Cleaning advice.

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Hi folks.

I wonder if someone could help with a problem I run into every time I clean out the brush.

When I've done with what I'm using I flush it through with airbrush cleaner, Valejo, get it as clean as I can with a gentle rub round with a cotton bud while I'm emptying it, then do the same with some Isoprop. I repeat this a couple of times with a bit of blowback, and from what I gather from every cleaning youtube this should do.

But, during this process I get loads of balled up dry lumps of paint, the needle is coated in ever thinned paint which pushes up towards the trigger valve.

Should I not clean with cleaner and iso? One or the other? And if paint is getting to places it really shouldn't (only working from my own common sense) do I need a new set of seals? The brush hasn't been used for very many hours, but it has been left a long time between uses.

All advice welcome.
Many thanks.
 
I use high psi for cleaning. 50 psi usually. I also disasemble my brush and soak stuff to water and windows cleaner. As soon I didn't soak few months ago I thought my nozzle was broken, cause I had bunch of issues and I couldn't see nozzle good enough with my magnifier. When I soak body I soak it to that needle seal in front of a trigger. I clean my brush next day.

Had also days when my brush was soaked for 2 days...I was lazy to clean it to be honest. I started to push needle from back to front when I disassemble, even if Iwata rep told me I shouldn't do that. I get less paint on a needle seal that way.

Probably each forum member has its own way. I also use reducer for color at the end for cleaning. I noticed reducer is working great.
 
I use Simple Green to clean my airbrush and H&S cleaning brushes I takes a bit of scrubbing to get paint off sides of the paint cup but it does come of in the end I also use some lacquer thinner but was thinking of getting a bottle of Myths just because the lacquer is a bit strong so thinking about getting something a bit gentler.

Thanks Henry

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What airbrush is it?
If the paint is "balling up", it sounds like a reaction to something. I would stop cleaning using this combo if you are having issues and stick to specified cleaning products. If you are getting paint back to the trigger, the needle seal is either dirty or dried out causing it not to seal. Some seals are adjustable, that is why I asked what brush....
 
What airbrush is it?
If the paint is "balling up", it sounds like a reaction to something...

I believe that twood is right. I notice that createx illustration get separated and rubbery when mixed with denatured alcohol ( the pink one)...I don't know if it would act differently with iso...

@huskystafford "I started to push needle from back to front when I disassemble, even if Iwata rep told me I shouldn't do that"
maybe I'm understanding wrong, but should we extract the needle from the back? I always did it as you do, from the front...

in the last WE I broke my eclipse nozzle while reassembling...:( and now I don't want to touch that nozzle again... but.... that was the perfect time for to buy a new one, so I spent all my money for an iwata micron cm-sb 2 from foxystudio and it should be delivered tomorrow...
Carlo said that he sent me the new edition, not the red box one, that should be gray or maybe silver, but I've never heard anything about, do you guys know something new?
 
To my thinking the only time a needle should be removed from the front is when it’s bent (from dropping it)
Eg, undo the securing chuck at the back, undo the nozzle and then pull needle and nozzle forward, you can then cut the bent tip from the needle and then safely remove the nozzle - assuming of course that the nozzle wasn’t damaged in the drop lol
 
To my thinking the only time a needle should be removed from the front is when it’s bent (from dropping it)
Eg, undo the securing chuck at the back, undo the nozzle and then pull needle and nozzle forward, you can then cut the bent tip from the needle and then safely remove the nozzle - assuming of course that the nozzle wasn’t damaged in the drop lol
but why shouldn't be removed from back to front though? Can't find the explanation anywhere.
 
but why shouldn't be removed from back to front though? Can't find the explanation anywhere.
As far as I know it’s only because you’d have to unscrew the nozzle every time and that just increases the chances of nozzle damage or cross threading those delicate threads
 
As far as I know it’s only because you’d have to unscrew the nozzle every time and that just increases the chances of nozzle damage or cross threading those delicate threads
I also always forget you guys have nozzles which are screwed. Mine floats in the air like my tummy in nice hot worm Chilli Con Carne -.-
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yummy lol
 
oook now I can understand much better... @huskystafford Thank you buddy!!!
and thank you @JackEb for the explanation, that was the way I destroyed the eclipse...
today the new micron has arrived and I will remeber your teachings.
bravi ragazzi!
:)
 
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