Airbrush re-building query.

I am not familiar with your airbrush; however, most needles come out the back end and are the first thing to come out and last thing to go back in. You can take the nozzle / nozzle cap off first and extract the needle from the front(again, on most airbrushes) but that is  a good way to damage your needle.

Put the needle in from the back and do it gently so as to not damage the needle tip.

First put the head of the airbrush on with the tip inside it, tighten the head and then push the needle in and push it firmly but not too hard into the tip then tighten the needle chuck, replace the handle and you are done. Some Badger Needle Juice on the front 1/2 of the needle before insertion is a good idea as well to help make the action of the airbrush smoother as well as helping to eliminate tip dry. 

 

 

I have two H&S Infinity AB's. After use, I always take the needle out from the back. First, I unscrew the rear part of the brush. Then I unscrew the needle chuck. After that I gently pull out the needle and clean it with an appropriate cleaner. Then I remove the nozzle and cap and clean those.

Next, I run 90% rubbing alcohol through everything and use a cue-tip to gently clean out all of the insides. Once I feel that all parts have had any paint residue cleaned up, I do the following:

Reinstall the nozzle and cap.

From the rear of the brush, I reinsert the needle, pushing it forward gently until I feel it seat  in the nozzle.

Next I put the needle chuck back on.

Then, I reattach the rear part of the AB.

I've had trouble free use of my H&S brushes. I think they are great.

Thanks Guys,

 Apart from under-estimating how delicate the needle's are, & screwing one when I re-built the brush, I can honestly say that my first few painting attemps (not on my models yet!) have all gone pretty well, no paint issues & no brush issues - I will just have to get a bit of practice in.

 

Cheers.