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My Airbrush changed Color...(Testors)

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    November 2005
My Airbrush changed Color...(Testors)
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 2, 2004 2:38 PM
Dear Friends,

I got a new Testors Air Brush System,
with a plastic Single/Double action
airbrush.

During my first painting test :
I was covering a model, with acrylic varnish (Future / Johnson and Johnson). I decided to finsh the varnishing process
and clean my airbrush....

I used Isopropyl Alcohol and some parts of
water, I left it soaking in a container,
when I came back to the room and saw the
container, the plastic cover from airbrush
had turned color. From semitransparent
blue into White .....
And exactly to the mark level of the liquid solution
of Isopropyl Alcohol and water.

The airbrush seems to work fine, but the
color is kind of wierd.......
I know there was a chemical reaction on
plastic with some kind of coumpunding....

But this kind of mixture of Alchol and water is
not so abrasive to cause such color Changes,
nor the type of varnish, since many modelers
use this to make finshes.

Does any one knows what may have happen
or has anyone experimented such thing??

I thought that Testor equipment was built to
resit more abrasive thiners and other kind of
liquids..Question [?]

I dont think I had abused the limits of my new
airbrush......Sad [:(]
  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: Newnan, GA
Posted by benzdoc on Friday, February 6, 2004 10:11 AM
I've never heard of something like that before. Does it feel any different? or is there any change between the original color / white area? (like a step where the plastic may have swollen?)
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 6, 2004 2:02 PM
Airbrush seems to work fine, just the texture of the plastic and its color in the area where was inmersed in blend of alocohol and water .
Its like if there was a chemical reaction and from translucent blue,,, it went to opaque
white.

I know that some plastics like PolyCarbonate and some acrylics may change in the presence of liquids like Bencene or Toluene, or some solvents, but not on an Acryclic solvent.

Texture on airbrush changed on color and some texture was like little bit sticky for little while, like if tending to soften, but no major damage.

But I imagine the reaction if I could had got the chance to put some little bit more abrasive Solvent.....?

I send my case to Testors, but have not received any reply from them.
  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: USA, GA
Posted by erush on Friday, February 6, 2004 2:26 PM
Eddy, the body of your airbrush is not supposed to be soaked in any solvent, ever. No paint travels through the body when airbrushing, only the nozzel area. The nozzel's can be soaked for cleaning but not the body of the a/b. IF you're going to soak the nozzel, remove it first. It states this in the directions that come with it btw. If you do it enough, it'll quit working. Any paint that gets on the outside can be cleaned with solvent by wiping it etc, but clean the slovent off after also. (I'd use soapy water)

Eric
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  • Member since
    June 2003
Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, February 6, 2004 3:27 PM
that kinda sounds like a problem I had with painting. I was painting the front lower hull interior of my m10. but I hadn't mixed my paint right so I soaked it in paint thinner. scrubbed all the paint off, and then set it out to dry. and as it dried it frosted the plastic white (plastic was green). I don't know what caused it??
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:26 PM
I should have not soaked the airbrush body,,,,,,

Someone at a local hobby shop told me to use
Industrial Grade Alcohol to use it with Acrylic Based
Paints.

Thanks for all your comments and time provided
to read my posting.

Thanks,
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Central MI
Posted by therriman on Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:28 AM
I don't know so much about acrylic paints, but Future can be cleaned up easily and quickly with Windex. Never ever soak airbrush body.
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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:03 PM
You are not supposed to soak the Aztek airbrush body in solvent. I don't think Testors will do anything. I guess the finish on the airbrush is not very resistant to alcohol.
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