Badger Head assembly life span

Hi,I don't think you must replace the pieces.....try to clean them better:take a part the teflon sealing and soak for a night in laquer thinner,then with an old brush clean the tip several times and check if on the brush you can see old paint.......continue so till the brush is clean.Ciao Enrico.

There is a product called Createx Airbrush Restorer.  Get yourself a bottle, and soak the metal parts in some overnight.  Keep the teflon parts and any o rings out of it.  Rinse and reassemble after the overnight soak.  It will shoot like a new one.

Hi Alan,the createx restorer is done for acriylic....................

It also works with enamels.  

Don't waste your money on that Createx product, just soak the cone and head assembly in lacquer thinner as it's cheap and better than anything else at removing stubborn dried enamel.

Thanks Mike....................!!!Ciao Enrico

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Don't waste your money on that Createx product, just soak the cone and head assembly in lacquer thinner as it's cheap and better than anything else at removing stubborn dried enamel.

Ever used it?  It has several advantages over lacquer thinner:

It is non toxic.  Lacquer thinner is not.

It's pretty cheap.  A 4 oz bottle cost about 4 bucks.  A 16 oz bottle costs around 11 bucks.

It is reusable.  Just strain the particles out after use.  You can't do that with lacquer thinner.  

It's water soluable, and if you want, you can pour it down the sink.  Can't do that with lacquer thinner. 

I have had Badger airbrush heads foul and not come clean after soaking for days in lacquer thinner.  It isn't a silver bullet. Do try it, and if it doesn't work, give the Createx a shot.  Lots of professional airbrushers use it.  

the createx product works just fine , I have 5 AB's and have been cleaning all of them with it for the last 7 years, all types of paint.

lacquer thinner works too.

also Badger airbrushes are guaranteed for life ,,, If you ever need it repaired and retuned , you pay the postage to them . they fix it.

Alan H

 

 

 

 

Ever used it?

Yes I have as well as Medea's cleaner back when I airbrushed T-shirts and they both were a waste of money in my humble opinion. I thought a mixture of water, Simple Green and Windex cleaned just as good and was much cheaper to mix up. ;-)

It is reusable.  Just strain the particles out after use.  You can't do that with lacquer thinner. 

Yes you could do that with lacquer thinner as well with a paint filter but its so cheap its not really worth the hassle. If lacquer thinner won't break it down then nothing else will short of extreme chemicals.