Tips: #1 Get yourself some airbrush lubricant like Badger's Regdab needle juice, but it on your fingers and lubricate your needle out of your airbrush after or before every use, then with your fingers still covered rub them around inside the airbrush paint cup before returning the needle and setting up for use. This will reduce the chances of paint getting a foothold on these parts, some will still happen, but will come off more easily and will not aversely affect your paint job. The lube in the paint resevoir will make it easier to remove the paint that clings to the sides. It will also remove unseen paint or primer a lot of the time when you do it. Tips: #2 Have yourself a bit of plain paper or card, or even better plasticard (as you can re-use this) to test your paint consistency for airbrushing, your compressor pressure and your own technique to ensure that even before paint touches model; your paint, your air pressure and your technique are on point for doing a good job. As you paint with the airbrush, anytime you leave the airbrush for a time or suspect paint may be drying on the tip you can take action to unscrew the crown (just the crown, don't want any leaks) and either with a toothbrush like Kenny here or with your gloved or bare thumbnail just gently rub off any paint that might have gathered on the needle only. Don't remove the needle from the airbrush with paint in it, just the crown and just clean the needle. Then screw the crown back in place, do a few test sprays on your paper/card/plasticard and once you're happy continue painting. Tips: #3 Sometimes a block may just be forming, or may only be a minor blockage, you can clear these with Tip #2's paper/card/plasticard by just pulling the trigger right back and blasting it on full, a few brief presses and then just air alone after. If you have air bubbling up through your paint cup after that, you still have a blockage and you will need to deal with it. Sometimes you may find the nut at the back of the airbrush, which is usually covered and which holds the needly might need to be tightened up or has come loose or wasn't tight enough, that can also cause this bubbling. just make sure the needle is in the right position and tighten it up. Caution though, don't tighten it too much, just enough that it isn't loose and easy to turn. Something for cleaning the nozzle, the pipe cleaner like tools sold for cleaning airbrushes can be kind of abrasive (sometimes a good thing) but they can also make you need replacement parts sooner because they are so rough. A better tool for cleaning those parts are interdental brushes that you can buy at drug stores, dentists and supermarkets (as well as off of ebay and online of course). These are finer, softer brushes that can do the job better and often even come with a little cap to keep any paint spill or airbrush overspray off of them ( happens to all of us ;) ). Great Video Kenny o7 Keep up the good work!
Always happy to share what I've learned. : ) Quick Tip: Blu Tac / Poster Putty - Hold your paper/card/plasticard down from Tip #2. Hold down a miniature you're painting. Use it to mask camo stripes on vehicles. You can even use it to suck up paint flakes about the place if you're nervous of them getting blown on to drying models. Keep Calm, (all your airbrush issues are fixable) and Carry on painting all.
lunahula nice one dawg! got to agree with you about those pipe cleaning brushes as they can permanently damage the track leading from the colour cup to the technical bizz at the tip and if that gets jizzed up the airbrush is pooped permanently, the manufacturer won't fix this for free either they can't as these little brushes damage the internal diameter - I found this out the hard way and had to buy a new brush, since I seased using those damn brushes I have had no issue with my ab apart from a slight block & rarely at that, best advice I got and used always shoot cleaner thru your brush, if your changing color shoot cleaner, if your using the same colour over and over shoot cleaner thru after every third or even second fill if it's a high viscosity paint and stop it drying out, shoot cleaner, going out for a smoke- shoot cleaner, taking a whizz- shoot cleaner, moral of story shoot cleaner thru your brush all the time,never allow paint to sit in the brush and I know a lot if pros use those fkn mini airbrush cleaning brushes but like I said they destroyed my Krome, all I have of it now is the parts I can use if anything goes wrong with my new Krome. Hope this helps someone save themselves from disaster, easy fix SHOOT CLEANER AVOID AB CLEANING BRUSHES
Yeah it's one of those hidden traps in airbrushing, that you see these collections of brushes specifically for cleaning airbrushes online, whether it's Amazon, Ebay or anywhere, even in an actual airbrush store. Those brushes can be a ticking time bomb on the life of your key airbrush parts. Particularly because when you are new you wont know how much force to apply, you go in too strong and think 'wow this is wonderful it takes it right out, I didn't even need cleaner!' the first few times, then you forget about it and do it everytime until you start hitting problems. The great thing about the interdental brushes, is that these days you can pick them up affordably all over the place and best of all they will tell you the brush diameter in 0.XXmm on each type, so you can pick the brush width to suit your specific airbrush parts everytime. Hey if it's good enough for your teeth and gum longevity, it's just as good for having your airbrush parts last. :)
I shall have to pick up some of these lill' brushes, they sound great and if they are plastic or similar they won't damage the brass. Yea man a good indicator that they are gentle or else there would be a lot of bleeding gum disorders haha, I spent over an hour slowly picking out a blockage in my tip (eesh sounds nasty assed) I had a look at the clump of shit that fell out thru my macro lens and holy shit there was snapped off bristles and crumbs of old paint all chewed up together in this little pellet of crud, thing is it still had flow so it was working but I could tell something wasnt right and eventually figured out it was a clog in the tip, after I removed it it was like having a brand new airbrush again- that was on my Patriot 105 which has a massive tip in comparison to some ab's, they say you learn from your mistakes huh so if thats the case I should be a master but being self taught I am still very much learning from day to day. Videos like these are an amazing resource for guys like me who don't have buddies who are into the airbrush so no real folks to learn and share with. Anyways thanks for all the advice.
