Just picked up a Aztek 470-9 set

I got mine really mad once.  Ended up with a build up of paint inside the plastic airline inside the brush.

I figured out how....don't be dumb enough to change nozzels with paint in the brush; figuring that if you held it so the nozzle was straight up that the paint won't fall out..  Dumb, dumb, dumb.  The paint not only falls back into the brush, but screwing the new nozzle on there ensures it stays there.

Ah well :)

QT

I've been using the A470 for a few months now.  I only use Acryl paints.  I've found if I get paint inside the airbrush, I just run it under water until the water coming out is clear.  No problems.  I don't know what to do if I start airbrushing enamels though.

Jesse

Mslater wrote:

is there any acutal metal inside there?? Almost want to crack it open to inspect...

http://www.master194.com/maquettes/autres/aztec.htm

Mslater wrote:

Well i might want to try it first.

I've used an Aztec airbrush for ages now with no problems. I have sprayed acrylics and enamels through it and it's ok. Haven't used laquers as I have no real use for them unlike others perhaps.

The tips are impervious to paint thinners but as has been stated the body is not.

To clean the brush, remove the paint bottle and spray until it stops. Put a bottle of solvent through and spray until clear. I tend to spray and remove the bottle from time to time.

Testors says the tips can't be taken apart but they can and I do on occasion. Others just drop the tips into the appropriate solvent. Doesn't seem to harm them.

The body can't be taken apart as this voids the lifetime warranty on the body.

I had a problem with the body only once and it was replaced by the representative with no hassles at all. Wish all my warranty problems were handled as easy as this was.

For the price, it is not a bad brush. It does what I want and that's what counts. A more expensive brush would do the same thing as the Aztec but why pay more money than you have to?

Sometimes, when I clean the airbrush, I'll run the airbrush under the facet until no paint comes out.  Then I shake all the excess water out the the body.  Good as new.

Jesse

I totally agree with what Lancaster has to say.  I've used my Aztek for years now and not once have I ever had a single problem with it.  The tips work fine for me.  I keep everything clean and she just keeps on going.  Clean up is a snap.  I use that red plastic tool to clean out any paint which may have gotten inside the area where the tip screws in.  Otherwise, whenever I'm done using the airbrush I just take a piece of paper toweling dipped in thinner and use that to clean out that area.  People like to badmouth the Azteks and I just don't know why.  User error?

Eric

cruichin wrote:

I've had two of the tips clog completely. Only ran acrylics through them, and cleaned thoroughly. I left them in a bath of windshield wiper fluid for over a week, but still could not unclog them. Very frustrating!

You need to pull the tips apart to get them cleaned good. It takes 2 seconds.