Bubbling paint cup!!!!!

Scott, I'll only be dumping the actual head assembly in the lacquer thinner, so should be OK.

Scott, I'll only be dumping the actual head assembly in the lacquer thinner, so should be OK.

Karl

Looks like my joy at removing the gunk from my 100 was somewhat premature. I used the AB again last night, and I still have a stream of bubbles coming back into the cup. The tip itself is as clean as I can get it, is there any other component I need to be looking at?

Scott I'll see if I can't pick up one of those cleaning sets.

I'll try dunking the whole lot in some lacquer thinner to make double sure, as it's only had a soak in acrylic thinner to date.

Karl

Are there any cleaning tools I should look at getting, bearing in mind I use the fine head on this AB?

Well, after 48 hours soaking in Tamiya acrylic thinner, and a little gentle prodding with some fine fuse wire, the blockage has been removed. And what a load of gunk there was too!!!!

Karl

AJ I've used both distilled water and Tamiya acrylic thinner with Lifecolour paints without any issues, however I have found that Gunze acrylics provide a far superior finish. It's just a question of preference.

Tom  I'm not planning on using the AB until the weekend, so no problem with leaving it soak for a couple of days. I must have cleaned it out about 4 times Sunday afternoon trying to get the patches on the CR42 done! Couple of times I managed to get rid of the bubbling, only for it to return within a few minutes.

Karl

oh MC - I can't find the specific kit I mentioned, but the one at micromark has things you can find at home.  It's at www.micromark.com and it's item 83046.

The one I saw had metallic probes to stick through the ports.  A welding torch cleaning set (available at welding stores and possibly lowes/home depot) has the tiny metal wires and probes I was talking about...

KJ200 wrote:

Tom  I'll let it soak a couple of days and see what happens. I usually use a piece of fine fuse wire to clean any blockages with, as it's soft enough not to damage the head, but hard enough to dislodge any debri. Karl

Karl - I usually just soak mine about 30 min or so in lacquer thinner.  If it is in acrylic thinner right now it might be ok to try it out.  usually (for me) it's not a lot of paint in there causing the blockage...

MontanaCowboy wrote:

tho9900 wrote: Karl - they make an airbrush cleaning kit but with a fine head I wouldn't be sure they would have a cleaning file small enough for you Now, where would one purchase such a useful product? We don't brush our teeth or floss at our house.

Lacquer thinner might help for that too! 

tho9900 wrote:

Karl - they make an airbrush cleaning kit but with a fine head I wouldn't be sure they would have a cleaning file small enough for you

Now, where would one purchase such a useful product? We don't brush our teeth or floss at our house.

Tom  I'll let it soak a couple of days and see what happens.

I usually use a piece of fine fuse wire to clean any blockages with, as it's soft enough not to damage the head, but hard enough to dislodge any debri.

Karl

Karl - I think Bill is probably right... if the acrylic thinner doesnt work some lacquer thinner will definitely do the trick... I usually put the tip in a shot glass cover it with aluminum foil and stick on an outside window ledge when I do use the lacquer thinner...