Aztek A470 Question

The black nozzle is my favourite for Acryl paints. The only issue, as mentioned above, is that the acrylic seems to build up on the nozzles with the protective 'skirting', ei the tan nozzle. Either way, I cut short the bristles of an old toothbrush and clean the end of all nozzles as I'm painting.

You can take apart an aztek, but it is no fun to put back together. I found that I had made a gross error in judgement early on with it. Don't take the nozzle out with paint in the gun, then hold it upside down to prevent the paint from running out. What happens, is that the paint falls back into the air line INSIDE THE GUN.

Oh, the quickest, and cheapest, way I've found to clean acrylic out of the aztek is to use tepid water, and force it through the gun with a pipette (sp?). The water doesn't need to be hot, but sometimes a little shot of windex works wonders as well.

QT

I use both tips with Tamiya & Model master, with the TAN, it tends to clog more easily so you have to thin it down a bit more. You do get finer lines with the TAN

The enamel nozzles cause buildup of paint on the tip if you use them with acrylics. The Acrylic GP nozzle (black) is the way to go here...

cheers

Mike

I have the Aztek A470 and have only used Testor's Acryl paints through it without any problems. Funny, I didn't even know there were nozzles for enamels and acrylics until I read this thread.

I clean out the airbrush after each with Acryl cleaner/and water. No problems there, then again I'm kind of new to the airbrush world. Just taking it a step at a time.

Earlier this week, I was at D&J Hobby and was condsidering the Aztek. This was the Scenerio;

I own a Paasche VL and H model and have used for years and have had no problems with them. They 're bullet proof. When cleaning it is recomended to break it down. At least that's what I do. I have heard to many times, "My airbrush doesnt work". Coming to find out, it wasnt cleaned properly from their last paint session.

OK, that brings in the topic of the subject of cleaning. Three of the employers own the Aztek and love them. From the time it takes to have read this far (so they claim) the Aztek is cleaned by spraying thinner thru it and can be put away until the next paint session. A 4th employee the one that sold me the Paasche will be a die hard fan to the very end. And for good reason. He was not there to engage in the conversation.

Now take my Paasche VL. If I want it to work all the time every time. I have to take it apart. Tips and needles, cotton swabs, and pipe cleaners, It can be some times labor intensive.

Taking apart the Aztek is something not to be mentioned. I am told the warranty will be void.


Now that I have read a lot of posts, I will stick with the Paasche for the reason that I can spray anything anytime. So it takes me 10-15 min to clean. Yea, I'll probably get flamed for this one

thx for the help guys very much appreciated. thank you!

I use the Tan, Grey and Turquoise with Tamiya and with Gunze, as a matter of fact I have used all of them before I got to know that they had specific nozzles for acrylics. I have sprayed a 3-tone camo on a 1/48 Mirage F1 that I converted to the F1-AZ of the South African Air Force with no trouble at all using the Tan with Tamiya Acrylics, Cleaned the Airbrush with Tamiya Acrylic Thinners....No Problemo, muchachos...

Actually, Testors makes two nozzles for their airbrushes specifically designed for acrylic paints: Black - General Purpose (Medium Flow) and White - High Flow.

You could possibly use the enamel nozzles, but I couldn't tell you what effect this would have. I would suggest contacting Testors at 800-962-6654 (toll free) or http://www.testors.com/help/contact.asp and I'm sure they could answer your questions much more accurately than anyone here.