Thanks Scott! Having recently picked up an airbrush and compressor, I have been looking for some of the basics as applicable to model painting.
Chris B.
2018-03-10 08:19:34 +0000 UTC
A lot of people criticize Sonic cleaners for being too harsh. In fact, Ken Schoefeldt (owner of Badger) says that they are too harsh on the non-metal components inside an airbrush and over s few cleaning sessions can actually lead to you needing to repair the airbrush. What are your thoughts on this? Do you circumvent this by only putting metal parts in?
2018-03-09 14:29:15 +0000 UTC
One more thing and I'll shut up. I went and bought two .99 cent ketchup/mustard type plastic bottles with the little plastic cap like you'd see at restaurants. I keep water in one and alcohol in the other. Great for cleaning.
2018-03-09 13:35:10 +0000 UTC
Sorry, maybe I'm not being clear enough. I use the SG in the sonic cleaner only. I use alcohol and water when cleaning in between paints with the bucket.
2018-03-09 13:33:05 +0000 UTC
Yes. I use about a 50/50 mix. I clean by hand until I'm done using the airbrush, then I break it down, put it in the sonic cleaner and run for about 10-15 minutes.
2018-03-09 13:31:40 +0000 UTC
So the bucket is for cleaning out the airbrush? Do you use the SG in the Sonic cleaner?
2018-03-09 13:29:42 +0000 UTC
Excellent! If anyone intends to use an airbrush quite a bit, save yourself some heartache and buy a sonic cleaner and get some Simple Green. You'll thank yourself. Also, I have a 5 gallon bucket I keep at my feet when airbrushing to dump paint into, spray out stuff and clean.
