Well this is my first post here and I have a bit of a problem. I apologize in advance for being longwinded. It might be a big problem or a small one I'm really not to sure, which is why I'm here asking.
I've been lurking around FSM for some time mainly reading the boards and looking at all the terrific work, well I decided to register (Finally!).
I currently have a Paasche VL airbrush which I've had for well, roughly 12 years. In that 12 years for the most part it's served me well, though I have a few complaints about it. It's helped complete a wide range of airbrushing tasks. Having said that, let's get to the issue at hand and the reason for this post.
I un-packed my airbrush along with what few other meager supplies/tools that survived 2 moves and almost a year in storage to discover some build up on the threads (it's on all threads), it's not terribly thick or out of control but it is problematic as I noticed my trigger doesn't pull as smoothly. I fully disassembeled the airbrush and looked at it. The build-up smacks of water corrosion, looks like a weathered penny with that greenish/blue buildup. I'm not sure what this body is made out of, so I wont say for certain that's what it is. My wife asked if it was paint, I won't say it's not, but I doubt it as I clean it after every use. Sure some paint is bound to stick around but this much and this bad? I've never even sprayed a color remotely resembling this LOL.
Well I placed the airbrush in some thinner to see if that would help any. Nothing, so I went to re-assemble the brush to store it while I figured out what I need to do and the handle wouldn't screw back into the body. I ended up buggering the threads on the plastic handle, though the threads inside the body (where the handle screws in appears to be fine other than the aforementioned problem).
So...?
Does anyone know where I can get another handle for my Paasche VL?
I checked with DixieArt via the web and couldn't find one, perhaps I overlooked it though.
Any takers on what to do about this build-up problem and how to safely remove it?
I will try to take some pictures of the problem areas and post them but I doubt seriously they'll turn out to really help.
Thanks in advance for any help.