Why oh why is my airbrush doing this to me!!!

[naju]

Hi, my IPA is 99% so I think that's fine.


My Acrylics are almost 4 years old, so I think that is the problem there! Along with the moisture in the air obviously.


An inline trap arrived for me today, but looks like I'll need to invest in more paints!

[stevenoble]

The IPA is not the same as Tamiya acrylic thinner. It evaporates far quicker and is much stronger stuff. Because it evaporates so quickly, the paints dry too fast and don't get time to level out. I use the IPA to strip paints (Zero base coats) so it's pretty potent stuff. The proper Tamiya thinner is by far and away the best for thinning the acrylic paints. I have a rule that I only use the same brand thinner as the paint I'm using. If it's designed for their paints you know it will work the best. IPA is fine to clean the airbrush through after use though...

[Baxter!]

If you still haven't come up with a fix maybe try this,
the same thing happened to my CS and you really need to tighten the head cap. Not just hand tight, use the wrench. Try it.

[robertgreen94]

Stevenoble is right, you cannot go wrong with the manufactures thinner. The IPA is good to clean the airbrush after you are done. There is a good article in the latest FineScale Modeler about getting the best out of your airbrush.

[TurboGuru]

Just for the record, my Iwata Pistol Grip filter arrived today - I have yet to try it out with product but already attached it and it instantly feels much more comfortable to hold the airbrush now - bye bye hand cramp

[naju]

Not sure if I've added this but my inline filter arrived yesterday.

Attatched it and drained quite a bit of moisture straight away, and now the spraying of the mysterious liquid has ceased!


I'm still yet to put any paint through it, so we'll have to see if the Acrylics are still jamming up at the end of the airbrush.

[pharr7226]

I had the same problem and I use an Iwata Eclipse also. Iwata's moisture filter solved the problem for me.