Bro, I rewatch this constantly before a big airbrush day in the studio, love it bro!!! And if necessary I watch other airbrush videos when needed, can never ever hurt to brushup!! Xoxo
Brand new airbrush, I've clog it already... Saw this video and ordered Hoppe's #9 before my first use of my airbrush. Received my bottle after i've clogged it. I've tried everything before, and this product just done the job in 2 min. This thing gave me hoppe's. Thanks for that wonderful tip.
And i forgot to mention. I don't have a high end airbrush and it's improve a lot my brush after using it. Probably had stuff that came from the factory still in it. Made super nice paint stroke yesterday after cleaning it with Hoppe's 9. Thanks again.
thanks Kenny your vid helped me a lot I am a brand new airbrusher and have been having problems with using it and was getting disheartened with it and your tips on maintenance and this one on what to do with clogging helped a lot thank you very much. Big Phil
Thanks. I just started airbrushing, and I’m literally on my first time using one. I bought one on eBay and it was spraying like garbage. I had cleaned it, but not as well as you showed. Blue solid gunk came out of the needle slot. Got it all put back together and going to try again.
I just started airbrushing. Just a suggestion. I use silkscreen mesh and cut a square off and put it on my paints bottle with cap screwed on to sandwich it so it does a paint screening so u can avoid chunks that might try sneaking its way out and in ur cup.
I have a tip I haven't seen before: Vallejo cleaner is kind of like soap, so you can use it for sticky parts inside of things. My dipstick, or whatever it's called under the trigger, was sticking bad so the air wouldn't stop. A few shots of that cleaner and a quick scrub with a pipe cleaner left it perfect.
I hated airbrushing at first. I had a used neo that clogged constantly. Then i dropped out on an eclipse and the vallejo game air line. Now I'm gangster as fuck.
I'm doing great with a Neo, using water+flow improver for air paints, and water+thinner+flow improver for non-air paints like citadel, normal vallejo/army painter. I'm pretty noob with airbrush though, using it mainly for skin, priming, preshading, and blends for things like "power weapons" and osl.
I think the used Neo needs some of the love from this video, but this eclipse is so dynamic that I'd only use the neo for auto body and stuff now. I pre-mixed some citadel paints to better effect than cup mixing, unless you're an OG, it's easy to go too wet or dry with the Neo, but I get away with it on the Eclipse just fine. The build of the eclipse allows for a lot more cleaning and easy priming as he shows here.
I love my Eclipse, even if I still do screw up from time to time. Last night the needle came loose and backed itself out, so I was spraying at full throttle when I just pressed down for air. No damage done though, I was spraying the undercoat on a tank in prep for chipping fluid.
The airbrush I use (Krome) has a super tiny brass nozzle that's nearly impossible to hold while cleaning. I can't tell you how many times I've dropped that little bastard and thought I'd lost it forever.
Sorry to necro- this, but you've saved my airbrush. I had cleaned it several times like others had shown and it eventually became clogged so quickly that I was going to purchase a new one. 15 minutes with your technique (and more sludge than I'd like to admit) and it's shooting like new. Thanks SO much. Play on!
Hey I am about to airbrush my Mark VII Ironman resin statue. I sokd it but the new owner wants me to create a silverish cherry red. Now questions... 1 do you of such a color already available or will I need to go again very creative and do mixtures... 2 what about masking on finished surfaces to paint specific áreas. Is there any special paint you know it won't be affected or the regular Blue masking tape should do just fine?
I knew this was going to be the biggest pain in the ass of airbrushing, but it still got me. I'm even a pro house painter, so I'm very familiar with the practice of cleaning out a sprayer thoroughly every time I use it. But I'm learning that airbrushes require an extra layer of care that's usually optional with an airless sprayer. With an airless, you can get by with just flushing it with water really good 90% of the time. Don't have to take the gun apart every time, only need things like lube and storage oil if you're not going to be using it soon (although it's still smart to use some throat seal lube more often). With an airbrush, you just gotta do all that stuff between each use. Lesson learned, I got this.
If you own these, try not to use alcohol as much for the " cleaner ". After a day of use, & its time to clean it, hold down on the spray as you refill the cap with water ( 3+ full caps Of water aka 3 cycles ). This should help get the paint out, but will still have paint inside. When you run it through with alcohol, the alcohol dries out the leftover paint inside. Over time or even within a day, it'll clogged. Instead of using alcohol, I just spent the couple $ to buy " airbrush cleaner fluid ". ALSO, when you take it apart and clean it, for some reason if you try to spray and nothing comes out, try playing with the tip of the nozzle in the front where the paint dispenses. ( as you spray , loosen/tighten the front nozzle until you see it disperse paint ) Took me days of trying to figure this solution out & almost going on to buying my 2nd replacement until I figured it out. Hope this helps anyone with a cordless airbrush.
