no more Iwata superlube for me :)

I think we all clean and lube our airbrush(es) on a regular base , I for one take em apart every 2 months or so or sooner if I notice a brush is not as smooth as it used to be , in the past 8 years I used the super lube to get them going again , the SM however came with the K33 airbrush balm so I took my CM apart and cleaned all moving parts with alcohol 70% let them dry for a few sec and applied the K33 balm with a tooth pick as advised by Carlo and put the airbrush together again ( not an easy task if you cant really see the tiny parts and have to do it by feel LOL )
A little test spray showed a big improvement right away: my CM is much smoother now , not as smooth as the SM but much better than before I cleaned and lubed it :)
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I use Etac efx and not all my airbrushes have fancy needles only the microns have those , I did put superlube on the tip of a needle once and I found it useless : I got fisheyes due to the glycerin that is in the super lube and it took a few blasts of paint to get rid of that , on real hot days with temp over 30 C there will be some dry tip even with the Efx and I solve that with the condition air : I know there is also glycerin in that but the way I use it is 1 drop condition air to 2 oz water and add a drop off this mix to my paint this does solves the dry tip problem on those days and not the superlube ;)
Is that called just plain "condition"? I've been using super lube and wonder if that is any better
 
I only use the superlube on my needle and then next to nothing. I don't even use a drop, I just touch the container with my finger and then run the needle over that and then wipe the needle off. I can confirm it does help with tip dry, especially with Wicked. :)
 
Foxy studio got a homemade lube and I like it.
But every 3 months I put my micron into the ultra sonic.
So far no problems.
 
I never use any kind of lube anymore. Gave up on that a long while ago, and everything still works nice and smooth without having to deal with any gumminess. I would be interested in trying the balm out though - just because.
 
I'd have to look again to know exactly what I'm using, but I have been using the type of oil that Mitch uses in one of his videos, it's like a cutting oil or something. That stuff doesn't gum up and stays lubricated for moooooooooooooooonths. Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnttttthhhhhhhhsssssssssssssss.
 
3 in one machine oil.... be careful, it can contaminate the paint if it comes in contact.
 
3 in one machine oil.... be careful, it can contaminate the paint if it comes in contact.

I've only been using water based, would this still be a problem? I've heard people talk about getting "fish eyes" in paint jobs but I thought that was due to silicone and the type of paint or something?
 
sorry to sound like a dick, but machine OIL doesn't mix with water lollol
 
sorry to sound like a reproductive organ, but machine OIL doesn't mix with water lollol

I use machine oil that came with my hair clippers on the tip of my needle, simple wipe on and wipe off, this actually improves flow and tip dry is virtually nonexistent, it doesn't contaminate the paint, it would if it was caked on, you are of course correct that water doesn't mix with oil, but it will when you add an emulsifier to the mix, i.e. detergent, wash-up liquid, airbrush cleaner(certainly the one I have) so to get the best out of my brushes I need to reapply the oil at the start of every session since I cleaned it off at the end of the last one.

I'm a painter & decorator and travel to and from work in my own car, because I travel in my work clothes I often get paint on my seat, I have a small jar always in the car which contains a mixture of water, tiny drop of lemon washing up liquid and teaspoon of turpentine, even after months this remains as one liquid and doesn't separate, and it removes those paint spots in seconds with just a quick rub, the lemon cancels out the smell of the turpentine so that only a fresh lemony smell remains.

And here is a weird fact;) you can cause oil to mix with water even just by adding milk, milk is also classed as an emulsifier which is why medical professionals recommend giving milk to people who may have accidentally ingested petroleum or oil products, of course a doctors attention is also recommended immediately in such cases, I drink a full liter of milk every day at work mainly because I like it but it also stops the feeling of nausea when I'm working with strong smelling paints:)
 
Who are you and what have you done with @Madbrush. ?
There wasn't one silly comment in that post at all !!

I do apologise, I just came over all funny and weird, between you and me I think my wife put something in my tea (again):confused::confused::confused:

If it helps, I'm back to normal now and I read that post and don't understand a word of it:)
 
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