New Airbrush Unpacking Surprise

I've bought about 15 airbrushes over the years and never ran into anything like that.

If you bought it from Amazon itself and not a vendor they have a very liberal return policy. You do have to be aware of time limits. Every problem I've had with Amazon or a vendor has been resolved quickly with 100% satisfaction. There was one occasion where I was at fault and they still took care of me.  Since you have cleaned it all that "gunk" isn't there for them to see. I would use it ASAP to insure it works properly.

I've only purchased 4 airbrushes over a lot of years, never run across anything like that either. Seems odd.

Well, I tried it out and sprayed just fine after a good cleaning.  I am wondering if someone had used it, retuned it and it was then resold?  Maybe they used some needle juice or something and it sat for many months.

I got some good fine lines, but that old tip dry is a bother.

John

pilotjohn

Well, I tried it out and sprayed just fine after a good cleaning.  I am wondering if someone had used it, retuned it and it was then resold?  Maybe they used some needle juice or something and it sat for many months.

I got some good fine lines, but that old tip dry is a bother.

John

You were expecting a new kind of tip dry? 

seriously: Its good to hear that the brush works so well, sounds like you dodged a bullet. 

Steve;

Good one:)  I posted another thread that mixing the paint at about 1:1 with Golden's Medium has made all the difference in the world.  I can spray at 14 PSI and just use a swab in clear water to wipe the tip usually when I stop and then reset for the next go.  Brush works really well.

I live in Phoenix and we have next to no humidity so all the dry air makes it harder than ever.

John

Sounds like you got one that someone used, and returned to the store.  They should have returned it to the distributor for credit, not put it back on the shelf for someone else to buy.  I used to work in a retail store that sold a lot of electronics.  They had a shrink-wrap machine in the back, and they would rewrap returned items, even software, and resell it looking good as new.  I always thought that was a dirty trick.  I got out of there as soon as something better came along!