Nozzle removal

[sevastra]

While i was eating , i was reading through this site :How to Clean an Airbrush Gun - The Bearfoot Baker

He talks about removing the nozzle and not hitting the needle, my question is, why not just remove the needle first??

Also, how often should you clean out that part?

Normally, i run cleaner through the brush at a high PSI, then clean out the cup, then i usually remove the needle and wash that off and apply a little oil to it, and put it all back together.

 

[Diegojavbau]

why not just remove the needle first??

Some people only remove the needle to the front (nozzle) to avoid carry paint to the back of the airbrush and the needle packing screw.

 

[wmlepage]

If you have certain badger airbrushes theres no way to remove through the front. Theres a plastic ball on the end of the needle.

I have done both. Much easier with say a Micron or similar where the whole head comes off.


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[sevastra]

I watched a video of this guy Complete cleaning of an airbrush - YouTube

I don't know enough about the workings of an AB, is the iwata HP-CH able to have its needle removed from the front, and putting back that nozzle, its intimidating me

 

[wmlepage]

I watched a video of this guy Complete cleaning of an airbrush - YouTube

I don't know enough about the workings of an AB, is the iwata HP-CH able to have its needle removed from the front, and putting back that nozzle, its intimidating me

Yes, if and only if you remove the nozzle first. Remember though, only remove the nozzle if you really think you have to, the more you mess with it the more likely it is to fail or worse, get lost in the carpet. I did this with my krome once. That nozzle is extremely small.


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[Craiger]

My 2 cents...I would never ream an AB nozzle w/ a torch cleaner tool. Them things are basically metal files. I try to be super careful as it is with a shaved down toothpick with a bit of paper towel wrapped around it.


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[airbrushingferret]

the best way to cleam a nozzle is to use a wee bit of moist cotton on the tip of a needle and GENTLY rotate it inside the nozzlwe without getting the cotton stuck inside .it helps ifyou have an old needle and can scuff it with some 220 oe 100 grit sand paper . i dont recomend cleaning a renegade nozzle unles your real care full they are real easy to loose i have felt like a crack head droppig crack whin i drop my nozzle if lost its 3 days till another comes and thars with 2 day delivery. if i had a sotar and that plastic piece wasent necessary for any purpose other thain decoration i would take it off .
when i clean my ab i first take off the head or nozzle depending on the gun thain i remove the needle from the front limits damaging the needle tip

 

[wmlepage]

Oh heck no! I did not watch the vid.

Nothing harder than a toothpick, coarser than a needle, etc. Maybe an interdental brush on a large nozzle . Damage to the i side of the nozzle is a bad thing. It messes up the spray and sealing characteristics.


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[sevastra]

Thanks guys. I think for right now i will remove the needle from the back, i dont seem to be having any problems as far as build up. Now whenever i do a restorer cleaner , do i remove the nozzle and put that in with the brush?

 

[wmlepage]

If you use restorer, yes remove the nozzle, the Mac valve, and the air valve. The restorer will attack the rubber I rings. Any of my other brushes that get this treatment, I usually only remove the air valve, nozzle and needle, hen stand them nose down, less of the brush in the cleaner that way.


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[Melbee]

I always pull the needle back a little bit so that it is not in the nozzle or head of the airbrush. I then remove the nozzle or head and then push the needle forwards and out of the front of the airbrush. Only my Badger Sotar needle has to go out the back. I would NOT advise taking the nozzle or head off with the needle tip still in it as both the needle tip and the nozzle are much more likely to get damaged.

I also put down a piece of kitchen towel on the work top with a ruler placed at the bottom edge when I take my airbrush apart. That way if I drop a part it will land on the towel and not bounce on a hard surface and if it rolls down it will be stopped from rolling off the work top by the ruler. You could also use a tray with a cloth on it. It's a habit I've got into and so far (cross fingers) I haven't lost a part yet when I have dropped it and I have dropped quite a few
Cheers Mel

 

[Madbrush]

I watched a video of this guy Complete cleaning of an airbrush - YouTube

I don't know enough about the workings of an AB, is the iwata HP-CH able to have its needle removed from the front, and putting back that nozzle, its intimidating me

As mentioned the purpose of removing the needle from the front is avoid paint getting into the trigger area, you can pull the needle back a little before you remove the nozzle to avoid it being damaged, once you've cleaned everything, you can put your nozzle back on and simply feed you needle from the back, you done have put it back from the from, most needles are flat at the back which would make that difficult.

 

[Madbrush]

I always pull the needle back a little bit so that it is not in the nozzle or head of the airbrush. I then remove the nozzle or head and then push the needle forwards and out of the front of the airbrush. Only my Badger Sotar needle has to go out the back. I would NOT advise taking the nozzle or head off with the needle tip still in it as both the needle tip and the nozzle are much more likely to get damaged.

I also put down a piece of kitchen towel on the work top with a ruler placed at the bottom edge when I take my airbrush apart. That way if I drop a part it will land on the towel and not bounce on a hard surface and if it rolls down it will be stopped from rolling off the work top by the ruler. You could also use a tray with a cloth on it. It's a habit I've got into and so far (cross fingers) I haven't lost a part yet when I have dropped it and I have dropped quite a few
Cheers Mel

LOL, almost the same advice at the same time.

 

[Visual Realm]

A little trick I use to help put those darn tiny nozzles back on is I rest the nozzle on the tip of the needle and guide the needle through until it comes in contact with the threads. Then I give it a tiny little twist to get it started and then pull the needle back a bit. Then just snug it up with the wrench.

 

[sevastra]

Thanks, all of you. Very helpful!