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  • Member since
    November 2005
airbrush cleaner
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 5:17 PM
Just a quick question for you guys. Most of the posts about cleaners seem to be waterbased. I spray mostly enamels. Can I use the regular cleaners for them too? I have been cleaning my AB with terpuntine.
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Melbourne, Australia
Posted by darson on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 6:19 PM
I'm with you in that I spray mostly enamels, MM, Humbrol & Xtracolour. To rinse my AB between colours I use turpentine and to clean out the whole assembly when I'm finished spraying I use lacquer thinner.

Not sure what you mean by regular cleaners though.

Cheers
Darren
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:04 PM
Most people use a cheap cleaner that works well such as lacquer thinner.
Turpentine, mineral spirits and others will also work well.

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
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:28 AM
With regular cleaners I meant the airbrush cleaners you buy at the lhs. Small bottle , big price. Are they good for cleaning enamels and acrylics, or just the waterbased paints?
  • Member since
    October 2003
  • From: Mpls., Mn.
Posted by f-4phantom on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:07 PM
mvaneersel,

For my money, lacquer thinner is you're best bet. You could buy a years supply for a couple dollars versus what you would pay at a LHS for their "cleaners".

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