I just got my airbrush, and I really like it. I've only used it twice, but afterwards, I run a pipette's worth of acetone, followed by a cup of water to blast the paint out. Good idea/bad idea?? why?
Thanx Ken, Great Info, I Just opened 3 Cheapey Air Brushes & they all Clogged, .. Walmart White = Do I need say more? Time to get a Brush set & Liquids . A question as a Long ago, 30 yrs, Bodyman; .... I know oil based silicones can phuk up a Paint Scheme badly.... Thusly , Is This oil U use, Not a silicone based Juice Being it Don't Mess Up the Final Spray patterns? Thanx All For info inputs here also.
Thanks for the advice. I thought I'd straight up ruined my airbrush when I decided it would be a good idea to try to mix fine grain glitters with my acrylics. *sighs*
What’s your opinion on the tip that protects the needle? I’ve heard both sides as to whether or not to take it off or leave it on. I’m more curious clog-wise.
Really interesting video! I'm making the same move (but with thinner nd not flow improver that i do not find ) but the pumping stroke out of the airbrush. I'll definitevely give it a try! Thanks
Hey, I just got an airbrush after brush-painting the heroes of The Others 7 Sins (wanted to assembly-line the remaining 7 flavors of monster) and your videos have been a huge help! Wanted to ask: is there any particular issue with leaving the brush in Simple Green? I am leery of anything I'm ignorant of in terms of short and long term storage.
I'm having trouble. I'm ok for 10 mins . Then I'm constantly cleaning the airbrush. I've been using reducer. But now got flow improver. See how I go I'm determined to crack this as I love the effects with the airbrush.
Hi! Long time following your videos, amazing job! I live in Spain and can't actually find Hoppe's oil solvent around. Do you know of any other similar product ?
I have an Iwata airbrush machine for spray tans with the RG-3L gun. After traveling across the country with it in my car it won't spray evenly. It kind of spurts out in waves. I hope that makes sense. Do you know what the problem could be? I'm desperate! Awesome video btw.
As soon as I stopped using Vallejo airbrush thinner and started to use just distilled water (hard water area) and Vallejo flow improver, I found that my airbrush didnt clog as often nor have nearly as many problems with paint drying on the nozzle or on the tip of the needle. So thanks Kenny for the info because I too was like; "oh my god, why did I buy this thing!" at first. They take a lot of getting used to though with a lot of tweaking here and there at first. Just a heads up forany one interested in getting an airbrush.
I've been airbrushing, by the sounds, just as long as you. The only paint which clogs and clogs bad for me is Vallejo model air sand colour! I literally have to strip the airbrush a few times during use no matter how much flow improver I use :( pain in the ass.
I recently had a clog that bad I could not even pull the needle out but a few blasts of premi-air foaming airbrush cleaner taking the nozzle out and just unclogging everything it worked again. There were actually solid chunks of things on the needle. Guess I did not clean it well after doing some priming, seemed that primer and tiny bits of cotton from cotton swabs had joined forces to destroy me ha ha. I have the same airbrush as you, however, it is still quite new and shiny, whereas yours as a lovely lived in appearance. The nozzle tip and needle look bigger than mine though, are you using the 0.5mm. Did you find it better than the 0-35mm? Just curious as to the reasons for using the bigger one in the interest of learning about airbrushes.
What you should do the night before if you don’t have a lot of time at least run some water and a little thinner through it and then it won’t get stuck in ther
Yo Dawg! A buddy of mine is an painter and gun lover and he says Hoppes 9 is bad news for brass and chrome. How confident are you that it's safe for the Eclipse/whatevz airbrush du jour? I love your stuff but I just want to be 100% on this one/
So my airbrush tip doesn't seem to be removable like yours, its a AB-130: Grav fed dual action, 0.3mm tip but ive taken it apart and it doesn't seem like the tip is removable and suggestions with that ?
Another awesome vid man was wondering could you recommend any airbrushes for a beginner because I really enjoy painting but feel having an airbrush would help out a lot
I know NLP is the man but as an alternative to the Iwata Eclipse try out the Badger Patriot 105 or if you want a little more the Patriot Xtreme both affordable American made quality brushes that can perform a wide range of coverage and effects for us hobbyists.
Cotton Swabs made by Taimya. You can get them in a micro size and they can easily go through the needle canal and clean everything inside. www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Model-Kits/Tools-Adhesives/Medium-Triangular-Craft-Cotton-Swabs/p/108439 Link provided to see what I'm talking about. those are "medium" I get the really small ones. best thing to use for cleaning your brush. i would never use a metal pipe cleaner on my airbrush.
Awesome video. I love your channel and it's giving me tons of tips. I'm one of those "I hate my airbrush and I wasted my money on it" crowd, and these tricks are really motivating me to pull my stuff back out.
This is the lit-er-al best airbrush video i've ever seen! Question though - can I, or should i use vallejo flow improver with my Vallejo Black Primer, when priming the models? Also, any chance we can see what the dried model looks like, and what technique you use for the wash? Really curious about this, as i am literally a week away from using shown techniques on my first army.
