylics you can put in there!!! and mineral spirits, or laquer thinner if it is stubborn works wonders to get enamel out!!
I agree with Scott.
Nothing cleans enamels better than lacquer thinner and it is cheap.
Mike
I use laquer thinner or mineral spirits to clean my airbrush (it’s a single action Paasche)–I squirt thinner through the needle with a pipette as I spray air through it, and often take it apart to clean it…I just thought the aerosol Badger product might be easier, faster and less messy–cleanup is a pain in the butt. I also blow air through the siphon tube in the jar after cleaning it with thinner to make sure it is patent.
Just pour a little thinner in the jar and swirl it around to get the paint out of the jar, then spray it through the airbrush. Repeat with some clean thinner and finish up by blowing some air through the brush. That will clean the bottle, tube, and the brush itself and it only takes a minute or two.
There are several ideas around here for “Catch Cans”. Swanny’s use of a respirator filter cartridge is probably one of the better ones. I use MikeV’s idea of a coffee can, furnace filter, and some PVC tubing. I’ll make a sketch of it later if you need one.
Scott, I’d like that sketch.
If you would e-mail it to me......MACooke@fuse.net
How’s the weather in Nashville?
Mitch
On the waaaaaaaaay!
Cold and snowing! Looks like March is going to be a fun month the way it’s started out.