walleye warrior Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I am spraying some plastic minnows with lureworks SB solvent based paint. Does anyone have any experience with this? If so what did you use to clean your airbrush? I tried mineral spirits and it just gummed up. I did not see any info on the website and they are closed for the day. Good news is I bought a cheap harbor freight airbrush just in case I had any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Try acetone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 +1 that’s what I use to clean my airbrush works like a champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Acetone will work but lacquer thinner will give you more time to really wipe it down well. Should wear gloves with either one you use as it is hard on the hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbaits Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 mek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLuvin175 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 So long as the paint has not dried and is still wet something like Acetone should work fine. If it has dried on your airbrush it may be necessary to step to something like Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) to lift it. They sell SB Coat Thinner which is ideal for clean out and clean up. Again its always best to use the thinner system that the paint is made from but if you have some other stuff in your inventory that works then go with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbaits Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 its made with mek 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landry Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Lacquer thinner works just fine for me. I use this stuff a lot. I think MEK is very toxic. The paint is toxic too - I wear a fresh air supply mask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbaits Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 yes its toxic,so is your lacquer thinner,the paint is made with mek,I use it on thousands of lures,be safe,be carefull,that being said as long as you protect your self its all good 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Lacquer thinner has Mel as one of the ingredients so both will be hazardous. Both should be used with caution. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landry Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Ok. I did not know that about lawyer thinner. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