Geteav Nroc - I would personally recommend it. I found that I have far less issues with clogging and the paint thickening in the hopper when I use flow improver.
i have an Iwata HP CS Eclipse and im about to tear my hair out. ive cleaned it and cleaned it and now am soaking every piece of it. The issue i am having is the airbrush shooting paint before i pull back on the trigger. No idea why this would happen but this airbrush is pretty much brand new ive only used it once and it went well cleaned it and put it away and now about 2 weeks later its doing this and its maddening sorry if its a dumb thing im forgetting or something just frustrated as it was 200 bones lol need it to work
@@kairus1 Maybe cause its metallic? IDK Im no paint expert. All paints will clog at some point. Like the Vallejo Preminum black I can work forever with before it starts clogging. Maybe your PSI is too low or too high?
yea i was thinking the same metallic. i did pump the psi really high thats when airbrush would spatter. the only thing i didnt do was push back the needle to blow out the paint. and then spray. next time ill try that. @@Adol666
Its tough when you're super new to airbrushing, and you have no frame of reference for what's good or bad. For example, my compressor doesn't allow a steady spray. I have to wait a second if it stops and it starts again. Sometimes airs coming through, but no paint. Shit is tough to get used to. I'm sick with a brush tho
Yo dawg! You mention it but do you also use an ultrasonic cleaner? I saw a video from a guy at Badger saying he would never advise anyone to use pipe cleaners so am searching for a way to clean that won't damage my airbrush
Hey Kenny B! I have a airbrush question for ya. So my brush shoots really well but I get speckling around where I shouldn't be getting speckling that is there a way to fix that problem? For example if I'm trying to get all super technical with my airbrush and I'm spraying with light air and everything is going on fine but and then I'm getting speckling around paint dots and makes it rough to get clean work.
Yup (I have one -- it's what I started with, and is a workhorse). Just be careful not to bend the tip, which is easier to do since it sticks out. Cheers!
Being an european (yes they do exist), can anyone please tell me what 'simple green' is? Dishwashing soap and if so how diluted? The flowimprover is pure magic!!!
They do not exist. The italians exist, the spanish exist, the french exist, the german exist...the europeans exist only as living in a geographic continent. No european state, or citizenship, or common culture and values exist.
Tips: #1 Get yourself some airbrush lubricant like Badger's Regdab needle juice, but it on your fingers and lubricate your needle out of your airbrush after or before every use, then with your fingers still covered rub them around inside the airbrush paint cup before returning the needle and setting up for use. This will reduce the chances of paint getting a foothold on these parts, some will still happen, but will come off more easily and will not aversely affect your paint job. The lube in the paint resevoir will make it easier to remove the paint that clings to the sides. It will also remove unseen paint or primer a lot of the time when you do it.
Tips: #2 Have yourself a bit of plain paper or card, or even better plasticard (as you can re-use this) to test your paint consistency for airbrushing, your compressor pressure and your own technique to ensure that even before paint touches model; your paint, your air pressure and your technique are on point for doing a good job. As you paint with the airbrush, anytime you leave the airbrush for a time or suspect paint may be drying on the tip you can take action to unscrew the crown (just the crown, don't want any leaks) and either with a toothbrush like Kenny here or with your gloved or bare thumbnail just gently rub off any paint that might have gathered on the needle only. Don't remove the needle from the airbrush with paint in it, just the crown and just clean the needle. Then screw the crown back in place, do a few test sprays on your paper/card/plasticard and once you're happy continue painting.
Tips: #3 Sometimes a block may just be forming, or may only be a minor blockage, you can clear these with Tip #2's paper/card/plasticard by just pulling the trigger right back and blasting it on full, a few brief presses and then just air alone after. If you have air bubbling up through your paint cup after that, you still have a blockage and you will need to deal with it. Sometimes you may find the nut at the back of the airbrush, which is usually covered and which holds the needly might need to be tightened up or has come loose or wasn't tight enough, that can also cause this bubbling. just make sure the needle is in the right position and tighten it up. Caution though, don't tighten it too much, just enough that it isn't loose and easy to turn.
Something for cleaning the nozzle, the pipe cleaner like tools sold for cleaning airbrushes can be kind of abrasive (sometimes a good thing) but they can also make you need replacement parts sooner because they are so rough. A better tool for cleaning those parts are interdental brushes that you can buy at drug stores, dentists and supermarkets (as well as off of ebay and online of course). These are finer, softer brushes that can do the job better and often even come with a little cap to keep any paint spill or airbrush overspray off of them ( happens to all of us ;) ).
Great Video Kenny o7 Keep up the good work!
lunahula Damn good post, dude
Always happy to share what I've learned. : )
Quick Tip: Blu Tac / Poster Putty - Hold your paper/card/plasticard down from Tip #2. Hold down a miniature you're painting. Use it to mask camo stripes on vehicles. You can even use it to suck up paint flakes about the place if you're nervous of them getting blown on to drying models.
