i need help with my airbrush

[importhottie420]

hi....i have a badger universal 360 & i need to know how to replace the needle bearing without having to send it in to badger.....can anyone help a girl out????

[bonzelite]

you mean the actual needle? or the assembly that holds it into place? the airbrush completely dismantles. you can do it yourself.

you a female?

[importhottie420]

the needle bearing...yeah the assy that holds it in place...& yes i am a female

[bonzelite]

what model badger is it?

[importhottie420]

its a badger universal 360 dual action.......i actually have 2 of them & on one i can not get it to spray, it wont even bring up the paint from the bottle ive tried replacing tips needles doubled checked for dried paint everythings clean in it... ive checked all that i know to check on it & i cant figure it out.....hmmm if the needle bearing was missing would that make it not spray??? im new to all this sooo somebody help a girl out

[bonzelite]

i have a paasche IV, and i can tell you that dried paint can
live in the places that you THINK you checked. remember, this is an airbrush.

didn't yours come with a manual? typically, aribrushes will come with an exploded diagram for disassembly. furthermore, what kind of paint have you been using? if you have been using acrylic and/or acrylic gouache, well, you're in for a real pain in the ass, sister.

you have not really checked everything. you think you have. believe me. does yours have an atomizer/ tip thing with multiple spray holes? tiny ones? how many pieces is the tip element? the one that covers the needle?

[importhottie420]

lol ...yeah ive been useing acrylics...but i havent had this problem before & im useing a medium tip & part # is 41-004...i dont know what the hell is goin on ill try ANOTHER cleaning....but if a bearing was out of the gun would that cause my problem??? & if u have any tips/tricks on cleaning lemme know....its drivin me freakin nuts

[bonzelite]

hahaha. i KNEW you were using acrylics!!! LOL. you have not had the prob before because it was not built up enough yet. no you are having a meltdown.

about the bearing? i dunno wtf you mean by that. i can tell you this: there is paint still in there, sunshine. you did not get it all. you THINK you did. can you scan the reference manual diagram of your tool? i can point out places where the paint sticks.

[importhottie420]

http://www.badger-airbrush.com/360parts.htm

theres the diagram....maaaan this is a bitch!! lol

[bonzelite]

look verrrry carefully in the "head" (51-071), and the "m regulator" (41-034). if the head is similar to mine, it will have five or six holes around it's periphery. there is gunk in there. you must be able to see through the very tiny holes.

the head, too, will have a nearly microscopic hole in it. you MUST be able to see light through it. use the very tip of the needle, to carefully scrape these areas clean. and blow air through them, too.

check those and tell me the situation.;0