bigbrown Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i cleaned my airbrush out real well and it is still not working right.. it seems like it is not sucking up the paint it is just shooting paint out in little spirts at a time and the paint in the color cup is bubbling up. any suggestions? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcDano Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Air leak, make sure your seals are good and everything is tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamboni Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Could still be dirty. You said cup, not bottle, it's a gravity feed? Take it apart and clean it again. If you're using water-based paint, let it soak in a cup of hot water for a little while. While it's soaking, got o a pharmacy and get some little brushes designed for cleaning betwen your teeth. They're a very small round tapered brush with soft bristles. eGreat for cleaning your brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddoxBay Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 If your cup is bubbling the brush is partially stopped up where the internal mix takes place and at the nozzle. What happens is the air is not getting out of the nozzle like it should and its blowing back through the cup. If you are using water based paints give it a good cleaning with regular Windex. Remove the nozzle and clean it good and look for dried paint in the nozzle and in the airbrush itself. It will build up over time and reduce the brushes capabilities until you notice it. While painting I back flush the brush in-between colors with Windex. I add a little Windex in the cup and place a finger over the nozzle. Press the air and slowly pull back and the cup will bubble. Then I remove my finger and let the Windex spray through the brush. This does a good gob of getting the residue paint out of the cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Bobby is correct, it's an obstruction, and that's excellent advice on backflushing. If you're not doing it, it ain't clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