Keep Calm, (all your airbrush issues are fixable) and Carry on painting all.
lunahula nice one dawg! got to agree with you about those pipe cleaning brushes as they can permanently damage the track leading from the colour cup to the technical bizz at the tip and if that gets jizzed up the airbrush is pooped permanently, the manufacturer won't fix this for free either they can't as these little brushes damage the internal diameter - I found this out the hard way and had to buy a new brush, since I seased using those damn brushes I have had no issue with my ab apart from a slight block & rarely at that, best advice I got and used always shoot cleaner thru your brush, if your changing color shoot cleaner, if your using the same colour over and over shoot cleaner thru after every third or even second fill if it's a high viscosity paint and stop it drying out, shoot cleaner, going out for a smoke- shoot cleaner, taking a whizz- shoot cleaner, moral of story shoot cleaner thru your brush all the time,never allow paint to sit in the brush and I know a lot if pros use those fkn mini airbrush cleaning brushes but like I said they destroyed my Krome, all I have of it now is the parts I can use if anything goes wrong with my new Krome. Hope this helps someone save themselves from disaster, easy fix SHOOT CLEANER AVOID AB CLEANING BRUSHES
Yeah it's one of those hidden traps in airbrushing, that you see these collections of brushes specifically for cleaning airbrushes online, whether it's Amazon, Ebay or anywhere, even in an actual airbrush store. Those brushes can be a ticking time bomb on the life of your key airbrush parts. Particularly because when you are new you wont know how much force to apply, you go in too strong and think 'wow this is wonderful it takes it right out, I didn't even need cleaner!' the first few times, then you forget about it and do it everytime until you start hitting problems.
The great thing about the interdental brushes, is that these days you can pick them up affordably all over the place and best of all they will tell you the brush diameter in 0.XXmm on each type, so you can pick the brush width to suit your specific airbrush parts everytime. Hey if it's good enough for your teeth and gum longevity, it's just as good for having your airbrush parts last. :)
I shall have to pick up some of these lill' brushes, they sound great and if they are plastic or similar they won't damage the brass. Yea man a good indicator that they are gentle or else there would be a lot of bleeding gum disorders haha, I spent over an hour slowly picking out a blockage in my tip (eesh sounds nasty assed) I had a look at the clump of shit that fell out thru my macro lens and holy shit there was
snapped off bristles and crumbs of old paint all chewed up together in this little pellet of crud, thing is it still had flow so it was working but I could tell something wasnt right and eventually figured out it was a clog in the tip, after I removed it it was like having a brand new airbrush again- that was on my Patriot 105 which has a massive tip in comparison to some ab's, they say you learn from your mistakes huh so if thats the case I should be a master but being self taught I am still very much learning from day to day. Videos like these are an amazing resource for guys like me who don't have buddies who are into the airbrush so no real folks to learn and share with. Anyways thanks for all the advice.
Bro, I rewatch this constantly before a big airbrush day in the studio, love it bro!!! And if necessary I watch other airbrush videos when needed, can never ever hurt to brushup!! Xoxo
Brand new airbrush, I've clog it already... Saw this video and ordered Hoppe's #9 before my first use of my airbrush. Received my bottle after i've clogged it. I've tried everything before, and this product just done the job in 2 min. This thing gave me hoppe's. Thanks for that wonderful tip.
And i forgot to mention. I don't have a high end airbrush and it's improve a lot my brush after using it. Probably had stuff that came from the factory still in it. Made super nice paint stroke yesterday after cleaning it with Hoppe's 9. Thanks again.
thanks Kenny your vid helped me a lot I am a brand new airbrusher and have been having problems with using it and was getting disheartened with it and your tips on maintenance and this one on what to do with clogging helped a lot thank you very much.
Big Phil
Thanks. I just started airbrushing, and I’m literally on my first time using one. I bought one on eBay and it was spraying like garbage. I had cleaned it, but not as well as you showed. Blue solid gunk came out of the needle slot. Got it all put back together and going to try again.
I just started airbrushing. Just a suggestion. I use silkscreen mesh and cut a square off and put it on my paints bottle with cap screwed on to sandwich it so it does a paint screening so u can avoid chunks that might try sneaking its way out and in ur cup.
I have a tip I haven't seen before: Vallejo cleaner is kind of like soap, so you can use it for sticky parts inside of things. My dipstick, or whatever it's called under the trigger, was sticking bad so the air wouldn't stop. A few shots of that cleaner and a quick scrub with a pipe cleaner left it perfect.
Is everything you do ancient chinese techniques?
Yes!! 😂😂😂
@@Baalstudios ok 😆
OMG!!!! You have literally saved my use of the AB!!! The gangsta moves, the use of flow improver, totally awesome!!!!!
Dude, the hobo sink has definitely made my sessions more efficient. Thanks for the tutorials.
You're my hero dude, just wanted to drop some appreciation
I love that trick at the end with the glass of simple green. Never thought of that.
Thanks much!
I hated airbrushing at first. I had a used neo that clogged constantly. Then i dropped out on an eclipse and the vallejo game air line. Now I'm gangster as fuck.
I'm doing great with a Neo, using water+flow improver for air paints, and water+thinner+flow improver for non-air paints like citadel, normal vallejo/army painter. I'm pretty noob with airbrush though, using it mainly for skin, priming, preshading, and blends for things like "power weapons" and osl.
