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Need some help with my airbrush

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:26 PM
at least its not as bad as the aztek problem
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:48 PM
odd. very odd indeed. i think you should send it back to badger. they'll fix you up, i think.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:23 PM
the air is fine, it's the paint flow. the air works at all ranges, from 5> psi to 40. although, when i drain the hose after i turn off my compressor (Always a good idea) it takes longer than normal.
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:53 PM
odd. i had the same problem with my aztek though. the nozzles was completely clogged... maybe the nozzles isn't screwed in good on the badger? if air's coming out slowly, is your regulator set to too low a setting?
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:51 PM
obviously you've thinned the paint properly. hmmmm, if all else fails, send the thing to badger. they should repair it for you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:09 PM
no paint in airvalve, thanks guys

no problem with air, it's paint.
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Posted by MikeV on Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:55 AM
Good points Scott.
Maybe he got paint into the airvalve?

Mike

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Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:37 AM
Air is coming out very slowly? Did you take the hose off the airbrush and check for good flow at that point? If you have good airflow at the hose I think it may be a bad air valve. Unscrew the airvalve from the airbrush and screw it onto the hose. Push the pin at the top and see if there is as much air flow.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by MikeV on Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:33 AM
Ryan,

I suggest you send an email to Ken Schlotfeldt at Badger and tell him what it is doing. He will take care of you.
kenbadger@aol.com

Mike

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:30 AM
yep
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Posted by MikeV on Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:43 AM
Ryan,

What about the small holes in the head that the air travels through?
Are they clear?

Mike

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:58 PM
mike, no and i just used those pipe cleaners between wher the nozzle and the paint goes, that path, and i got out a ton of gunk (not teflon)

I looked at the rear of the body inside, and there's some paint in there, in the non-importnat parts. any suggestions?
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Posted by MikeV on Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:58 PM
Ryan,

What did you do when you cleaned it thoroughly as you said?
You didn't run something down the needle tube and damage the needle bearing did you?

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 Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:10 PM
have you tried a dunk test to look for leaks ?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:33 PM
none of those things, i made sure my compressor is plugged in, the air hose is working, air's coming out really slowly, water doesn't spray, and it leaks to the back a little bit.
I already cleaned out 2 months of gunk (approx 3 grams of dried paint) and it still doesn't spray. I've read the badger manual again, and i tried everything cept the teflon bearing and it's still not working. paint has a clear path.
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Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, December 11, 2004 6:45 PM
Something is obviously blocked, either the air path or the paint path.

Make sure you have air, if not disconnect the hose from the airbrush and see if you have air there. If not track backwards and find out why you don't. If you have air at the hose end but not when you push the trigger, make sure the trigger is properly seated on the air valve and make sure you can feel the air valve moving when you press the trigger.

If you have air but no paint, make sure the vent hole in the cap is open, the tube and cap head are open, etc.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, December 11, 2004 6:30 PM
Is the compressor plugged in ?

Rick
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Posted by MikeV on Saturday, December 11, 2004 6:25 PM
Is it an Aztek? Laugh [(-D]Mischief [:-,]

Mike

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, December 11, 2004 6:15 PM
what kind of airbrush is it? it isn't gasp, the 155 is it?
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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, December 11, 2004 6:04 PM
any air coming out? if not is it blowing out around the trigger or anywhere else?
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Need some help with my airbrush
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 11, 2004 4:31 PM
I tried it today for the first time in a little while, and it's not working. i cleaned it out extremely thurouly, still nothing. it doesn't even spray water. any suggestions at what the problem is?
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