Cleaning MM acrylic out of airbrush

I don't plan on letting the paint dry in the airbrush. Not sure where that came from. I was only asking what to use to clean it after airbrushing. I picked up the specific Testor/Model Master thinner for their acrylic after the guy at my local shop mentioned not to use the Tamiya thinner with it. He said the Tamiya acrylic is alcohol based and the MM isn't or isn't the same type. I haven't checked the labels to confirm this. It didn't dawn on me until after I got home, that I should've asked about a different cleaner. I was hoping to airbrush tonight after work, but won't make it to the shop before they close. Sounds like I can pick up LT from Lowe's/Home Depot on the way home though.

xenon55

Seeing the thread about cleaning clear out of an airbrush, made me think about cleaning Model Master acrylic out of my airbrush since I haven't used that specific paint before. So what are you guys using to clean it out of your airbrushes?

 

Testors makes an acrylic airbrush cleaner. The stuff eats thru pretty much any dried paint type. Ive used it and highly recommend the stuff. It comes in a bottle like their universal acrylic thinner. Dont confuse the two when you’re thinning paint before a session...

I use MM Acryl almost exclusively. I never let it dry, that's very bad. I go straight to laquer thinner and use a small paint brush to reach the inner bits and then flush it with distilled water to remove any residual LT. It's been 5 years now on my Iwata and no issues to report. So you are safe using LT on MM acryl paints, infact I thin with it to paint them, it makes them flow better for me. But, since they are going away I'll probably switch to Tamiya clear and Gunze thinner.

BK

Rule #1- never let it dry. Once that happens, it's much more difficult to clean than with dried out enamels.

I don't use MM Acryl, but I do use a lot of other acrylics such as Tamiya.

In those cases, I use a cup full of their own thinner, followed by a final cleaning with lacquer thinner. I've had bad experiences going straight to LT as it can cause the paint to gel up and get gooey.