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                        Needle sticking with acrylics

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                        Shellback
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Right Side of a Left State
                        Posted by Shellback on Monday, October 9, 2006 6:44 PM
                        Bgrigg thanks for the info .
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                        Bgrigg
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                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, October 9, 2006 7:36 AM
                         Shellback wrote:

                         Bgrigg wrote:
                        Also get some Badger Regdab or Iwata-Medea Super Lube, both are glycerin products that will lube the needle and help prevent tip dry. It's expensive for a little bottle, but that bottle will likely last the rest of your life.

                        I had not heard of those products before , did you find them at your LHS ?



                        My LHS ordered in the Super Lube for me. Your LHS would likely do the same. They're also available through Bear Air or Dixie Art. Great Models stocks Regdab (P/N BG122).

                        So long folks!

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                        Shellback
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Right Side of a Left State
                        Posted by Shellback on Monday, October 9, 2006 12:29 AM

                         Bgrigg wrote:
                        Also get some Badger Regdab or Iwata-Medea Super Lube, both are glycerin products that will lube the needle and help prevent tip dry. It's expensive for a little bottle, but that bottle will likely last the rest of your life.

                        I had not heard of those products before , did you find them at your LHS ?

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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, October 8, 2006 9:32 PM
                        Also get some Badger Regdab or Iwata-Medea Super Lube, both are glycerin products that will lube the needle and help prevent tip dry. It's expensive for a little bottle, but that bottle will likely last the rest of your life.

                        So long folks!

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                        Triarius
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                          January 2003
                        • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Triarius on Sunday, October 8, 2006 8:54 PM
                        Sounds like classic tip dry, and yes, retarder will help. You only need about a drop per air  brush cup of thinned paint.

                        Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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                        Wulf
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        • From: Southeast Louisiana
                        Posted by Wulf on Sunday, October 8, 2006 5:20 PM
                        What's your paint thinning ratio? If it's too thin (like I tend to do), it will clog the needle quickly. I went from a ratio of 50/50 to 70/30 and it helped. MM acrylics tend to be thin already. Also, you may want to reduce your psi. That will help also.

                        Andy

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Needle sticking with acrylics
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 8, 2006 4:07 PM
                        Iwata Revolution CR
                        Tamiya or MM Acrylics

                        I'm having a really hard time getting the hang of airbrushing - most due to the sticking of the needle within the tip. I can't get through half a cup before having to unscrew the back half and gently pull the needle free then reseat - continue painting. But, apparently, there is build up or something as the spray can be very "pulse - ish".

                        I do use a bit of Tamiya thinner per cup - and water for MM - but it still sticks. :\

                        I read on here about using a retarder to help with this? But I wasn't sure if this was for the problem I having or not.

                        Would such a retarder be like this one:
                        http://www.dickblick.com/zz006/28h/

                        Will this help?

                        Thanks
                        Dodge
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