nozzle clean

[boneman65]

tools.... small solvent safe dish, nozzle wrench and solvent safe eyedropper

use wrench to hold nozzle, fill eyedropper with good solvent (i used M.E.K. methyl ethyl keytone free from work) hold wrench with nozzle one hand and flush nozzle several times eyedropper filled with solvent... you can put nozzle and eyedropper in solvent and rapid flush several times
i would say 75% of sediment was from nozzle

10 minutes and totally clean no paint what so ever in nozzle( couldnt take a pic cause phone wont focus that small there is my tip for the year...

remember to always wear safety equipment : respirators and glasses when working with solvents....probally gloves too

 

[boneman65]

ps never mind my pink hands i have a bad case of poison oak!!

 

[boneman65]

oh and its an 02 nozzle

 

[basepaint]

supriseing what comes out of something that small

 

[KustomCandy]

Great advise, that many miss in there early start.

*Nitrile Gloves too. (Solvent proof)

Dan

 

[Vladimir]

I do that almost the same way but I also use sanded toothpick. The tothpick out of the box can go through only 0.5mm nozzle so for smaller nozzles the toothpick should be sanded to fit the nozzle.
I use urethanes so the gloves are always on my hands.
It's 0.2mm nozzle.

 

[Squishy]

It's always amazing what can hide in such a tiny space.

 

[jaystacy]

I need nozzle wrench for hp-cs eclipse mine didn't come with it just cap wrench.

 

[basepaint]

What size neeedle.035?

 

[jaystacy]

Yes .35

 

[basepaint]

You said your nozzle is screwed in? the .035 has an all brass nozzle not a screw in you might have the wrong nozzle in the brush thats why you didn't get a nozzle wrench with the airbrush

 

[jaystacy]

I'm assuming it screws in its so small hard to tell. But it does appear to not be round it appears to have two flat sides

 

[Vladimir]

It's not necessary to hold the nozzle by a wrench. It would be even not convenient for 0.35 Eclipce nozzle. I hold the nozzle when cleaning by squeezers or even by two fingers but always wearing glowes.

 

[AndreZA]

I need nozzle wrench for hp-cs eclipse mine didn't come with it just cap wrench.

You should never split the nozzle from the brass base. It is sold as one piece.

 

[jaystacy]

So do I remove the brass part to soak and if so how?

 

[AndreZA]

So do I remove the brass part to soak and if so how?

If you remove the nozzle cap, it should just fall out. If it is tight, then just soak it a bit and just wiggle it with your fingers. Don't use force.

 

[jaystacy]

If you remove the nozzle cap, it should just fall out. If it is tight, then just soak it a bit and just wiggle it with your fingers. Don't use force.

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Thanks for the pic I tried to wiggle mine the other day felt super tight so I stopped.

 

[basepaint]

Thanks for the pic I tried to wiggle mine the other day felt super tight so I stopped.

smart thing to do

 

[KustomCandy]

I remove mine to clean. Tho I have cross threaded one once. Gotta be careful. They are tricky to clean over the "step" inside with out removing, in MO.

Dan

 

[AndreZA]

My CS Nozzle screws in. Tho the entire assembly is two piece. Nozzle screws into a Brass collar held in by the Nut cap.

Dan

And never take them apart.