Ruggers, thank you for the kind words. It is growing slowly every day. I am working hard so I'll get there. Thanks for the support and thanks for watching .
I picked up my first air bush in 1992. I got one as a birthday present. Was a Paasche VL . Took serval months of lessons at a local mall. After high school didn’t air brush much. Fast forward to September, bought two Iwata eclipse one bottom feed one gravity. Your videos have been such a help. Appreciate your content . Never seen the running the needle backwards trick. Excellent. And the needle forward is definitely the way to go. Thanks again. Looking forward to all the lessons on your channel and its definitely inspiring.
Krav, hearing thing like that is what keeps me wanting to make the next video. So thank you. If there is ever anything I could do to help along you airbrushing journey just let me know. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
man you older veterans out here dropping the ancient chinese secret knowledge saving myself and others so much time. I never would have thought of half this stuff. just bought a new, nicer airbrush. I'm wanting to keep this one cleaner and treat it better than my first when I didn't know anything. Thank you for this video.
Kyle, so glad you liked the video. I do believe that keeping your equipment clean will always ensure good operation. Just make sure you don't over tighten the nozzle (if it has threads) when putting it back on. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
WUV, I am so glad you like the video's. As a beginner remember to just take your time, practice and enjoy the journey. Thanks for the nice comment and thanks for watching.
Keep in mind when you backwash, you can drive fluid through the needle seal, into the trigger/valve area, if your airbrush is well used, more prone to happen. I use brush’s and pipe cleaners to clean chamber and nozzle, sometimes I use a Choke/ Carburetor cleaner with the long plastic snout and spray inside nozzle, and also in the cup forcing spray into the chamber, works for me, never hurts my Airbrush. Most times the most you need to do is pull off tip protector, then air cap, loosen up needle and pull back 1/8” then remove nozzle, push needle foreword, clean needle, pull needle reward until just past body, clean everything up, put back together. If you need to clean chamber, you will remove needle, and watch your trigger, it can fall out. If you do a good flush when needed, between paints, whatever, that will go along way to help keeping issues down. I use a cheap pump up sprayer to flush my cup/chamber, there cheap and you can find them anywhere, over a bucket, turn airbrush sideways, pull back on trigger, spray the crap out of it with good old plain water. Then put cleaner in cup, and spray at high pressure and cycle trigger often.
Great video!!! When I was using Iwata airbrushes I to pushed the needle forward through the airbrush as well. However just a word of caution. For those using airbrushes that have identification rings on the back end of the needle could suffer damage to the packing seal doing this. So just a warning to those that have needles as such. On another note, I really appreciate the use of ammonia free Windex in the video. Ammonia based products are generally a big no no when it comes to airbrushes. Again, great video, very informative and thank you for posting.
Nick, I do have some videos on the basics which covers lines, dots and dagger strokes but I am realizing a video this Saturday on what a MAC Valve is and how to use it to get fine detail. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the question. The paint should not back up past the needle packing. Therfore no paint should be in the area you are referring too. The paint gets between the packing and the cup. Thats why I give a blow through to try and push any remaining paint out after cleaning with my reducer. So, the answer is.....I wouldn't as that area should remain dry. I promise if you follow my (what some may think as insane) routine, you will never have a problem. Thanks again, Dan
Fantastic video, i m a scale aircraft modeler and an experienced airbrush user but the way you explain some procedures are far better than any other video i ve seen and beleive me i ve seen a lot !!!!!! Well done sir, you are absolutely right to all of your “moves” about airbrush cleaning. My fb page is : Acropolis custom scale models
John, you are correct. I don't know every brush that is out there but I would prefer to pull it out the front if the brush allows. Thanks for the comment and watching.
Do you feel its worth running cleaner down the back end of of the Needle stop out the front? I use a simple dish soap solution for my first initial wash, before finalizing with a 35% iso/5% ammonia/60% water homebrew wash,
Great video and thanks. So I’m taking from the video that you remove your nozzle every single time you do a deep clean. I have the Iwata Neo With a super tiny nozzle and I’ve already stripped one so I’m really nervous about taking it on and off like that. In your opinion, is it necessary if I’m really going to clean the thing properly?
I usually drag the needle through the back then clean the chamber lm just a newbie so won’t be doing that anymore. Do you use the lube that comes with the airbrush? No one really mentions it. When is it necessary to use it?
Derek, I used to coat the needle with it after cleaning the brush but I have gotten away from it. It is also supposed to promote less tip dry. Never really noticed any difference. 50% of users love it 50% hate it! Some say it can attract dust and dirt and become sticky. I have had some users tell me they put drops of it in were there trigger goes into the air value. I totally DO NOT recommend that! My opinion is if you are going to use it only coat your needle with it. Hope this helps. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.
@@TheAirbrushGarage Thanks for your reply mate much appreciated. I will do the needle once here or there not every time like I have been, I think it’s a waste of time too.
Your channel deserves more subs. Excellent video!
Ruggers, thank you for the kind words. It is growing slowly every day. I am working hard so I'll get there. Thanks for the support and thanks for watching .
I picked up my first air bush in 1992. I got one as a birthday present. Was a Paasche VL . Took serval months of lessons at a local mall. After high school didn’t air brush much. Fast forward to September, bought two Iwata eclipse one bottom feed one gravity. Your videos have been such a help. Appreciate your content . Never seen the running the needle backwards trick. Excellent. And the needle forward is definitely the way to go. Thanks again. Looking forward to all the lessons on your channel and its definitely inspiring.
