To backflush or not to backflush - That is the question.

[BattleshipBob]

Chaps this my cleaning routine, works for me

AIRBRUSH CLEANING

1. Drain excess paint out of cup.
   
   
2. Submerge AB in bucket*, filled with clean water, flush through in bucket while ‘using’ the brush as if you where spraying. Use an old brush to help to excess clean paint out of cup. Continue to flush and then spray onto tissue until only water is sprayed onto it, no paint residue.

1. *I use an ‘x’ Haribo sweet plastic bucket, ideal for cleaning use; of course I eat the sweets first!!
   
   
2. Add Medea AB cleaner into the cup then spray into a cleaning pot, the stuffs not good for you!
   
   
3. Spray AB cleaning foamer into the cup and leave to rise, you will see paint on the foam as its cleaned off the walls of the pot, spray/wash out with water into cleaning pot.
   
   
4. Remove needle, clean on tissue with Medea, put needle safe!
   
5. Remove nozzle and clean with cotton bud with Medea
   
   
6. Refit nozzle, lube needle with Iwata ‘superlube’ gently replace into the brushes body and secure with grub screw, make sure the needle moves when button is pressed, check the pot and flush again with Medea if required.
   
7. Blow the airbrush onto tissue until liquid stops.
   
   On a 3 month basis, clean in sonic cleaner

bob

[JR]

Thanks Bob, I do pretty much, except drop half of it on the floor. Definitely agree on the sonic cleaner.

what is No 3 AB cleaning foamer ? by the way .
Thanks for posting.
John.

[BattleshipBob]

My pleasure John, glad to help

Its Premi air foamer. Shake can, spray into paint pot stand back and watch as the foam rises out of the pot bringing paint particles with it. Wash out with water

Bob

[Guest]

My Badger 150 uses 3 needles, the smallest of which is a 0.25, the only time I remove that needle is when the airbrush is not performing at its best. The point on that needle only has to be touched the wrong way and its bent, you have to be so careful when handling it.

[BattleshipBob]

Too true robo, alway take my time and with a steady hand when any where near the needle! Only play with a layer of kitchen roll underneath the brush

[Jim R]

Cheers Bob
Gotta get myself some of that foamer.
Jim

[Guest]

been looking for a valid reason to buy an ultra sonic cleaner lol

[Dave Ward]

I got mine from Aldi - many years ago for just over a tenner - I've found all sorts of uses for it, besides airbrush cleaning - glasses, and stainless steel watch straps - amazing the crud you can get off them!
Dave

[Jim R]

I agree with Dave. Not expensive and lots of uses. A quick go in the ultrasonic with the airbrush needle and nozzle and amazed at the muck that comes out.
Jim

[Guest]

what solution do you guys use??

[Jim R]

I use warm water with a squirt of Medea Airbrush Cleaner.
Jim