Airbrush Lube

darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Airbrush Lube

Posted by darson on Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:21 AM

Hi all,

I have read a number of posts concerning superlube or needle juice on the needle of the AB and in the trigger mechanism. I read in the instruction pamphlet that came with my Iwata that they recommended using a lube of some sort on the needle as well.

My question is what sort of lube, superlube or needle juice should I use and were can I get some from? I don't think Dixieart is an option, as I don't believe they take O/S orders under $45 USD.

Cheers
Darren

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:43 AM

Darren, I use Super Lube on my airbrush, and it works a treat. (When the ab is working that is!)
Your local hobby store should have some, and it is available in Australia.
Check out the Aussie Modellers forum in the General discussion section.

Because of where I live, getting stuff is difficult, but a chap by the name of Snowy helped me out. His local hobby store has it regularly, as do many others.
Post a thread there, and some Aussies will help you out quick smart!!!

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:56 PM

For an airbrush lube job I use cooking vegetable oil or lip balm. I've been doing it for years. And the vegetable oil also gets used for cookin'.

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:36 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by roosterfish

For an airbrush lube job I use cooking vegetable oil or lip balm. I've been doing it for years. And the vegetable oil also gets used for cookin'.

Roosterfish,

Does the paint taste better with the vegetable oil or the lip balm? Clown [:o)]

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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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Friday, June 25, 2004 8:48 AM

Mike, you exist on a REALLY strange level of weird! Clown [:o)]

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Friday, June 25, 2004 2:39 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

Mike, you exist on a REALLY strange level of weird!

'Bout fell out of my chair when I read that one!

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 5:27 PM

How about extra virgin Olive oil??? (whered they find the extra virgins anyways???)

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:42 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

Mike, you exist on a REALLY strange level of weird!

Thanks mate, I do try. Wink [;)]

Sorry I couldn't help myself with that one.

On a serious note, some people used petroleum jelly years ago for this purpose but you have to be careful with it as too much can cause it to get into the paint moving over the needle of the airbrush and potentially messing up your paint job. That is why I recommend Badger Needle Juice and Medea Super Lube as they will not affect the paint at all. I believe they are Teflon based.

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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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Friday, June 25, 2004 10:32 PM

Pure natural soybean oil is the best.
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JUST KIDDING! Extra, extra virgin olive oil.

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 2:54 AM

Where they find the..... ooo nevermind.

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Torio

Member since
December 2002
From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France

Posted by Torio on Saturday, June 26, 2004 4:38 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by woodbeck3

How about extra virgin Olive oil??? (whered they find the extra virgins anyways???)

NO, no, no, Mylords
I am a Spaniard and I can't stand you put olive oil on airbrushes. Olive oil is para hacer la cocina.

Thank you all for coming José

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:16 PM

what he said Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:17 PM

Did he just call us "my lords,"???? wow

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Saturday, June 26, 2004 6:43 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by woodbeck3

Did he just call us "my lords,"???? wow

Too much Lord of the Rings maybe? Laugh [(-D]

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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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:48 PM

No way he was talking about me! Must have been Tweety Smile [:)]

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Torio

Member since
December 2002
From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France

Posted by Torio on Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM

All right, I'll do it again for nekulturny New World audience :
" Bunch of Beotians, don't you know that olive oil is ONLY for cooking and that using it in an airbrush could be considered like a blaspheme ? "

Thank you all for coming José

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:09 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Torio

All right, I'll do it again for nekulturny New World audience :
" Bunch of Beotians, don't you know that olive oil is ONLY for cooking and that using it in an airbrush could be considered like a blaspheme ? "

We don't know how to cook with olive oil, we only use 100% pure grease that soaks into fast food sacks ]:)]

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 1:26 AM

I use olive oil...on squeky hinges, rusty silverware,airbrush needles (when I get my airbrush) and many other good things like noodles, spaghetti, eggrolls hmmm anyhting else??

