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Panorama Mann
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I think it's far better to ask lots of questions than to risk damage to your airbrush... and your mental health. Hopefully, this post will help us minimize and prevent costly damage (and the temporary insanity that inevitably accompanies such a misfortunate event).
There are countless ways to inadvertently damage a needle or nozzle during routine airbrushing procedures. We've all done it. It's understandable, albeit upsetting, when it happens from something like dropping your airbrush. But almost nothing is more frustrating and infuriating than when the damage is caused by a simple lack of presence of mind and you do something you know you should never do.
For example, backflushing and back-bubbling--by holding your finger over the front of the airbrush while pushing down and pulling back on the trigger--works nicely to help clean the airbrush as well as to gently mix the contents in a gravity-feed cup. Because this involves getting your finger close to the delicate nozzle and sharp needle, however, it's important to exercise proper care to avoid damage to your airbrush or injury to your finger. So how should a routine operation like this be performed to avoid damage when, for instance, you only have a crown cap and need to remove it to get a seal over the air cap? The nozzle sticks out slightly beyond the air cap so it can easily be damaged, especially on very small gauge nozzles. I've already damaged one nozzle through inexperience and stupidity and that's enough.
The only way to learn is through mistakes, but it's better to learn from the mistakes of others if possible.
Do you have any tips to share that you learned through a simple mistake which caused damage to your airbrush? Hopefully we can learn from your mistakes and save that money for a Micron.
I'm really looking forward to hearing your horror stories! Thank you in advance!
There are countless ways to inadvertently damage a needle or nozzle during routine airbrushing procedures. We've all done it. It's understandable, albeit upsetting, when it happens from something like dropping your airbrush. But almost nothing is more frustrating and infuriating than when the damage is caused by a simple lack of presence of mind and you do something you know you should never do.
For example, backflushing and back-bubbling--by holding your finger over the front of the airbrush while pushing down and pulling back on the trigger--works nicely to help clean the airbrush as well as to gently mix the contents in a gravity-feed cup. Because this involves getting your finger close to the delicate nozzle and sharp needle, however, it's important to exercise proper care to avoid damage to your airbrush or injury to your finger. So how should a routine operation like this be performed to avoid damage when, for instance, you only have a crown cap and need to remove it to get a seal over the air cap? The nozzle sticks out slightly beyond the air cap so it can easily be damaged, especially on very small gauge nozzles. I've already damaged one nozzle through inexperience and stupidity and that's enough.
The only way to learn is through mistakes, but it's better to learn from the mistakes of others if possible.
Do you have any tips to share that you learned through a simple mistake which caused damage to your airbrush? Hopefully we can learn from your mistakes and save that money for a Micron.
I'm really looking forward to hearing your horror stories! Thank you in advance!
