fengda airbrush question?

[Modler bob]

Just watched this vid of my kit and am a bit concerned about the airbrush cleaners...........

Although the airbrush is a cheapo I'd like to know what brushes/ cleaner you all use, please?

[AlanG]

Warm water, 99.9% IPA or Vallejo acrylic cleaner. I don't spray lacquers so don't need other cleaners

[stillp]

Rinse out with water, then IPA.
Pete

[outrunner]

As above, I use water and IPA bearing in mind I only use acrylic paints.

Andy.

[Tim Marlow]

I use Vallejo airbrush cleaner on acrylics.
If I make a comment though, and I mean this in the most positive way possible, sooner or later you are going to have to stop overanalysing this and paint something…..it’s the only way you will truly learn……

[adt70hk]

Can only echo what Tim has said.....

That said I found this VERY helpful when getting an AB.

[dalej2014]

Practise, practise, practise. But honestly it's not that hard.
The cheap airbrush you get with the Fengda kit is perfectly adequate for modelling, base coats, primer and some detail work. Even the best airbrush in the workd will not compare with a brush without practise, and even then the two complement each other (brush and airbrush). Anything plastic is fair game for practise. Old bottles, meal trays, disposable cutlery, whatever. Have a go and see how you get on.
If you do find you want to upgrade try and find somewhere you can try the brush out. If you're looking foe the Rolls Royce of airbrushes my vote goes to the Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CR Plus 2 in 1. But much like you would not drive an F1 car before learing to drive, you will need t master the basics dirst. For that the Fengda is hard to beat.
Have fun!

[Modler bob]

Cheers guys. IPA it is then.

[dalej2014]

Just

Cheers guys. IPA it is then.

Just saw the second question. Cleaner. After each use I use a mix of 50/50 windscreen wash and water to clean the airbrush. I have been doing this immediately after use before storing and have had no issues so far. I'm using Vallejo model colour, model air and other acrylics only.
If I needed to do a deep clean it would be IPA, but I have not found this necessary with regular maintenance cleaning.

[Modler bob]

Just

Just saw the second question. Cleaner. After each use I use a mix of 50/50 windscreen wash and water to clean the airbrush. I have been doing this immediately after use before storing and have had no issues so far. I'm using Vallejo model colour, model air and other acrylics only.
If I needed to do a deep clean it would be IPA, but I have not found this necessary with regular maintenance cleaning.

Any windscreen was it Dale?

[Modler bob]

Can only echo what Tim has said.....

That said I found this VERY helpful when getting an AB.

interesting Andrew thanks.
overspray for the modern artist eh. :smiling2:

[adt70hk]

interesting Andrew thanks.
overspray for the modern artist eh. :smiling2:

No problem. He's actually got a few good 'tips' videos

[dalej2014]

Any windscreen was it Dale?

Asda screenwash mixed 50/50 with water from the tumble dryer. The active ingredients are butyl glycol, ethanol, IPA and methanol which is much the same as an acrylic AB cleaner. Anyway it's been working fine for me. Flush through with clean water afterwards to remove any from the AB.
For lacquers or enamels you would need something else of course, but this works fine for me with acrylic paints.
I also use a homemade thinner made from purified water and IPA, with a dash of flow improver and retarder. No issues at all so far with either airbrush, and I also started with a Fengda kit.

[John]

water from the tumble dryer

Why? does it become distilled?

[Modler bob]

Yes it does John (obviously a condensing dryer).
We use it for indoor plants etc.

https://hvac-buzz.com/tumble-dryer-water-distilled/