Krav, hearing thing like that is what keeps me wanting to make the next video. So thank you. If there is ever anything I could do to help along you airbrushing journey just let me know. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
@@TheAirbrushGarage definitely will. Appreciate that.
man you older veterans out here dropping the ancient chinese secret knowledge saving myself and others so much time. I never would have thought of half this stuff. just bought a new, nicer airbrush. I'm wanting to keep this one cleaner and treat it better than my first when I didn't know anything. Thank you for this video.
Kyle, so glad you liked the video. I do believe that keeping your equipment clean will always ensure good operation. Just make sure you don't over tighten the nozzle (if it has threads) when putting it back on. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
You are great, I find great value in your videos. Keep up the great work sir.
Napoleon, thank you for the kind words and it make me very happy to hear my videos are helping fellow airbrushers. Thanks for watching.
Thanks a lot for sharing all your knowledge with us! for a beginner like me, it's gonna help a lot.... keep post these great videos !
WUV, I am so glad you like the video's. As a beginner remember to just take your time, practice and enjoy the journey. Thanks for the nice comment and thanks for watching.
Best cleaning technique I have seen demonstrated, it shows a safe and easy way to clean while avoiding needle issues, THUMBS up
BridgeCom, so glad you liked the video. I really appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.
Keep in mind when you backwash, you can drive fluid through the needle seal, into the trigger/valve area, if your airbrush is well used, more prone to happen.
I use brush’s and pipe cleaners to clean chamber and nozzle, sometimes I use a Choke/ Carburetor cleaner with the long plastic snout and spray inside nozzle, and also in the cup forcing spray into the chamber, works for me, never hurts my Airbrush.
Most times the most you need to do is pull off tip protector, then air cap, loosen up needle and pull back 1/8” then remove nozzle, push needle foreword, clean needle, pull needle reward until just past body, clean everything up, put back together. If you need to clean chamber, you will remove needle, and watch your trigger, it can fall out. If you do a good flush when needed, between paints, whatever, that will go along way to help keeping issues down. I use a cheap pump up sprayer to flush my cup/chamber, there cheap and you can find them anywhere, over a bucket, turn airbrush sideways, pull back on trigger, spray the crap out of it with good old plain water. Then put cleaner in cup, and spray at high pressure and cycle trigger often.
Mark, thank you for sharing that. That is very good information viewers can definitely benefit from. Thanks for the comment and watching.
Great video!!! When I was using Iwata airbrushes I to pushed the needle forward through the airbrush as well. However just a word of caution. For those using airbrushes that have identification rings on the back end of the needle could suffer damage to the packing seal doing this. So just a warning to those that have needles as such.
On another note, I really appreciate the use of ammonia free Windex in the video. Ammonia based products are generally a big no no when it comes to airbrushes. Again, great video, very informative and thank you for posting.
Thank you for sharing your experience and thanks for watching.
Awesome video
Git any tips on getting fine lines for detail?
Nick, I do have some videos on the basics which covers lines, dots and dagger strokes but I am realizing a video this Saturday on what a MAC Valve is and how to use it to get fine detail. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the question. The paint should not back up past the needle packing. Therfore no paint should be in the area you are referring too. The paint gets between the packing and the cup. Thats why I give a blow through to try and push any remaining paint out after cleaning with my reducer. So, the answer is.....I wouldn't as that area should remain dry. I promise if you follow my (what some may think as insane) routine, you will never have a problem.
Thanks again,
Dan
Fantastic video, i m a scale aircraft modeler and an experienced airbrush user but the way you explain some procedures are far better than any other video i ve seen and beleive me i ve seen a lot !!!!!! Well done sir, you are absolutely right to all of your “moves” about airbrush cleaning. My fb page is : Acropolis custom scale models
Thank you John for such nice comments I really appreciate it. I just started, but working hard to build this channel. Thanks again.
You can't drag the needle out the front on all brushes
John, you are correct. I don't know every brush that is out there but I would prefer to pull it out the front if the brush allows. Thanks for the comment and watching.
Push needle as far forward as possible then clean the needle, then pull rearward.
Do you feel its worth running cleaner down the back end of of the Needle stop out the front?
I use a simple dish soap solution for my first initial wash, before finalizing with a 35% iso/5% ammonia/60% water homebrew wash,
Great video and thanks. So I’m taking from the video that you remove your nozzle every single time you do a deep clean. I have the Iwata Neo With a super tiny nozzle and I’ve already stripped one so I’m really nervous about taking it on and off like that. In your opinion, is it necessary if I’m really going to clean the thing properly?
Yes I remove mine every time. Just snug it. Don't turn it past the snug and you will be fine.
Thanks again.
I usually drag the needle through the back then clean the chamber lm just a newbie so won’t be doing that anymore. Do you use the lube that comes with the airbrush? No one really mentions it. When is it necessary to use it?
Derek, I used to coat the needle with it after cleaning the brush but I have gotten away from it. It is also supposed to promote less tip dry. Never really noticed any difference. 50% of users love it 50% hate it! Some say it can attract dust and dirt and become sticky. I have had some users tell me they put drops of it in were there trigger goes into the air value. I totally DO NOT recommend that! My opinion is if you are going to use it only coat your needle with it. Hope this helps. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.
@@TheAirbrushGarage Thanks for your reply mate much appreciated. I will do the needle once here or there not every time like I have been, I think it’s a waste of time too.