Cleaning Badger Renegade?

scollen wrote:

Do you remove the needle after using acrylics? It seems possible to keep it very clean without needing to.

How do you know that it is very clean without removing it?

I don't have the Renegade. I use an Iwata. I remove the needle to clean thoroughly after each day's session. I don't need to remove the needle in between colors, if that is what you mean. A good flush and back pressure is sufficient.

The design of the brush allows you to see most of the needle without disassembly. The tip of the needle is SO fine taking it out is a risk IMHO.

 Anyway, it's very easy to remove and I have been removing it so far.

scollen wrote:

The design of the brush allows you to see most of the needle without disassembly. The tip of the needle is SO fine taking it out is a risk IMHO.

What counts is the parts that you CANNOT see, the small tunnel between the nozzle wall and the needle.

One the feature that makes the Renegade great is the smaller taper of its needle. It also makes it easier to get bent. But it is a greater risk not cleaning it. Just stock up on the Renegade needles.

scollen wrote:

Do you remove the needle after using acrylics? It seems possible to keep it very clean without needing to.  Thanks

No. I only remove the needle every 4th or 5th painting session as I do with all my airbrushes. 

Spray it out well, backflush it, spray out some more until it looks clean and you are good. 

Taking it apart each session is not recommended as it allows the possibility of damaging the needle or tip. 

keilau wrote:

What counts is the parts that you CANNOT see, the small tunnel between the nozzle wall and the needle.

Small tunnel? Do you mean the inside taper of the tip? If you spray it out good enough that should not be a worry. 

If you are worried about it then pull the head off, remove the tip carefully and place it in an ultrasonic cleaner.