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...
joe406 Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Bump. Have the same questions/problems. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 They sell thinner for it that will clean it up . I use acetone to clean my airbrush when I’m done. Works like a champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landry Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I use it all the time. Lacquer thinner - found at Home Depot. Works great and does not hurt brush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landry Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 hour ago, wallyc14 said: They sell thinner for it that will clean it up . I use acetone to clean my airbrush when I’m done. Works like a champ If this works I will switch to it as it is likely better for you than lacquer thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 They both work and neither are good for ya. I use acetone with other things. I usually have a gallon around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe406 Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, wallyc14 said: They both work and neither are good for ya. I use acetone with other things. I usually have a gallon around I spent some time on the phone today with Josh over at LureWorks. He told me that regular paint thinner and mineral spirit thinner didn't work with their paint. I had called because my brush was clogging up after just a few minutes of painting. I had added the paint thinner as a possible solution and my paint started getting gummy. I had to disassemble my brush several times for cleaning. He mentioned their retarder and also acetone as cleaners. He also suggested I turn down the air because it might be drying up too fast. I tried it (once only) and I was able to paint my whole session without problems. I also brought up the lack of videos/instruction on the use and he said they were running behind on that. I wish I had known about the retarder so I could have bought them all together. Shipping is pretty expensive. Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
