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  • Member since
    February 2004
  • From: Canada
Man! Am I scared....
Posted by RichardI on Monday, July 9, 2007 9:53 AM

Hi gang. Been away from modelling for over a year and I'm going to start back in. I have two Iwata's and another airbraush I can't remeber the name of (made by Badger I think..).

Anyway, they have been just sitting in the holder for about 18 months, and I need to take them apart, give them a good cleaning And then put them back together. This scares the beejeebers out of me because I have never disassembled any of theseSign - With Stupid [#wstupid].

Do I need any lube? Any advice? Is anything going to spring out of these brushes? BTW, they were all cleaned by blowing thinners through them the last time they were used, and the heads were not scwewed on tightly, so the cleaning job shouldn't be too bad - it's getting them back together correctly that bothers me...

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Rich Cool [8D]

On the bench: 1/48 Revell PBY Catalina 0A-10A. Next up: Moebius 1/24 Chariot from Lost in Space.

  • Member since
    December 2002
Posted by tyamada on Monday, July 9, 2007 10:20 AM

If you have the break down of parts you should study them before you disassemble the airbrushes.

You can probably find the parts breakdown at the manufactures web site.  Or you can download the break downs from:  http://www.dixieart.com/ just look for your airbrush model parts section.

You could also tighten everything up and spray some lacquer thinner thru them, if they spray properly, not a whole lot of maintenence is necessary, use as is and clean up after. 

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