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                        Need the Wisdom Of Mikev once again.. MikeV come in, MikeV come in :)

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Need the Wisdom Of Mikev once again.. MikeV come in, MikeV come in :)
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:51 AM
                        I need your nearly super secret simple green formula please. The ole omni finally got really dirty on me.
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:40 PM
                        awwwww man, its on the tip of my tongue!! it has windex, simple green, and something else. i used to know it till i quit using acrylics that much. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        MikeV
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:30 PM
                        You were so close Chris. Big Smile [:D]

                        Jeff,

                        Mix 2 parts filtered or distilled water, 1 part Simple Green and 1 part Windex.
                        I put mine in a big squeeze bottle like the ones you can get at Coast Airbrush. Wink [;)]

                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 11:46 PM
                        Thanks Mike a mil. The ole Omni is spraying brand new again. Was wondering can this be used alot like between color changes or is ther something in the mix to corrosive for that much use?
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Friday, August 13, 2004 12:07 AM
                        Jeff,

                        You could use it in between colors but make sure that you spray plenty of water after the cleaner or you may have some paint problems. Wink [;)]

                        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
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                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Friday, August 13, 2004 10:01 AM
                        I keep a big bucket of water (as in one of those 5-gallon paint buckets) handy. I blow some thinner through the brush, dunk the whole thing under water and flush it clean. Shake the water out and it's ready for the next color.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Friday, August 13, 2004 7:57 PM
                        Scott,

                        That will work too. Wink [;)]

                        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
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                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Friday, August 13, 2004 8:40 PM
                        QUOTE: That will work too. Wink [;)]

                        Of course it's primarily just to wash out your thinner concoction Smile [:)]

                        Actually, just plain water is all that's really needed for some acrylics. Some colors of PolyScale and Tamiya disappear with just water.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Friday, August 13, 2004 8:54 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity
                        Actually, just plain water is all that's really needed for some acrylics. Some colors of PolyScale and Tamiya disappear with just water.


                        I wish Acryl was that easy. That stuff is tough. Big Smile [: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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:38 AM
                        I bought some coat d'arms primer and cant tell what to clean it with. I put some floquil through it and it gummed really bad. Having a real hard time getting this stuff out, anyone know what to do?
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:44 AM
                        Jeff,

                        When all else fails use your trusty lacquer thinner. Big Smile [:D] Wink [;)]
                        Actually you have to be careful as lacquer will make arcylics gum up in the airbrush if not cleaned thoroughly enough.

                        Did you try that cleaner that you mixed up? If it is an acrylic then that should work.

                        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, August 14, 2004 6:12 AM
                        Like Mike said, laquer thinner should get it out. If not, try soaking the nozzle in Castrol Super Clean over night. That stuff does a dandy job of cleaning out airbrushes, but it seems to be kind of tough to rinse off itself.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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