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Torio

Member since
December 2002
From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France

Posted by Torio on Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:29 AM

Music City, you are allowed to rub pieces of fast food sacks on your airbrush needle.
Woodbeck, as for squeeky hinges and rusty silverware, you could use WD 40, for airbrush needles ask to Music City if he wants to share fast food sacks with you.
By the way, I'll have to check further but I believe that conditions of use for olive oil are written somewhere in the Kyoto protocol about Earth resources preservation, but I forgive you, how could you know as USA didn't sign it ?
All right, I give up, do what you want, but never knock on my door to know if I have some olive oil left to do all these devilish things that you do ( poor olive oil );

Thank you all for coming José

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:00 AM

You forgot to use the word "Barbarians" somewhere in your post Tongue [:P]

Knock, Knock .... Hey, Torio, have you got any olive oil? My airbrush is a little sticky and McDonalds is closed!

-- or --

Knock, Knock .... Hey, Torio, have you got any olive oil? My McDonalds french fries need a little help!

Darren, if you can't find any airbrush lube in Oz let me know and I'll get you some here. With shipping it should cost less than $10 US.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:50 AM

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:10 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by sigman

Read the last line of my last post. Tongue [:P]

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, June 27, 2004 9:47 AM

Ok, Torio, I here by apologise for any hethen remark made by my fellow modellers regarding olive oil usage, and any subsequent lapse of judgement that may have been detrimental to your peaceful existance upon this rock named Earth. Wink [;)]

I shall buy you a years supply of EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA virgin Olive Oil if you can tell me where the drain plug is on an olive Confused [%-)]

I bought an Olive yesterday, and for the life of me I couldn't find the place where the oil comes out.

Looked under it, nup, not there.
Looked on top, nuttin'.
Looked all round the sides, aint seein squat.
Asked nicely too, didn't even get a reply.

I know it was a virgin olive, cause it was white.
I just got the pips with it and ate it.
Clown [:o)]

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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Torio

Member since
December 2002
From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France

Posted by Torio on Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:21 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity

You forgot to use the word "Barbarians" somewhere in your post

Knock, Knock .... Hey, Torio, have you got any olive oil? My airbrush is a little sticky and McDonalds is closed!

-- or --

Knock, Knock .... Hey, Torio, have you got any olive oil? My McDonalds french fries need a little help!

Darren, if you can't find any airbrush lube in Oz let me know and I'll get you some here. With shipping it should cost less than $10 US.

No sir, I won't use the term "barbarian" as I already borrowed " beotian" from our Greek friends; one is enough and I'm not a Greek, I'm a Spaniard. Please note that I think that their National soccer team deserved victory over French team in Euro ( and they won ).

Knock knock nothing, chap, first because Mac Donalds never closes in your country, and such would be the case that you could find one open in the world; second I wouldn't fry...fries with olive oil if I were you as it might be very...tasty. But you can go to Mac Donalds and ask if they see any problem for you to plunge an airbrush needle in their fries ( this is allowed by Kyoto protocol )
For Tweety, I'll get a complete and concise information on oil production ( I don't produce it, I use it ) but as far as I know, what is left after pressing, this kind of cake takes place in animal feeding, which is better than feeding them with crushed parts of other animals slayed because of diseases.

Thank you all for coming José

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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:14 PM

Torio....lighten up. You need an airbrush session. I'll roll my airbrush needle in some polyunsaturated corn oil just for you if it will make you feel better.

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:59 PM

QUOTE: No sir, I won't use the term "barbarian" as I already borrowed " beotian" from our Greek friends; one is enough and I'm not a Greek, I'm a Spaniard.
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Knock knock nothing, chap,

Fair enough. This thread has gone from silly to ridiculous, and I'm out of it. Sigman, you were right after all. Torio, have a nice life.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Torio

Member since
December 2002
From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France

Posted by Torio on Sunday, June 27, 2004 6:21 PM

Mylords, a gentleman must know when his presence is no longer required or appreciated. Farewell.

Thank you all for coming José

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:08 PM

Sheesh. We are just Joking here. Torio I suggest you never ever go to the armor section.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 28, 2004 11:32 PM

Hey my parents had a poodle named Toulouse

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Monday, June 28, 2004 11:42 PM

hey, i visited Toulouse once!! oh......we're posed' to be talkin' bout' lube? i have some superlube that works great...................Torio....................hello............. later. Big Smile [:D]

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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