I think the used Neo needs some of the love from this video, but this eclipse is so dynamic that I'd only use the neo for auto body and stuff now. I pre-mixed some citadel paints to better effect than cup mixing, unless you're an OG, it's easy to go too wet or dry with the Neo, but I get away with it on the Eclipse just fine. The build of the eclipse allows for a lot more cleaning and easy priming as he shows here.
I love my Eclipse, even if I still do screw up from time to time. Last night the needle came loose and backed itself out, so I was spraying at full throttle when I just pressed down for air. No damage done though, I was spraying the undercoat on a tank in prep for chipping fluid.
Kenny sounds real street here. And is still one of the best painters I've ever seen. " Gangsta gumbo! " Thanks Boucher...excellent video.
Thanks for this video Kenny! I always hated cleaning the airbrush between colors. But this makes it look easy.
Whoa wasn't expecting these tips. Very interesting and excited to try them out.
This is the best how to unclog your brush video I’ve seen yet. I literally stopped the video to follow you on twitch. Thanks!
The airbrush I use (Krome) has a super tiny brass nozzle that's nearly impossible to hold while cleaning. I can't tell you how many times I've dropped that little bastard and thought I'd lost it forever.
Have this same brush, wish they developed it with the regular air cap / guard. Luckily I've never dropped it.
Came to figure out how to unclog my airbrush, ended up a fan of your work. Thanks dude!
I love my airbrush. Zenithal highlight, cut in the details with a brush, then wash = above table top standard, really easily.
Sorry to necro- this, but you've saved my airbrush. I had cleaned it several times like others had shown and it eventually became clogged so quickly that I was going to purchase a new one. 15 minutes with your technique (and more sludge than I'd like to admit) and it's shooting like new. Thanks SO much. Play on!
What does the prime accomplishes? Does backflushing require you to do that?
Opens the hole and allows artifacts to pass through
Hey I am about to airbrush my Mark VII Ironman resin statue. I sokd it but the new owner wants me to create a silverish cherry red.
Now questions...
1 do you of such a color already available or will I need to go again very creative and do mixtures...
2 what about masking on finished surfaces to paint specific áreas. Is there any special paint you know it won't be affected or the regular Blue masking tape should do just fine?
I just got my airbrush. First timer. It’s pretty dope. It just takes a little getting used to is all.
The Hoppe's No.9 Solvent, is this now been renamed to Hoppes No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner? Can't find the 'solvent' anywhere.
cheers Kenny just sorted my clogging probs on new airbrush good as new !
I knew this was going to be the biggest pain in the ass of airbrushing, but it still got me. I'm even a pro house painter, so I'm very familiar with the practice of cleaning out a sprayer thoroughly every time I use it. But I'm learning that airbrushes require an extra layer of care that's usually optional with an airless sprayer. With an airless, you can get by with just flushing it with water really good 90% of the time. Don't have to take the gun apart every time, only need things like lube and storage oil if you're not going to be using it soon (although it's still smart to use some throat seal lube more often). With an airbrush, you just gotta do all that stuff between each use. Lesson learned, I got this.
thanks for you show stuff like that, for a beginner like me stuff like this is worth alot😊 keep on rocking😎
super tips, thank you so much. Like the way you move right along and to the point!!
Question: when should airbrush thinner be used? Does airbrush flow improver make airbrush thinner redundant?
This video legit saved my life. Thank you!
Just bought a cr plus. The paint (and water for that matter) refuses to spray out. Only the air. Any idea why this is happening?
If you own these, try not to use alcohol as much for the " cleaner ". After a day of use, & its time to clean it, hold down on the spray as you refill the cap with water ( 3+ full caps Of water aka 3 cycles ). This should help get the paint out, but will still have paint inside. When you run it through with alcohol, the alcohol dries out the leftover paint inside. Over time or even within a day, it'll clogged.
Instead of using alcohol, I just spent the couple $ to buy " airbrush cleaner fluid ". ALSO, when you take it apart and clean it, for some reason if you try to spray and nothing comes out, try playing with the tip of the nozzle in the front where the paint dispenses.
( as you spray , loosen/tighten the front nozzle until you see it disperse paint )
Took me days of trying to figure this solution out & almost going on to buying my 2nd replacement until I figured it out. Hope this helps anyone with a cordless airbrush.
Thanks so much for this video ! You solved my problems with applying varnishes!
I just got my airbrush, and I really like it. I've only used it twice, but afterwards, I run a pipette's worth of acetone, followed by a cup of water to blast the paint out. Good idea/bad idea?? why?
If it works go for it
Thanx Ken, Great Info, I Just opened 3 Cheapey Air Brushes & they all Clogged, .. Walmart White = Do I need say more? Time to get a Brush set & Liquids . A question as a Long ago, 30 yrs, Bodyman; .... I know oil based silicones can phuk up a Paint Scheme badly.... Thusly , Is This oil U use, Not a silicone based Juice Being it Don't Mess Up the Final Spray patterns? Thanx All For info inputs here also.
Thanks for the advice. I thought I'd straight up ruined my airbrush when I decided it would be a good idea to try to mix fine grain glitters with my acrylics. *sighs*
This saved my life, thanks dude! Would love to see what you could do with Gunpla.
