I have an Aztech airbrush that’s clogged with paint. I’ve heard that some people use Windex to clean it, and some people use Badgers cleaner for Modelflex paint. Which one works better? I’m on a somewhat tight budget, so I don’t want to get both unless I have to.
Also, can I mix Windex and Badgers cleaner for Modelflex together?
I don’t know if you can mix the two. Start with the window cleaner. $1/gallon at any autoparts store. If it’s clogged with dried paint, you might need something stronger than either of those products. (maybe a soak in a Goo Gone type of product.) Don’t quote me on that because it may effect any seals in your brush. I use it on my all metal Paache parts.
Hi snowey,
I had the same probs and was quite successfull using Iso-Propanol. This alcohol (70%) is usually availabe in apothecaries. I filled the alcohol into a clean paint glass and tried to spray. Didn’t work at once but after some time of soaking (some 10 minutes) the nozzle was almost free. After tha, I completely dismantled the nozzle, soaked everything in alcohol for about 5 minutes, cleaned the mess up and I am still happy with my Aztek…
Erhard
I don’t know anything about aztecs, but when I forget and leave my airbrush uncleaned after painting [I use a Passche H brush] I simply take the tip apart and drop it into a small bottle of laquer thinner, shake a few times and let it sit for a few minutes…cleans it right up…the tips on a Passche are brass, if that aztec has brass or similar metal tips it won’t hurt it…but if they’re plastic don’t use laquer thinner on them.
Azteks have all plastic construction in the tip, and those tips can be compleatly torn down for cleaning. If its really bad you can send for a new tip for around $10 plus S&H. Be sure to specify the same color tip you have,or at least if your spraying acrylics ,a tip for acrylics.
The Aztec I have is a single action external mix type in which the paint never passes through the airbrush body. I just press the trigger and air flow across the nozzle on the top of the mixing bottle pulls the paint from the bottle and blows it onto the item being painted. It took a little practice at first, but now I can do some pretty good work. Cleanup is a snap. Simply remove the mixing bottle, unscrew the top from it and clean out the nozzle there, then clean out the bottle and the vacuum tube, 3 easy pieces.