If you have an Airbrush, you’d have suffered the fate of clogged nozzles. If you don’t have an Airbrush this information will help you avoid clogging.
I bought these cleaning wires to aid cleaning. They’re available from RDG Tools and are reasonably priced at £5.50
I start by removing the back cover and releasing the pin. Then I unscrew the 3 front parts.
The nozzle is tiny (o.2mm) , and whilst the smallest diameter cleaning wire fit the nozzle it was too big to push all the way through and effectively “floss” the nozzle.
I then used the same wire to clean the next piece. As you can see from the above picture the wires are quite flexible. This was a perfect fit.
I then used the largest wire to clean the barrel of the airbrush. The was also a perfect fit. Because the wire is twisted, so it has raised edges, it really does help to remove blockages or old dry paint.
A really simple, neat, inexpensive solution to unclogging and cleaning Airbrushes. I really like the fact they’ve been made with a loop at the end and attached to a key ring loop. This keeps them all together and less likely to get lost.
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Many thanks, as a newcomer to airbrushing this is a great tip!
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@ Marsekay… think dental flossing and you now understand how I use them (-:
i cant work out how you are using these! but i still feel i need to get some haha.
Interesting product and while I know the pain of a clogged airbrush, I'm pretty adept at keeping mine (A Badger 150) clean. Whenever I've finished with a paint, I use a paint hopper filled with water and run that through the brush instead of paint a few times. That usually gets rid of most detritus in the nozzels and on the pin. A quick spray with airbrush cleaner on the pin and then another blast of air usually does the trick.
All of that said, I still worry that I'm getting my nozzles clean enough. So I might get these just for peace of mind.