The simple green doesn't destroy the o rings around the nozzle caps?
What’s your opinion on the tip that protects the needle? I’ve heard both sides as to whether or not to take it off or leave it on. I’m more curious clog-wise.
Im new to airbrushing this tutorial is very awesome thankyou
Really interesting video! I'm making the same move (but with thinner nd not flow improver that i do not find ) but the pumping stroke out of the airbrush. I'll definitevely give it a try! Thanks
wait, how do you take that brass piece out, mind dont seem to come apart like that?
Keep the good content coming man. I like your painting but your charisma and great attitude is what keeps me coming back. Keep it real dude.
ow thinner makes it worse thx for that tip :p
it took my hours to paint something because i needed to clean it every 5 min :p
I read on the badger site that you shouldn't use those pipe cleaners because they can scratch important bits. They suggest something softer.
No I'm wondering what to use my thinner for... any ideas out there? You know if airbrush thinner is good as a glaze medium maybe?
Hey, I just got an airbrush after brush-painting the heroes of The Others 7 Sins (wanted to assembly-line the remaining 7 flavors of monster) and your videos have been a huge help! Wanted to ask: is there any particular issue with leaving the brush in Simple Green? I am leery of anything I'm ignorant of in terms of short and long term storage.
I'm having trouble. I'm ok for 10 mins . Then I'm constantly cleaning the airbrush. I've been using reducer. But now got flow improver. See how I go I'm determined to crack this as I love the effects with the airbrush.
no pipe cleaners man! its scratches and gouges! Drop a few drop of Needle Juice in the pot work the needle a bit. Leave it soak, then flush. ;)
Hi! Long time following your videos, amazing job!
I live in Spain and can't actually find Hoppe's oil solvent around. Do you know of any other similar product ?
Hoppes is a gun cleaning solvent. If you go to a sporting shop and look in the hunting section, they should have a similar solvent.
I have an Iwata airbrush machine for spray tans with the RG-3L gun. After traveling across the country with it in my car it won't spray evenly. It kind of spurts out in waves. I hope that makes sense. Do you know what the problem could be? I'm desperate! Awesome video btw.
Does the Vallejo flow improver work for Tamiya paints also?
As soon as I stopped using Vallejo airbrush thinner and started to use just distilled water (hard water area) and Vallejo flow improver, I found that my airbrush didnt clog as often nor have nearly as many problems with paint drying on the nozzle or on the tip of the needle. So thanks Kenny for the info because I too was like; "oh my god, why did I buy this thing!" at first. They take a lot of getting used to though with a lot of tweaking here and there at first. Just a heads up forany one interested in getting an airbrush.
Amazing videos that helps me really much. One question... What air pressure do you use?
Well done, Sir! Thanks!🤘🏼
I've been airbrushing, by the sounds, just as long as you. The only paint which clogs and clogs bad for me is Vallejo model air sand colour! I literally have to strip the airbrush a few times during use no matter how much flow improver I use :( pain in the ass.
I recently had a clog that bad I could not even pull the needle out but a few blasts of premi-air foaming airbrush cleaner taking the nozzle out and just unclogging everything it worked again. There were actually solid chunks of things on the needle. Guess I did not clean it well after doing some priming, seemed that primer and tiny bits of cotton from cotton swabs had joined forces to destroy me ha ha. I have the same airbrush as you, however, it is still quite new and shiny, whereas yours as a lovely lived in appearance. The nozzle tip and needle look bigger than mine though, are you using the 0.5mm. Did you find it better than the 0-35mm? Just curious as to the reasons for using the bigger one in the interest of learning about airbrushes.
mine is .35
Airbrushing iis second nature to me after watching airbrush hacks,thanks my brotha!
Very good explanation. Does the flow improver also works with createx wicked paint.
it should
What you should do the night before if you don’t have a lot of time at least run some water and a little thinner through it and then it won’t get stuck in ther
Yo Dawg! A buddy of mine is an painter and gun lover and he says Hoppes 9 is bad news for brass and chrome. How confident are you that it's safe for the Eclipse/whatevz airbrush du jour? I love your stuff but I just want to be 100% on this one/
So my airbrush tip doesn't seem to be removable like yours, its a AB-130: Grav fed dual action, 0.3mm tip but ive taken it apart and it doesn't seem like the tip is removable and suggestions with that ?
Hoppe's is amazing stuff
Another awesome vid man was wondering could you recommend any airbrushes for a beginner because I really enjoy painting but feel having an airbrush would help out a lot
iwata eclipes
Thanks
I know NLP is the man but as an alternative to the Iwata Eclipse try out the Badger Patriot 105 or if you want a little more the Patriot Xtreme both affordable American made quality brushes that can perform a wide range of coverage and effects for us hobbyists.
Cotton Swabs made by Taimya. You can get them in a micro size and they can easily go through the needle canal and clean everything inside.
www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Model-Kits/Tools-Adhesives/Medium-Triangular-Craft-Cotton-Swabs/p/108439
Link provided to see what I'm talking about. those are "medium" I get the really small ones. best thing to use for cleaning your brush. i would never use a metal pipe cleaner on my airbrush.
