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  • Member since
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  • From: Alice Springs Australia
Airbrush Lube????
Posted by tweety1 on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 3:49 AM
Is this item neccesary?

I have coming an Omni 4000, and a little later, a 360.

And I have read somewhere here about lubricating your airbrush.

Could someone clarify this for me a little please.

Thanks in advance.
Sean
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:04 AM
Sean,

The lube is not absolutely necessary but I would highly recommend it.
It makes the action of the airbrush smoother and it keeps paint from drying to the needle's surface. Some people use a very small dab of petroleum jelly but I don't recommend that as it can affect your paint if too much is used.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 9:22 PM
It does slick them up a bit. I had never used it and picked some up today. Quite a bit smoother feel to it.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 10:56 PM
Scott,

Which brand of needle lube did you get?

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 12:52 AM
I have some Medea Super Lube, which I use sparingly just on the front half of the needle, it sure does make a difference. I would recommend this stuff and a small bottle should last a long long time. I was wondering though about the small blue granules in the bottom of the bottle, is that normal? If so does anybody know what they are. Just curious.

Cheers...Snowy.
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, March 4, 2004 5:08 AM
QUOTE: Which brand of needle lube did you get?


Medea SuperLube, Mike. Mine isn't in a bottle though, it's in a tube, and I didn't notice any blue granules in it Snowy.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Thursday, March 4, 2004 7:07 AM
I forgot that it's blue now. Big Smile [:D]
My bottle is old and it was almost the color of motor oil back then.

Snowy,

Send an email to Dave Monnig at Coast Airbrush and ask him about the blue granules in the bottom of the bottle. I am sure he will know.
His email address is: kustom@coastairbrush.com

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 10:17 AM
www.dixieart.com has the tube version of Superlube, i would not airbrush without it, it has made such a huge difference for me, i dont think i could airbrush without it
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