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Awesome video. I love your channel and it's giving me tons of tips. I'm one of those "I hate my airbrush and I wasted my money on it" crowd, and these tricks are really motivating me to pull my stuff back out.
This is the lit-er-al best airbrush video i've ever seen! Question though - can I, or should i use vallejo flow improver with my Vallejo Black Primer, when priming the models? Also, any chance we can see what the dried model looks like, and what technique you use for the wash? Really curious about this, as i am literally a week away from using shown techniques on my first army.
Geteav Nroc I don't (I use Vallejo primer all the time). They are supposed to be good to go for airbrushing straight out of the container.
Thanks Andrew!
not going to hurt it. i use it on dry and warm days here and cant tell a difference
Geteav Nroc - I would personally recommend it. I found that I have far less issues with clogging and the paint thickening in the hopper when I use flow improver.
AWESOME. I'mstarting to take the airbrush approach to some of my minis and this video is literally everything I need! Great job there.
Wow, uploaded the same day it got clogged
i have an Iwata HP CS Eclipse and im about to tear my hair out. ive cleaned it and cleaned it and now am soaking every piece of it. The issue i am having is the airbrush shooting paint before i pull back on the trigger. No idea why this would happen but this airbrush is pretty much brand new ive only used it once and it went well cleaned it and put it away and now about 2 weeks later its doing this and its maddening sorry if its a dumb thing im forgetting or something just frustrated as it was 200 bones lol need it to work
is the needle all the way in? That is the behavior of an airbrush that has the neddle backed out a bit.
What’s simple green cleaner ?
do i have to use flow improver or airbrush thinner vallejo? had clogging with arctic blue vallejo.
Is that a Model Air color? I find that I dont need anything with the model air but their regular model color you need to thin down heavily!
yea its model air metallic (arctic blue)the airbrush wouldn't work. spit bursts sometimes.
@@Adol666
@@kairus1 Maybe cause its metallic? IDK Im no paint expert. All paints will clog at some point. Like the Vallejo Preminum black I can work forever with before it starts clogging. Maybe your PSI is too low or too high?
yea i was thinking the same metallic. i did pump the psi really high thats when airbrush would spatter. the only thing i didnt do was push back the needle to blow out the paint. and then spray. next time ill try that. @@Adol666
Its tough when you're super new to airbrushing, and you have no frame of reference for what's good or bad.
For example, my compressor doesn't allow a steady spray. I have to wait a second if it stops and it starts again.
Sometimes airs coming through, but no paint. Shit is tough to get used to. I'm sick with a brush tho
does your compressor have a tank? A tank will prevent that problem afaik
Howe much simple green to water in your gangster green goo cleaning technique? 100% simple green or watered down some? Thanks for the video
50 50
Why the interior of the cup turns Orange in time?
Yo dawg! You mention it but do you also use an ultrasonic cleaner? I saw a video from a guy at Badger saying he would never advise anyone to use pipe cleaners so am searching for a way to clean that won't damage my airbrush
meh i use em all day
if your that worried about it. pick up the badger brush set
Great tips. Thanks.
The best cleaning agent on the market is liquid Reamer it breaks down everything
Hey Kenny B! I have a airbrush question for ya.
So my brush shoots really well but I get speckling around where I shouldn't be getting speckling that is there a way to fix that problem? For example if I'm trying to get all super technical with my airbrush and I'm spraying with light air and everything is going on fine but and then I'm getting speckling around paint dots and makes it rough to get clean work.
speckling happens when the paint is too thick for the air pressure. Fix one of those things
New to this shit. Badger Patriot 105. The needle sticks out past the tip. Is that supposed to be that way?
Yup (I have one -- it's what I started with, and is a workhorse). Just be careful not to bend the tip, which is easier to do since it sticks out. Cheers!
Hey Kenny, is it a bad idea to let the air intake soak along with the business end of the airbrush?
I have had no problems
I have a grex airbrush, I bought a new nozzle & still can't get any paint out. I just keep getting back flow .
what size? Some of those are too small for this type of paint.
I think it's a 3.5 if I remember correctly
Great tips!
I know I do a deep cleaning on my airbrush after a day's use. only ever had a few clogs
Good tip's!!
So I did all the steps on this video but its spraying in clumps,what am I doing wrong?
thin it down more...or possibly the paint is a dried our a bit
Next Level Painting its new air brush paint from hobby lobby,I'm gonna clean it again
Being an european (yes they do exist), can anyone please tell me what 'simple green' is? Dishwashing soap and if so how diluted?
The flowimprover is pure magic!!!
They do not exist. The italians exist, the spanish exist, the french exist, the german exist...the europeans exist only as living in a geographic continent. No european state, or citizenship, or common culture and values exist.
keep the tip clean!
that's what she said.
Idk how to get the bronze tip out of mine
Soooo, no thinner...just water and flow improver?
breaking the fourth wall already... by talking to us :)
Kenny I cant get air through the hose into the airbrush.
Video starts at: 1:36
have you ever put glitter through your air brush
Thank you Randy Savage!!!
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Can I make the glass in the end of the Video With Airbrush Cleaner?!
ze-ni-thal